Sharing the design leadership, Johannes Jaeger has directed a vast array of office, commercial, masterplanning and residential projects that have helped define the practice’s commitment for sophisticated built environments. His career spans more than twenty years of experience in domestic and international large-scale, complex works with critical construction requisites. From cultural projects to tall buildings, the unique combination of his technical insight, clear design focus and keen eye for detail refinement serves as a cohesive force that fosters an integrated approach.
Hailing from a family with four generations of architects, Johannes Jaeger began his architectural career in 1998 at the office of Prof. Gottfried Boehm in Cologne, Germany, as an assistant to the first German Pritzker laureate. Prior to establishing JKP Architectss, he was a Chief Designer and Partner in A. Epstein & Sons International (China) and has extensive experience working alongside his father Manfred Jaeger in urban design projects in Germany and China.
Johannes Jaeger has won major design competitions including the first prize for the Bao’An Bay Industrial Investment Tower, the 528 000m2 Nanfang University Technology Park, Hybrid Tower (the mixed-used office and mechanical car-parking), and the 308-meter high Guangfa Securities Headquarter Tower. His design excellence has been recognized by prestigious architectural institutions including The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2021 CTBUH Façade and Innovations Engineering Award and the 2020 Design Excellence Award by the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter. He continues to serve in wide variety of important international design competitions and as jury members. Further to his contribution on architectural education, he maintains his presence in advance universities in China such as Tsinghua University, delivers his methodology of urban planning and architectural design to the younger generation of architects.
