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Simon Edelmann was born in Germany in 1984. After completing the Swiss Federal Matura, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich from 2003 to 2008, graduating in 2009 under Professor Peter at Studio Markus Peter / Peter Märkli. This was followed by two years of professional experience and a year of travel and education, with stops around the globe.

In 2012, Simon Edelmann joined Fischer Architekten, becoming project manager in 2016. He gained a reputation in the field of competitions and successfully managed several implementation projects. From 2018 onwards, as a member of the extended management team, he contributed to design-related tasks across projects in all subphases and gradually took over responsibility for competitions.

Since 2020, he has been a member of the management team and a joint shareholder, and since 2023, he has been chairman of the board of directors. He is primarily responsible for design, manages competitions in this role, and sits on evaluation committees.

Gian Müller was born in Bern in 1982. After spending several years working as a ceramist in Crete, he completed an apprenticeship as a draughtsman at the Gewerblich-Industrielle Berufsschule (GIB) in Bern in 2010. He then worked in Bern until 2013 and, in 2012, began to study architecture part-time at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 2016. He completed hist Master’s degree at the ZHAW in Winterthur in 2023. 

Gian Müller joined Fischer Architekten AG in 2013 and in 2014 took over the function of project manager for building construction. Having been responsible for construction-related tasks at all project phases as a member of the extended management team from 2018 to 2022, he joined the management as a joint shareholder in 2022. 

His main activity today is the overall project management of the phases from preliminary project to execution. In addition to other management tasks and the supervision of general planning mandates, he is also responsible for the CAD/BIM area. Since 2025, he has been a member of the SIA 101 Regulatory Commission, representing the planners.

Mark van Kleef was born in 1968 in the Netherlands and grew up in Switzerland. He studied architecture at the ETH Zürich and graduated in 1996 under Professor Hans Kollhoff. After working for some time as an assistant for design and construction at the chairs of Andrea Deplazes and Valerio Olgiati, in 1999 he joined Max Dubler Architekten as project manager and was responsible for building up the Zurich office. Until 2017 he was managing director of this office and was jointly responsible for all the projects in Switzerland. He then worked for three years as head of development at a well-known real estate firm in Zug.

In 2020 Mark van Kleef joined Fischer Architekten as a member of the management team and a joint shareholder. He devotes himself mainly to detail design, as well as to the areas of tendering and contracts.

Carol Gartmann was born in 1968 in New Jersey, USA. After attending secondary school in Vaduz (FL) and taking an all-round banking internship in Zurich and Lugano she studied business administration at Zurich University.

After completing her studies, her first job was with Arthur Andersen (today Ernst & Young). While working there, from 1996 to 1999 Carol Gartmann completed a part-time training course to become a certified Swiss auditor. After a further year with Arthur Andersen, in 2000 she moved to agri.ch as Head of Finance. In a management buy-out that subsequently followed she moved to green.ch as a member of the management team.

In 2004, for family reasons there followed a number of part-time positions as finance and personnel manager in various international and regional businesses in the engineering, medical and architecture sectors.
 
In 2013 Carol Gartmann joined Fischer Architekten as head of human resources and finances. Since 2017 she has been a member of the management team and a joint shareholder.

Born in Portugal in 1986, Miguel Torres studied architecture at the Technical University of Lisbon. An exchange year took him to Brazil, where he attended the University of São Paulo and gained his first practical experience. After graduating in Lisbon, he initially worked both for ARX Portugal Arquitectos and as an independent architect in Portugal. In 2012, he moved to Switzerland to take on a post at Marti AG Architekten in the canton of Glarus.

Miguel Torres joined Fischer Architekten in 2016, where he assumed the position of project manager in 2019. As of 2023 he became Associate to contribute his expertise in helping shape the company.

Daniel Schweiss was born in 1981 in the canton of St. Gallen and studied architecture at the ETH Zurich. His first professional experience included a six-month internship in Los Angeles. After graduating with Prof. Adrian Meyer in 2008, he worked at Schwarz & Schwarz Architekten and later at Walser Architekturteam AG in Zurich.

In 2013, Daniel Schweiss joined Fischer Architekten. He has been a project manager since 2017 and supports the management team as Associate since the beginning of 2024.