about Me
Laura Schwanhausser
architectual designer, researcher, and specialist in human-centered and sustainable design
Many sustainability approaches overlook human needs.
My work focuses on combining sustainability with human well-being.
Because architecture should make life easier not just more efficient.
About
I am Laura Schwanhausser and I was born in New York and grew up in Berlin.
From an early age on I learned to appreciate the value of nature and a healthy environment. Specializing in sustainable architecture was a natural choice.
In the course of my studies and my practical experience, however, I discovered that in many approaches including within the sustainability movement, people’s needs often play no or only a minor role. Because I believe in making life easier for people, I therefore chose to specialize in human-centered architecture in connection with sustainability.
My education ranges from a Master of Science in ‘Architecture and the Environment’ to a certification for Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building and Neuroschience and Design. Currently I am getting a certification in Residential and Architectural Psychology.
I have worked in various architectural firms in New York, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.
I currently live in and work out of Berlin, Germany.
Short Professional Bio
Book: Human-Centered Design, DOM publishers
Member of Advisory Board, Design and Health Academy
Jury Member for Salutogenic Design Award, Design and Health Academy
Residential and Architectural Psychology, IWAP
Biophilic Society Ambassador Program, LFE Academy
Founding of lauraschwan.studio
Neuroscience Applied to Architecture, Politecnico di Milano
M. Sc. Architecture and the Environment, Hochschule Wismar
Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building, Parsons School of Design, NY
September 2026
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