profile
leit-werk, founded in 1999, offers a new form of design practice in which architects, designers and urban planners work together in a transdisciplinary organisation.
Our conceptual, process-orientated approach and constant exploration of the relationship between spatial, economic, cultural and social parameters lead to innovative schemes, which go beyond the general field of architecture and design. leit-werk's projects range from urban and architectural planning to interior and surface design within public as well as private areas.
The practice is an integral part of an established network of consultants and experts from related fields, often operating within larger consortia and functioning as a think tank for various organisations.
The practice is run by Managing Director Henrik Rothe, Dip Arch AADip Dip Des, who founded the company in 1999. Henrik developed expertise in urban design and airport planning. He studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and received The President's Medal at RIBA in 2000 for his diploma project. Prior to his arrival in the UK, he gained a diploma in interior design at University of Art & Design, Halle, Germany. Henrik is a tutor at the MArch course at University of Brighton and is a visiting tutor at the AA School of Architecture and Metropolitan University London.
awards/competitions
- Abbey Green London, UK - International design competition, 2009, final stage
- St Johns Precinct re-design Blackpool, UK - International design competition, 2007, winner
- Regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent city centre Stoke-on-Trent, UK - RIBA design competition, 2007, final stage
- London Architecture Bienale 2006 invited by Camden Council to exhibit the URBAN CARPET+ IMAGE CURTAIN at St Pancras/King's Cross Station
- Regeneration of Brooks Housing Estate London, UK - International design competition, 2003, final stage
- New Cargo Terminal Gaza International Airport, Palestine - International competition 2003, Member of the winning team
- Champions For Change Millennium Award UK - Peabody Trust, 2003
- The Presidents Medal (Henrik Rothe) RIBA, 2000
- A new headquarters for the GLA UK, AJ/OTIS competition, 1999, Second prize
publications
- London +10 edited by Carlos Villanueva Brandt, London 2010, Civics, politics, urbanism and change (or rethinking the role of the architect) by Henrik Rothe (p. 187-190)
- Tank Elitism for all, Volume 4 Issue 7, London, 2006, Khartoum time by Markus Miessen (p. 118-121)
- Change The Official Catalogue of London Architecture Biennale 2006, London, Urban Carpet (p. 64-65)
- Building Design The weekly newspaper for architects, London, November 7 2003 Plaistow estate list revealed
- Busan International Architectural Competition BiArc, Busan, Korea, 2003 360° x 168m (The Crown of Busan)
- Passenger Terminal World Annual Technology Showcase Issue, London, 2001 A different approach, by Henrik Rothe
- Arch+ Zeitschrift für Architektur und Städtebau, Berlin, January 2001 RIBA Silver Medal 2000 - The Mext Project
- City Levels August/Birkhäuser, London, 2000 GLA Project - Ole Scheeren and Henrik Rothe, by Jonathan Glancey
- The Architects' Journal London, 21 October 1999 AJ/OTIS Award Winners A new headquarters for the Greater London Authority