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Sebastian Behmann (born 7 October 1969) is a German architect. Since 2001, he has collaborated with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and serves as head of design at Studio Olafur Eliasson. In 2014, Behmann and Eliasson co-founded Studio Other Spaces in Berlin.^[1][2][3]

Behmann was born in Hannover, and studied architecture at TU Dresden.^[4] After completing his architectural studies, Behmann moved to Berlin, where he worked on architectural projects and collaborations with artists. In 2001, he began collaborating with Eliasson, and became part of the studio as it developed. Behmann became head of design, overseeing the development of architectural projects, exhibitions and permanent installations. In 2014, Behmann and Eliasson co-founded Studio Other Spaces, an interdisciplinary office working at the intersection of architecture, art and public space.^[2][3][5]

Behmann's architectural work with Eliasson includes pavilions, installations, international exhibitions and built works.^[2]

Architectural projects by Eliasson for which Behmann was responsible include Your rainbow panorama for ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, The blind pavilion for the Danish Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London with Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, and Cirkelbroen in Copenhagen.^[5]

Behmann was the responsible architect for the facades of Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre, whose glass facades were developed by Studio Olafur Eliasson in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects.^[5] The building received the 2013 Mies van der Rohe Award.^[6]

Fjordenhus in Vejle, Denmark, completed in 2018, was designed by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann with Studio Olafur Eliasson.^[7][8] The project was the first major building designed entirely by the architectural team at Studio Olafur Eliasson.^[9]

With Studio Other Spaces, Behmann has worked on projects including Common Sky, Vertical Panorama Pavilion, The Seeing City, Lyst Restaurant, Future Assembly and Meles Zenawi Memorial Park.^[5][3]

Common Sky, completed for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, is a glass and mirror canopy covering the museum's Town Square. The museum credits the work to Studio Other Spaces, Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann.^[10]

Vertical Panorama Pavilion, a wine-tasting pavilion at Donum Estate in Sonoma, California, was completed in 2022.^[11][12]

The Seeing City is a permanent site-specific artwork occupying the 15th and 16th floors of the Morland Mixité Capitale building in Paris.^[13][14]

Lyst Restaurant, opened in 2019 in Fjordenhus in Vejle, was developed in collaboration with Studio Other Spaces, Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann.^[15]

Future Assembly, presented at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2021, was designed by Studio Other Spaces in collaboration with six co-designers. La Biennale described Studio Other Spaces as represented by its founders, artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann.^[16]

Meles Zenawi Memorial Park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a campus including five buildings, several pavilions and a landscaped park.^[17]

Behmann was involved in exhibitions of Eliasson's work including The Weather Project at Tate Modern in London, Take your time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Your body of work at Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, and Innen Stadt Außen at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin.^{[18][19][20][21]}

In 2020, Kunst Meran Merano Arte presented Studio Other Spaces. The Design of Collaboration, the first institutional exhibition of Studio Other Spaces. The exhibition presented works by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann and included projects, models, prototypes and objects from the studio's research and production.^[22][1]

From 2023 to 2024, Das Gelbe Haus Flims presented Räumliche Solidaritäten, an exhibition by Studio Other Spaces, Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann.^[23]

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