Jörg Kühn studied Architecture (Sociology as minor subject) at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (THD) under teachers such as Günter Behnisch, Walter Belz and Max Bächer.
In 1993 he became professor at the chair of design and building science at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus where he is teaching both bachelor and master students at the faculty for architecture, civil engineering and urban planning, and the international postgraduate programme "World Heritage Studies".
During that time the IKMZ (Informations-, Kommunikations- und Medienzentrum) - the campus library - was built by the renowned Swiss office Herzog & de Meuron.
He held visiting professorships at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy and the Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Since 1982 Jörg Kühn runs his own architectural office in Darmstadt, Germany, and collaborated with architects including Juha Leiviskä from Finland.