[1] Hermann Kaufmann was born in 1955 in Reuthe, Bregenzerwald (Austria) and comes from a family with a long tradition in the carpentry business.
At that time it was a matter of course to help in the parental business where he got to know great directly the possibilities and the fascination of the building material wood but also the way of technical thinking what moulded essentially his work as an architect.
His teaching career began in the winter semester of 1995/96 as a guest lecturer at the Liechtenstein School of Engineering.
His teaching focused on design using timber, with the emphasis on eco-friendly processes and the creation of a healthy environment.
The key topic of interest was how wood, as a biogenous material, can help to optimize the use of resources in construction and create a healthy living environment without compromising architectural quality.