Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius is an architect based in Berlin. In 1997 he founded the “Institut für Angewandte Baukunst” (Institute of Applied Architecture). He  is one of the members of raumlabor, the collective of architects working at the intersection of architecture, research, urban planning and art since 1999 , contributing to the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice. In 2010/11  he has been Professor of Architecture at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design  in Prague (VSUP) and ​since than teaching and leading various workshops at various art, architecture and design institutions around Europe.