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LEON JAVIER KRUG 

Leon Krug is a designer working across architecture, scenography, and art. Projects take shape as installations and pavilions, exhibition and stage design, publications, games, models, sculptures, objects, and jewellery. The common thread is an experimental approach to space and human interaction.

Feel free to reach out; leon@j-krug.com

Work Experience

Institutional & Studio Experience

2024 – 2025 | Architectural Intern – Studio Muoto (Paris, France)

2023 | Exhibition Workshop Staff – Venice Architecture Biennale (German Pavilion)

2022 – 2024 | Digital Laboratory Lead & Student Assistant – Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (Alfter, Germany)

Independent Practice & Commissions

2025 – Present | Creative Engineer – Independent Practice

2025 – 2026 | Studio Assistant – Simon Schubert (Artist & Sculptor)

2024 – 2025 | Participation Design Consultant – Montag Stiftung Urbane Räume

2023 – 2025 | Architectural Model Maker – Bundeskunsthalle

Education

Architecture

2025 - expected 2027
Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
Diploma: M.A.  Architecture RIBA Part 2

2021 - 2024
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany
Diploma: B.A. Architecture with Distinction

2020 - 2021
Berner Fachhochschule, Bern, Switzerland
Course: B.A. Architecture

Interior Design

2019 - 2020
L’Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués, Paris, France
Course:  Bachelor of Interior Architecture & Design

2018 - 2019
Florence Design Academy, Florence, Italy
Diploma: Diploma of Interior Design

Achievements

2026
Exhibition; Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026

2026
Scholarship; DAAD, Postgraduate Architecture Scholarship

2025
Winner; Mat Award 30 Under 30, German Talents of the Real Estate Industry

2024
Nominee; BDA Masters Award, Best Bachelor Thesis in Architecture

2024
Speaker; Polis Convention, Fair for Urban and Project Development

Press/Media

Immobilien Zeitung - MAT Award 30 Under 30 profile, 2025

ARD/WDR - television feature, December 2024

General-Anzeiger - bachelor thesis

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger - bachelor thesis