Simon Hartmann

Simon Hartmann is an Adjunct Professor and Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD). He is also a founding partner of Swiss architecture firm HHF Architects, established in 2003 with Tilo Herlach and Simon Frommenwiler. His work spans urbanism, large-scale construction, public pavilions, and interior design across Switzerland, Germany, China, France, Mexico, and the USA. Hartmann holds teaching roles as the Bishop Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at Yale School of Architecture and has instructed at institutions including HEIA Fribourg, the University of Innsbruck, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Education: Hartmann studied architecture at ETH Lausanne, Technical University of Berlin, and ETH Zurich. His research emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaborations with artists such as Ai Weiwei, yielding projects like Ruta del Peregrino. HHF Architects' work has been featured in major exhibitions, including the Venice Architecture Biennale and Chicago Architecture Biennial, and is part of collections at the Centre Pompidou and Carnegie Museum of Art.

HHF has received national and international accolades, though specific awards for Hartmann personally are not detailed. His advisory and grant activities are not explicitly listed, but his firm’s projects reflect sustained creative and academic engagement. Hartmann is affiliated with HHF Architects as a core team member, driving innovative architectural and urban initiatives.