Max Dudler was born in Altenrhein in switzerland. He studied architecture at the Städelschule in frankfurt/Main under Professor Günter bock, and at the University of the Arts Berlin under professor Ludwig leo. He was a project architect in the studio of oswald Mathias Ungers, before he established his own firm with Karl Dudler and Pete Wellbergen in 1986. Since 1992 he has been the executive ùanager in his office, with subsidaries in Venice, Manuta, dormund, Vienna and other places, Max Dudler was appointed Professor for Architecture at the Academy of Art Dusseldorf in 2004.