Christian Prasser (1969) is an Austrian architect and designer specializing in architecture, interior design, exhibition design, and furniture. He was born in Bregenz, Austria, but grew up and completed his early education in Salzburg. Before beginning his university studies, he trained as a carpenter, an experience that helped develop his interest in materials and construction processes.
Between 1990 and 1996, he studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna under the direction of Hans Hollein. After graduating, he completed his civil service at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York, where he participated in the creation of the Austrian Heritage Collection. He later collaborated with director and artist Robert Wilson, first at the Watermill Center on Long Island and then as an independent professional.
In 1999, he founded his own studio, cp architektur, in Vienna. Since then, he has developed architecture and interior design projects, working particularly in areas such as hospitality, renovation, and housing, in addition to creating exhibition installations and product design projects.
His works include interventions in hotels, restaurants, homes, and existing buildings, such as the Arthotel Blaue Gans in Salzburg, various residential projects, and the renovation of rural buildings. The studio has received recognition in fields such as hotel architecture, renovation, timber construction, interior design, and product design. These include the 2010 Red Dot Design Award, as well as other Austrian and international architecture and design awards.
Prasser has also been actively involved in teaching. Between 2008 and 2011, he taught at the New Design University in St. Pölten and subsequently became a professor of interior design at the same institution, where he continues to teach. In his teaching, he pays particular attention to the relationship between design, production techniques, and material execution.
