Nau2

Michael J. Brown combines years of experience as a senior architect running international projects with the know-how of creative direction for film, marketing and brand spaces. He worked for Studio Daniel Libeskind in Berlin and New York, where he directed the design and construction of several award-winning cultural buildings and had a lead role in the World Trade Center master plan. In 2015, he moved to Los Angeles to found Nau2’s office there, giving the firm a stronger connection to the film and associated creative industries. From film sets to digital spaces, his knowledge of fabrication and art department workflows is a precious asset in streamlining fast-paced developing projects. In parallel, Michael J. Brown regularly contributes to journals, lectures and workshops.

Jean-Lucien Gay is a senior architect and designer with an international background. After studying at the ETH Zurich and the TU Delft, he took a central role at Studio Daniel Libeskind in Berlin and New York, planning high-profile projects in Europe, Asia and the US. Together with Marc Guinand, he founded Nau2’s office in Zurich. His strength lies in designing fluidly across the fields of architecture, design and scenography, combining a sense for space, a cinematographer’s eye and a penchant for new technologies. Academically, Jean-Lucien Gay regularly holds lectures and teaches since 2010 at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, researching at the crossroads between spatial design and computational architecture.

Marc Guinand is a senior architect with extensive know-how in the planning and construction of complex projects. He graduated at the ETH Zurich and gained experience at prestigious architectural firms such as OMA (Rotterdam), Max Dudler (Berlin) and Tristan Kobler (Zurich). In 1999, he co-founded Drexler Guinand Jauslin Architects, where he managed dozens of projects of varying scales. Now leading Nau2’s office in Zurich with Jean-Lucien Gay, he proactively guides the design process to achieve the highest quality, combining an eye for detail, a strategic design methodology and a culturally-rooted vision of architecture. Marc Guinand is a member of several professional associations, including the SIA, the FSAI and the ZSL.

Nadine Jerchau is a multitalented architect, exhibition designer and academic. Following her architectural studies, which traced a line through the TU Berlin and the Art Academy Copenhagen, Nadine cofounded a cross-disciplinary think tank promoting architectural communication and urban culture. As an architect and scenographer, Nadine Jerchau sees design as an experimental process, rather than purely a spatial conclusion. Scenography and architectural representation constitute the core of her parallel academic career, which began at the ETH Zürich and led to her current position as a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.