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Markus Dochantschi (born 1968, Neuburg, Germany) is a German-born architect based in
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. He is a registered architect in the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as a member of the
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. As the founder and principal of
studioMDA studioMDA is a full-service design firm offering services from zoning analysis, programming through full technical documentation and project implementation with the mission of challenging the boundaries of design. Our work includes a wide ran ...
(Dochantschi Inc.), a New York–based, multidisciplinary design firm, Dochantschi has been recognized as one of the world's preeminent designers of art and cultural spaces. Dochantschi and his firm have designed more than thirty galleries, and over 200 international art booths and exhibitions, earning Dochantschi the title of "the Art World's New Go-To Architect” in 2017. The firm has also designed institutional buildings, auction houses, and private residences.


Education and early years

Dochantschi was trained as an architect in
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, Germany and received his Masters of Architecture degree in 1995. He was granted two scholarships including a DAAD scholarship which enabled him to work with
Arata Isozaki Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, ''Isozaki Arata''; 23 July 1931 – 28 December 2022) was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita, Ōita, Ōita. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize i ...
and Tom Heneghan in
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. Dochantschi was subsequently invited back to Tokyo by
Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west. Maki died on 6 June 2024, at the age of 95. Early life Maki was born ...
in 1995.


Professional life

Following his time in Tokyo, Dochantschi joined
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-based firm
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. He continued to work closely with
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from 1995 until 2002, as a director, project director, project architect, and designer on projects including the
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in Cincinnati, Landesgartenschau Germany, Bergisel Ski Jump, and the Vista Master plan Singapore, among many others. In 2002, Dochantschi established
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in
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. His work includes high-end and affordable residential, cultural, commercial, institutional, mixed-use, non-profit, and educational projects. He has designed spaces for
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–based galleries including Andrew Kreps Gallery, Bortolami Gallery, Anton Kern Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Richard Taittinger Gallery, Nahmad Contemporary, 303 Gallery, David Nolan Gallery, High Line Nine, and four galleries for
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, as well as the
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-based new Faurschou Foundation in
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and
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-based galleries Dirimart Gallery and Collectorspace. Dochantschi is known for his work on cultural institutions, showing a sensitivity to proportion, light, and, flexibility of space. In 2017, ''
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'' magazine featured him in the article, “These Architects Are Transforming the Way We Experience Art” listing studioMDA as one of the firms “behind some of the most inventive and influential cultural spaces today.” Dochantschi's style has been described as “airy,” “minimalist,” and “both modern and functional”.


Academia

In 2003 Dochantschi taught an Advanced Studio at
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with Zaha Hadid, Stefan Behnisch, and Gerald Hines. Dochantschi served as the director of the Global Cities Architecture Program at Columbia
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from 2013–2015 as well as Adjunct Professor for Planning and Preservation Advanced Studio from 2008–2017. Dochantschi has also been a Guest Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a guest critic at the
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, the
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, the
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, and the
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.


Selected projects


Cultural

*2024 Marian Goodman Gallery, Tribeca, New York *2024 Karma Gallery, Chelsea, New York *2024 Matthew Brown Gallery, Tribeca, New York *2024 Alexander Gray Gallery, Tribeca, New York *2023 Andrew Schoelkopf Gallery, Tribeca, New York *2023 Nino Mier Gallery, Tribeca, New York *2023 60 White, New York *2023 Timothy Taylor Gallery, New York *2023 Nino Mier Gallery, Soho, New York *2022 Esther Schipper Gallery, Seoul, Korea *2022 Judith Whitney Godwin Foundation, New York *2022 Arsenal Contemporary Art Gallery, New York *2022 Templon Gallery, New York *2022 Print Center New York, New York *2022 PPOW Gallery expansion, New York *2021 Harper's Gallery, New York *2021 George Adams Gallery, New York *2020
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*2020 PPOW Gallery,
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*2020 Phillips Headquarters,
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*2019 Andrew Kreps Gallery,
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, NY *2019 Faurschou Foundation,
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, NY *2018 High Line Nine,
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*2018 Kasmin Gallery (27th St),
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*2017 Anton Kern Gallery,
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*2017 Bortolami Gallery, NY *2016 Carpenters Workshop Gallery,
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*2016 Dirimart Gallery,
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*2016
Lisson Gallery Lisson Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with locations in London and New York, founded by Nicholas Logsdail in 1967. The gallery represents over 50 artists such as Art & Language, Ryan Gander, Carmen Herrera, Richard Long, John Latham, S ...
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*2015 Paul Kasmin Gallery (297 10th Avenue),
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*2015
Richard Taittinger Gallery Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...
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*2014 Paul Kasmin Gallery Shop,
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*2014 Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York *2013
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*2013 Nahmad Contemporary,
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*2012 Collectorspace
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Gallery,
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*2011 Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2008 David Nolan Gallery,
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Residential

*2024 Upper East Side Apartment, New York *2024 Wellness Spa, Upper East Side Residence *2022 West Village Townhouse, New York *2022 Upper East Side Townhouse,
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*2021 Waverly Avenue Residence, Brooklyn, New York *2021 Upper East Side Townhouse,
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*2020 Water's Edge Residence,
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*2020 Watertower Penthouse,
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*2020 Franklin St. Residences and Gallery,
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*2020 West Village Carriage House,
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*2018 East 78th Street Townhouse, New York *2018 Pool Pavilion, Bridgehampton, New York *2018 Southampton Residence, Long Island, New York *2018 Sagaponack Beach House II, Long Island, New York *2017 East 71st Street Townhouse, New York *2014 Sur Lago Residence, Tuxedo Park, New York *2014 UES Townhouse,
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*2014 Fort Greene Townhouse, Brooklyn, New York *2014 Fifth Avenue Penthouse, New York *2013 West Village Carriage House,
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*2013 137 Franklin Street,
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*2012 Detiger
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*2012 Sagaponack Barn, Sagaponack,
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*2009 Tuxedo Park Residence, New York *2009 Showtime House, New York *2008
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Residence,
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*2007
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Penthouse,
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*2007 740 Park Avenue,
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*2007 Noho Loft, New York, NY *2007 Greenwich Street Residence, New York *2007 Governor’s Road Residence, Bronxville *2007 Park Avenue Penthouse, New York, *2006 Maplewood Residence,
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*2006 Chappaqua Residence, Chappaqua, New York *2006 Central Park West Residence, New York *2005 Chile Beach House,
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*2005 Lima Beach House, Lima, Peru *2005 Bronxville Residence, Bronxville, New York


Institutional

*2022 Center for Advanced Mobility,
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Commercial

*2024 Liberty City Ventures HQ, Gramercy, New York *2022 Ping Pod Fort Lee, New York *2022 Ping Pod Lexington, New York *2022 PingPod Upper East Side, New York *2022 PingPod Astoria, New York *2022 PingPod, Philadelphia *2022 Harper's Books, New York *2021 Phillips Headquarters offices,
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*2020 West 13 St. Lobby,
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*2020 PingPod,
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*2011 Exerblast,
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*2010 Gumulira Clinic,
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*2009
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Office,
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*2008 McIntosh Townhouse *2007
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Showroom,
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*2007 Tracy Anderson Dance Studio,
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*2005 WhatIF,
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Exhibitions

*2024 "Johnny Depp: A Bunch of Stuff", Chelsea, New York *2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Bern, Switzerland *2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Stuttgart, Germany *2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Krefeld, Germany *2024 "Walton Ford: Lion of God", Venice Biennale, Italy *2024 "Tomokazu Matsuyama: Mythologies", Venice Biennale, Italy *2024 "Dubuffet x Giacometti", Nahmad Contemporary, New York *2023 "Richard Prince: Freaks", Nahmad Contemporary, New York *2023 "Korea Week: Origin, Emergence, Return", Rockefeller Center, New York *2023 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany *2023 "Key Sage and Yves Tanguy: Ring of Iron, Ring of Wool", New York *2022 "Jean-Michel Basquiat", Nahmad Contemporary, New York *2022 "Picasso and the Process of Creation", Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York *2019 "Beverly Pepper Cor-Ten", Marlborough Contemporary,
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*2018 "TIME SPACE EXISTENCE", Palazzo Mora,
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*2017 '' Les Lalanne'', Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2016 ''
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's Ribbon Words'', Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art,
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*2016 ''Drawing Room'', David Nolan Gallery,
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(curated and designed by studioMDA's founder, Markus Dochantschi) *2016 – 2017 ''IMPASSE RONSIN'', Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2015 ''
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PARAMYTHS: SCULPTURE, 1934–1967'', Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2015 ''
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, Works on paper 1951–1991'', Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2015 ''Mnemosyne, de Chirico and Antiquity'', Helly Nahmad (New York art collector),
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*2014 ''Still Life'', Nahmad Contemporary,
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*2014 ''Le Chant de La Grenouille The Surrealists in Conversation'', Helly Nahmad (New York art collector),
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*2013 '' Brancusi in New York'', Paul Kasmin Gallery,
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*2011
National Arts Club The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the ''New York Times'', to "stimulate, foster, and promote publi ...
Installation,
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*2011 ''Soutine-Bacon'', Helly Nahmad (New York art collector),
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...


Art Fairs

*Independent Art Fair, Spring Studio, New York (2023) *Independent 20th Century Art Fair, New York (2022-2023) *1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Masterplan,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
David Nolan Gallery, NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2005–2007, 2009–2019, 2022) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2005–2019, 2022-2024) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
, New York (2017) Dirimart Gallery
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Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Hong Kong (2016–2017) *
Armory Show The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was organized by thAssociation of American Painters and Sculptors It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibition ...
, NY (2017) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2018) * CI Istanbul (2016) Helly Nahmad (New York art collector), NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2010–2019, 2021-2024) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2007–2019, 2021-2024) *FIAC /Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
(2012,2016) *
The European Fine Art Fair The European Fine Art Fair known as TEFAF is an annual art, antiques, and design fair organized by '' The European Fine Art Foundation'' in the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was first held open in 1988. The fair For ten days each year, ...
, NY (2011, 2017-2020, 2022) Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art * TEFAF, NY (2023-2024) * Abu Dhabi Art,
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(2011,2014) *
Armory Show The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was organized by thAssociation of American Painters and Sculptors It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibition ...
, NY (2011,2017) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2009–2019, 2021-2024) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Hong Kong (2015,2016) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2010–2019, 2021-2024) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
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London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
(2012,2013) *The Seattle Art Fair,
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(2016) *
The European Fine Art Fair The European Fine Art Fair known as TEFAF is an annual art, antiques, and design fair organized by '' The European Fine Art Foundation'' in the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was first held open in 1988. The fair For ten days each year, ...
, NY (2017-2019, 2022) *FIAC /Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
(2017) *ARCO, Madrid (2019, 2020) Paul Kasmin Gallery, NY * Abu Dhabi Art,
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...
(2014) *
Armory Show The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was organized by thAssociation of American Painters and Sculptors It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibition ...
, NY (2016-2018) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2012,2015–2021) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Hong Kong (2014–2019) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2011,2013–2018,2021-2022) *American Art Dealer Association, NY (2015–2018) *
Art Stage Singapore Art Stage Singapore was an annual contemporary art fair held every January in Singapore, focusing on Southeast Asian art. History Art Stage Singapore was founded by Lorenzo Rudolf. Rudolf initially rejected a proposal to launch Art Basel in Sing ...
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Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
(2015) * EXPO Chicago,
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
(2016, 2017) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
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(2011) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
, New York (2014–2016,2018,2019,2022) *
The European Fine Art Fair The European Fine Art Fair known as TEFAF is an annual art, antiques, and design fair organized by '' The European Fine Art Foundation'' in the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was first held open in 1988. The fair For ten days each year, ...
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Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...
(2014,2015) *
The European Fine Art Fair The European Fine Art Fair known as TEFAF is an annual art, antiques, and design fair organized by '' The European Fine Art Foundation'' in the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was first held open in 1988. The fair For ten days each year, ...
, NY (2014,2017,2018) *
Zona Maco Zona Maco (stylized as ZⓈONAMACO) is an annual international Arts festival, art fair in Mexico City. Founded in 2003 by Zélika García, it is held in February at Centro Citibanamex. “Maco” is an abbreviation of “México Arte Contemporá ...
Arte Contemporaneo,
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(2015–2017) Nahmad Contemporary, NY *FIAC /Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
(2014-2019,2021) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
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London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
(2017,2019,2021) *Independent Art Fair (2022) *Paris+ Art Basel (2022-2024) Richard Taittinger, NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2018) *Paris Photo (2018) *
Armory Show The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was organized by thAssociation of American Painters and Sculptors It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of the many exhibition ...
, NY (2018,2019) *Art 1-54, New York (2019) Malborough Gallery, NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2019) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Hong Kong (2018,2020) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2018) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
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London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
(2019) Anton Kern, NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2017-2022) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2017,2018,2020) *FIAC /Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
(2018,2019) *
Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an annual contemporary art, contemporary art festival, art fair first held in 2003 in London's Regent's Park. Developed by the founders of the contemporary art magazine ''Frieze (magazine), Frieze'', the fair has since expan ...
, New York (2018) Van de Weghe, New York *
The European Fine Art Fair The European Fine Art Fair known as TEFAF is an annual art, antiques, and design fair organized by '' The European Fine Art Foundation'' in the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was first held open in 1988. The fair For ten days each year, ...
, NY (2017) Johyun Gallery, South Korea *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
(2021) Hammer Galleries, New York *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2017) Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, NY *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
Miami Beach (2011) Fine Sound Group *Munich High End (2015) Gary Nader Art Center, New York *Art Rio (2016)


Conceptual

*Urban Mobility Fleet Center, West Side Manhattan, 2022, New York *Phillips Headquarters, 2021, Hong Kong *Governors Island Climate Center, 2021,
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*Hudson Yards Phase II Towers, 2019, New York *FARROC, 2013, Queens,
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*Condominiums, 2013,
Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
*Osnabrück Comprehensive School, 2011,
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*ARC Competition, 2010,
Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
*Munich Olympics, 2010,
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*
Raising Malawi Raising Malawi is a charity non-profit organization that was founded by Madonna and Michael Berg in 2006. It is dedicated to helping with the extreme poverty and hardship endured by Malawi's one million orphans, primarily through health and educa ...
, 2009,
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*Tempelhof Competition, 2008,
Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
*Bam Tower, 2007, New York *Governors Island Biomass Park, 2006,
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*Harbor Park Pavilion, 2005 *Forsythe Dance Studio, 2004,
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* U2 Tower Competition, 2003,
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
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Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...


Other activities

Dochantschi served on the Green Codes Committee in 2012, created to make recommendations for New York City Building Code revisions for greening the environment.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dochantschi, Markus 1968 births Living people 20th-century German architects 21st-century German architects German emigrants to the United States