Sustainability, multisensory design, the balance between functionality and aesthetics – topics such as these are shaping the current discussion in architecture and interior design worldwide. In an interview with the Chinese education organisation WUPEN (World Urban Planning Education Network), Susanne Brandherm discusses precisely these issues and their significance for professional practice.

Using award-winning projects by brandherm + krumrey, she demonstrates in a series of videos how sustainable strategies can be incorporated into interior architecture, the role of the five senses in design, and how complex projects can achieve a harmonious interplay of function and form. She also shares her impressions of Chinese interior design and offers recommendations for young designers.

WUPEN is an international network of leading universities and institutions that promotes global exchange on urban planning and smart city topics. Susanne’s connection to WUPEN came about through her contacts at the renowned Tongji University in Shanghai, a founding partner of the WUPEN network.