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Tizian Rein (*1997 in Rhöndorf) studied architecture at the Technical University of Munich, ETH Zurich, and the University of Applied Sciences Cologne. After completing his bachelor’s degree and working as project assistant at Atelier Max & Jakob Giese, he turned toward more technical and research-oriented fields that connect computational design with building heritage and preservation. He pursued these interests as a research assistant at the Professorship of Digital Fabrication in Munich and at Gramazio Kohler Research at ETH Zurich. His 2025 master’s thesis From Structure to Action: Machine Reasoning and the Logics of Repair explores how digital design processes can engage with notions of repair and continuity. Through his work, he investigates how computational methods and artificial intelligence can be deeply embedded in the craft, preservation of buildings. Parallel to his research, he works independently on the transformation and reprogramming of the built environment.

Tizian Rein (*1997 in Rhöndorf) studierte Architektur an der Technischen Universität München, der ETH Zürich und der Technischen Hochschule Köln. Nach seinem Bachelorabschluss und seiner Tätigkeit im Atelier Max & Jakob Giese wandte er sich im Master-Studium technisch-forschenden Feldern zu, die computergestützte Prozesse mit Denkmalpflege verbinden. Diese Interessen verfolgte er zudem als wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft an der Professur für Digitale Fabrikation in München und bei Gramazio Kohler Research an der ETH Zürich. Seine Masterarbeit From Structure to Action: Machine Reasoning and the Logics of Repair (2025) untersucht, wie digitale Entwurfsprozesse Konzepte der Reparatur und Kontinuität aufgreifen können. In seiner Arbeit erforscht er, wie computergestützte Methoden und KI tief in das Handwerk, die Erhaltung von Gebäuden eingebettet werden können. Parallel zu seiner Forschung arbeitet er in selbstständiger Praxis an der Weiterentwicklung und Reprogrammierung im Bestand.



Education

  • 2022 – 2025: M.A. Architecture Technical University of Munich (TUM)
    Mentorship Computational Methods in Architecture
    Graduated with High Distinction
  • 2023 – 2024: Visiting Student ETH Zurich (Scholarship Recipient)
  • 2018 – 2021: B.A. Architecture University of Applied Sciences Cologne



Experience

  • 2023 – Present: Student Research Assistant Professorship of Digital Fabrication, TU Munich
  • 2023 – 2024: Student Research Assistant Gramazio Kohler Research, ITA, ETH Zurich
  • 2021 – 2022: Project Assistant Atelier Max & Jakob Giese, Gehlert
  • 2020 – 2021: Student Dean of Architecture Elected Student-Representative
  • 2019 – 2021: Tutor for Design & Construction Prof. Carola Wiese
  • 2016 – Present: Freelance Work 3D-Printing and Design



Publications / Presentations

  • 'The Architect as Tookmaker: AI as Instrument in Architectural Repair' Future(s) of Educational Design Symposia 2025 – 2026, Center of Educational Technologies, TU Munich 2025
  • 'From Prototype to Product: Start-ups and Intellectual Property in Digital Fabrication' With Marcel Studer and Dominik Reisach at the Institute of Technolgies in Architecture (ITA), Prof. Silke Langenberg. Startup Architecture Symposium, ETH Zurich, 2025
  • 'From Material to Market: How Materiality Drives Innovation in Architectural Technologies' With Marcel Studer and Dominik Reisach at the Institute of Technolgies in Architecture (ITA), Prof. Silke Langenberg. Architecture & Patents Conference, ETH Zurich, 2025
  • 'Die Neue Kapelle auf dem Waldfriedhof' Invited Talk, BĂĽrgerhaus Rhöndorf, 2024
  • 'Den Erhalt der Kapelle unterstĂĽtzen' Guest Article Honnef Heute, 2024
  • 'Die Waldfriedhofskapelle in Rhöndorf' ISBN: 978-3-00-071896-0, 2022