Studio Abend

Valentin Abend (he/him) is an architect, climate organiser and teacher.

He studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and worked for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and SO – IL in New York. He is founder and director at Climate Words, Inc. and Paraply School, and teaches Sustainable Systems at Parsons School of Design.

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Studio Abend

Valentin Abend (he/him) is an architect, climate organiser and teacher.

He studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and worked for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and SO – IL in New York. He is a Project Coordinator at Climate Words, Inc. and Paraply School, and teaches Sustainable Systems at Parsons School of Design.

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VALENTIN ABEND CV
1995 / Born in Mallorca, ES

Paraply School, Co-Founder
2022 Ongoing / Copenhagen, DK

Climate Words, Co-Founder and Director
2021 Ongoing / New York, US

Parsons School of Design, Faculty, Sustainable Systems
2021 Ongoing / New York, US

SO – IL, Architectural Designer
2020 / New York, US

Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio, Master of Science in Architecture
2017-2019 / Ticino, CH

Herzog & de Meuron, Architectural Trainee
Basel, CH

Kent School of Architecture, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (Hons)
Canterbury, UK

Rydal Penrhos, International Baccalaureate
North Wales, UK




Further teaching, training and engagement:

Polluters Out, Project Coordinator
2021 / Global

Sociocracy for All, Leadership Training
2020 / New York, US

Extinction Rebellion, University Outreach Coordinator
2019-2020 / New York, US

Valentin has been invited to review student work at Central Saint Martins, London Metropolitan University and the Cooper Union, and with Allan Wexler‘s design studio at Parsons.

He has delivered speaking engagements at the ETH Zurich Unmasking Space course, Arc’teryx SoHo and the Climate Justice Camp in Tunisia. 

He has attended climate-related courses with The Climate Reality Project, Fossil Free University and The North American Passive House Network, among others. In November 2021, Valentin attended the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow as an Accredited Observer.