Matthias Schuler is the founder of Transsolar in Stuttgart, Germany. The company is now a leading provider of consulting services on developing sustainable design strategies for buildings. The rm has a strong technical basis, and commonly performs highly sophisticated computational simulations (e.g., thermal, lighting) for concept validations. Schuler has worked with a large number of well-known architects in the eld on high-pro le projects. Among others, Matthias and Nadir from Transsolar have collaborated on projects by Herzog/de Meuron, Stephen Holl, Jean Nouvel, Gehry Design Architects, OMA and Foster + Partners.