Principal
Sector Leader Commercial, Living, Urban Futures
Severin Soder
Studio:
Auckland
Qualifications:
Registered Architect
Registered Urban Designer
MUrbDes (Distinction)
MArch (Architectural Design), (Distinction)
The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
Dipl.-Ing. University of Innsbruck (Distinction)
NZIA Member
CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee Member
Auckland Urban Design Panel Member
Severin is a Principal, Architect and Urban Designer, based in the Auckland studio. Severin’s design approach is led by enquiry into site, context, brief and typology. He searches for strategies that have the potential to improve the human experience in the built environment and lead to buildings and spaces that have a social purpose. He skillfully navigates and connects the multiple and varied requirements of projects; he listens carefully and leads with ideas that he communicates visually engagingly.
As a team leader, Severin forges consensus through participation, encourages collaboration and communication, and provides motivating leadership. Originally from Austria, Severin brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise gained in leading European practices (SOM and Future Systems in London, Feichtinger Architectes and RFR in Paris, and Baumschlager–Eberle in Austria). Severin’s curiosity and global network of connections keep him abreast with current directions, research and best practice.
Severin regularly participates in talks and crits outside his project work at his alma mater, The University of Auckland, and industry events. Severin is also an Auckland Urban Design Panel member, nominated by the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA). In 2024, Severin was honoured with the Property Council New Zealand’s Urban Design Award for his two-decade contribution to sustainable, people-focused urban design
