Imke Woelk (Dr. Ing.)
Development

Imke Woelk studied architecture at TU Braunschweig and IUAV in Venice, as well as fine arts at HBK Braunschweig. From 1993 to 1997, she worked at the architecture practices of Massimiliano Fuksas in Rome and William Alsop in London. In both offices, alongside her architectural work, she focused particularly on painting. In addition to this artistic and visual orientation, a rational and analytical engagement with architecture forms a second major focus of her work.

In 2003, she was awarded the Rome Prize by the German Academy Villa Massimo in Rome. In 2010, she received her doctorate from TU Berlin under the supervision of Finn Geipel and Andres Lepik, with a dissertation on the open space and the functional value of the main hall of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie. Since 2005, she has co-directed the Berlin-based architecture practice IMKEWOELK + Partner together with Martin Cors, bringing architecture, art, planning and research together.

Her work focuses on the relationship between built space and natural systems, as well as the interactions between people, the environment and architecture. Her practice moves between artistic intuition and analytical investigation, and between painting, spatial design and architecture.

She has taught and conducted research at the Metropolitan University of London, TU Berlin, Duksung Women’s University in Seoul and Università degli Studi Roma Tre, as well as within the framework of a research fellowship from the Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond). In 2016, she was appointed to the Art Advisory Committee of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe. In 2018, she completed the programme The Architectural Imagination at Harvard Graduate School of Design, taught by K. Michael Hays. In 2019, she chaired the jury of the Czech Architecture Award. In the same year, her video After All – The Culture of Nature was presented and nominated for an award at the Art Film Festival Cannes (AVIFF). In 2020, she was invited to join the German Werkbund. She is currently Professor of Architectural Design at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Martin Cors (Dipl. Ing.)
Production

Martin Cors studied Architecture and Urban Planning at TU Vienna and TU Braunschweig. Early on, he pursued a practice-oriented architectural approach that integrates design, function, and context into a clear, realizable form. After his studies, he worked with Christoph Mäckler on complex high-rise projects such as the Opernturm in Frankfurt and the Zoofenster in Berlin. These experiences shaped his technical understanding and detail expertise. In 2005, he co-founded IMKEWOELK + Partner in Berlin with Imke Woelk. Since then, his focus has been on the construction execution of demanding projects — with special attention to structure, material selection, and sustainable processes. The integration of design, technology, and practical realization is central to his work. Parallel to this, he taught at the University of Dortmund until 2013, where he also led research projects on sustainable building and urban development. Since 2014, Martin Cors has increasingly focused on modular construction. The development of prefabricated elements enables efficient, resource-conserving building processes — both in new construction and renovation. His approach is based on a close integration of planning, construction, and execution. With many years of experience and technical expertise, he is responsible for the construction implementation and strategic development of projects at IMKEWOELK + Partner.

Heiko Walth (Dipl. Ing.)
Koordination

Heiko Walth studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. He began his career at Bruno Fioretti Marquez Architects in Berlin and subsequently served as project manager at LIN – Labor Integrativ Gesellschaft von Architekten in Berlin and Paris. Between 2006 and 2007, he led a research project on the typology of historic industrial buildings at the Department of Building Science, TU Berlin. From 2009 to 2011, he worked in architectural branding at M&C Saatchi in Sydney. Since 2011, he has been a member of Imke Woelk and Partner.

Collaborators

Ingmar Ahnert, Tobias Amme, Marco D’Angelico, Masayuki Asami, Anastasia Borcheva, Carson Chan, Eugenio Cipollone, Wolfgang Desch, Jan Dinnebier, Zhujun Dong, Cristine Edmayer, Beate Engelhorn, Rainer Ernst, Angelika Fernandez, Almut Faber, Francesca Ferguson, Zito Ferreira, Massimiliano Fuksas, Lina Goldman, Seham Hammiche, Matthias Heitzler, Rex Henry, Carsten Hein, Sonia Hibbs, Leon Hildago, Ulrich Hollop, Andreas Christian Hühn, David Hupfer, Alma Huudovic, Max Illiger, Hiro Juki Sugihara, Miriam Jures, Detlef Karg, Masato Kikuchi, Wilhelm Klauser, Katje Kleyer, Michael Kleyer, Carmen Klören, Young Cheol Kim, Fabian Kremkus, Ingeburg Krause, Oliver Kubisch, Traugott Massmann, Kang Min Lee, Ingo Moser, Myung Jae Lee, Danijel Mohorič, Miwa Mori, Elena Molina-Moreno, Choi Byol Nim, Klemens Ortmeyer, Gabriella Pallenberg, Martin Prominski, Roberto Raccanello, Suresh A’Raj, Atlanta Rascher, Dennis Ratzlaff, Roger Riewe, Verena Röll, Tadashi Saito, Mirjam Tobis, Jörg Schmidt, Angelika Schnell, Tonia Schultz, Tapio Snellman, Hiroyuki Sugihara, Martin Tervoort, Vassili Vougiatzis, Romy von Wantoch, Martyna Wojnarowska, Wasfi Zghoul, Beatrix Zug

Partner

Initialdesign, Institut für Architekturtechnologie-Technische TU Graz, Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften-Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Freiraumentwicklung – Universität Hannover, Institut für Gebäude und Energie-TU Graz, Institut für Kunst und Architektur – Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien, LIN Labor Integrativ Berlin, Tapio Snellman, ZRS – Architekten Ingenieure, 100 Landschaftsaarchitektur