curriculum vitae .  


BARBARA  LYDIA RUECH . 1993 born in Innsbruck, Austria german mother tongue . english fluent . japanese beginner

EDUCATION .

2019-2021        University of Liechtenstein . master in architecture, Vaduz LI
2022                   Bergen Arkitekthøgskole . exchange semester, Bergen NO
2014 - 2018       University of Liechtenstein . bachelor in architecture, Vaduz LI
2008 - 2013       HTBLA Imst . furniture design, making . wood technology, Imst AT


ADVANCED TRAINING . 

2023                  Photography Class . 9 months. Photography Institute, Vienna AT
2023                  EARTH.workshop . tradition meets innovation, Ouled Merzoug MA
2019                  MAD design summer school . material . craft workshop, Sigulda LV


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE .

since 2022       studio . barbara lydia ruech .  photographer . storyteller . architect .
                           between Japan and Austria, Dornbirn AT

2023                  architect . Becker Architektur, Vaduz LI
2020 - 2023    project architect . Julia Kick Architekten, Dornbirn AT
2020                 research assistant . University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz LI

2018 - 2019      internship . Peter Zumthor, Haldenstein CH
2016 - 2017      internship . Schenker Salvi Weber Architekten, Vienna AT


2014 - 2015       technical drafter . Jäger ZT GmbH, Innsbruck AT
2010 - 2012      internships  . workshops of various cabinetmakers, AT


ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE .

since 2025        praxisdozent . design studio tutor . 
                            Liechtenstein School of Architecture, Vaduz LI
                            studio of built heritage & upcycling together with Alberto Alessi

2023                   guest lecture . Accademia di architettura, Mendrisio IT
                            unfired earth . Studio Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Sacha Cutajar