Christophe Barlieb is especially known for his conceptual approach towards architecture and expertise in digital design. He studied Architecture at Pratt Institute on a full tuition scholarship and was awarded a B.Arch. with Honors, the Excellence in Design and Pratt Circle Awards in 1996 for his thesis ‘City in Hyperspace’. From 1993-2001 he worked as a Project Architect and Project Manager with Prof. Raimund Abraham on the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Musikerhaus and the Harry Smith Heaven and Earth Library. In 2001 he relocated to Berlin and worked as a Senior Design Architect for Prof. Christoph Langhof on the Donau City and Zeil Projects. In 2003 he established CDMB Architects in Berlin. He received the Prix André Arfvidson of the Grand Prix d'Architecture de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France in 2007. In 2008 selected works were featured in the German Pavilion at  the 11th Biennial of Architecture in Venice, the Grand Palais in Paris and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt. He lectures extensively worldwide, has taught at the T.U. Berlin, the Shenkar College and currently holds a Research / Assistant Professor position at the T.U. Braunschweig's Faculty of Architecture, Institute of Media and Design.