Julian Meisen (*1988) co-founded Common Agency in 2020. He is one of the four initiators of Neues Amt Altona and currently serves as the chairman of its board. Since 2022, Julian has been a guest lecturer at the University of the Arts Berlin and Bard College Berlin. Prior to founding Common Agency, Julian worked for OMA/Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam on the new Axel Springer headquarters in Berlin and for Christ & Gantenbein in Basel on the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. Julian studied architecture at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin and at Columbia University in New York and Paris. Additionally, he pursued European Social & Political Studies at University College London (UCL). He is a registered member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

Hans von Bülow (*1987) co-founded Common Agency in 2020. Hans is one of the four initiators of Neues Amt Altona and served as a research associate at the Baukunstklasse of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf between 2019 and 2022. Previously, Hans worked for Staab Architekten and Thomas Kröger Architekten in Berlin, as well as for the Cologne-based design agency Meiré und Meiré. He participated in numerous design commissions and successful competitions of various scales. Hans studied architecture at the University of Hanover and at the University of the Arts in Berlin.

Cornelius Voss (*1985) co-founded Common Agency in 2020. After co-initiating Neues Amt Altona, Cornelius currently serves as a board member of the cooperative Neues Amt Altona eG, where he oversees the development and financing of the building project. Previously, he gained professional experience with Max Dudler and Staab Architekten in Berlin, as well as with the Hamburg-based project developer Primus Developments. As the co-founder of OGATA, a creative company aiming to solve everyday problems in the most intelligent and simple way possible, he was awarded the German Design Award Gold 2018 and the Universal Design Award 2017 for the design of the paper backpack JohnJohn. Cornelius studied architecture at the University of Hanover and the University of the Arts in Berlin. He is a registered member of the Hamburg Chamber of Architects.

Anne Schubert (*1984) works at Common Agency as an senior architect and project manager. Since graduating, she has worked at Zanderroth Architekten on various residential construction projects and most recently as a project manager and construction supervisor for the projects Magazinstraße 17 and Pasteurstraße 19-25. During her studies, she worked at Anderhalten Architekten and at the Chair of Building Construction and Design under Prof. Block. She studied architecture at ETH Zurich and TU Berlin graduating in 2010 and is a registered member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

Theresa Eitel (*1989) works at Common Agency as a senior architect. Previously, she worked as a project manager at Burckhardt Architektur in Berlin. She also worked for three years in Vienna at O&O Baukunst on both a subsidized and a privately financed residential projects. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Stuttgart in 2016. She is a registered member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

Julian Meisen (*1988) co-founded Common Agency in 2020. He is one of the four initiators of Neues Amt Altona and currently serves as the chairman of its board. Since 2022, Julian has been a guest lecturer at the University of the Arts Berlin and Bard College Berlin. Prior to founding Common Agency, Julian worked for OMA/Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam on the new Axel Springer headquarters in Berlin and for Christ & Gantenbein in Basel on the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. Julian studied architecture at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin and at Columbia University in New York and Paris. Additionally, he pursued European Social & Political Studies at University College London (UCL). He is a registered member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.