Biography
1968 Birth in Munich
1987-91 Stage design studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Diploma
1991-97 Architecture studies at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, Diploma
1989-93 Assistant stage designer at the Salzburg Festival, the Burgtheater Vienna, at the Opera in Frankfurt and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels
1993-95 Stage designs in Vienna, Zurich and Hamburg
1992-99 Employee in the architectural office Coop Himmelb(l)au Vienna, Eichinger or Knechtl Vienna, Jourdan & Müller Frankfurt
1999 Schindler Fellowship of the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, stay in Los Angeles
since 2000 Member of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects, start of self-employment
since 2004 Austrian civil engineer with office in Vienna, member of the Austrian Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers
2009-12 interdisciplinary research projects, founded by the departure program of the Vienna Business Agency
2012 Establishment of Michael Wallraff Ziviltechniker GmbH, managing partner
since 1991 Teaching in the fields of architectural design, creative techniques, design and stage design.
since 2009 Judge in several competition juries
2014-17 Interdisciplinary research project "SUPERSUIT" together with Daniel Aschwanden
2016-17 Visiting Professor at the Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck
2016-21 Planner, project manager and owner's representative at the "Loft Living" cohousing building in Vienna
since 2024 Member of the Central Association of Architects in Austria
since 2024 Visiting Professor for analogue design processes at the University of Applied Sciences in Dessau, Germany