Tobias Lindemann
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Tobias Lindemann is a German architect
, designer
and media entrepreneur
. He is the youngest of three children of Oskar Lindemann, a Protestant minister of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. The Lindemann family has its roots in Baden Württemberg and is widespread, with family members living in Australia
, U.S.
and Canada
.
Lindemann started his career as photographer and industrial designer in the late 80s. After finishing his Diploma and Master in architecture and building technology 1993 at the Technische Universität Berlin, he worked as design architect, project architect and managing director, leading design development teams of engineers on small to large scale projects ranging from residential buildings to airports. 1996 he founded Lindemann Architects and received awards for a variety of projects and successful architectural competitions.
Lindemann developed DESIGN TV (DTV) as Europe's first premium Mobile
/ IPTV
/ Pay TV
channel to promote brands, architecture
, design
, fashion
and photography
. DESIGN TV started first brand projects in 2000 and launched 2003 in Germany
supported by the European Union
EFRE. As Chairman of DESIGN TV Media Group he innovated and designed future IPTV, mobile and content strategies while creating new DESIGN TV start-up operations in Europe and Asia.
Tobias Lindemann invented a non-profit organization
sponsoring a European platform for architecture, design and media together with the embassies in Berlin
and served as Chairman of the Designers Friday Foundation Deutschland (DFD) which was later transformed to Design Foundation Europe. The foundation has the mission to support design excellence in education and identify talents, trends and visions to perform future projects as well as worldwide summits to serve the international creative industries and develop sustainable solutions for a better environment.
Lindemann has been nominated for the T-Com Inspire!Awards, awarding entrepreneurs who innovate and inspire Germany
and the Montreaux Golden Award. He accompanied the German delegation which visited China
and Japan
on the invitation of the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
. Tobias Lindemann is a member of the German NRW Chamber of Architects (Architektenkammer Nordrhein - Westfalen) and the Architects Registration Board
.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
and media entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. He is the youngest of three children of Oskar Lindemann, a Protestant minister of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. The Lindemann family has its roots in Baden Württemberg and is widespread, with family members living in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Lindemann started his career as photographer and industrial designer in the late 80s. After finishing his Diploma and Master in architecture and building technology 1993 at the Technische Universität Berlin, he worked as design architect, project architect and managing director, leading design development teams of engineers on small to large scale projects ranging from residential buildings to airports. 1996 he founded Lindemann Architects and received awards for a variety of projects and successful architectural competitions.
Lindemann developed DESIGN TV (DTV) as Europe's first premium Mobile
Mobile phone
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/ IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
/ Pay TV
Pay TV
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channel to promote brands, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. DESIGN TV started first brand projects in 2000 and launched 2003 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
supported by the European Union
European Union
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EFRE. As Chairman of DESIGN TV Media Group he innovated and designed future IPTV, mobile and content strategies while creating new DESIGN TV start-up operations in Europe and Asia.
Tobias Lindemann invented a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
sponsoring a European platform for architecture, design and media together with the embassies in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and served as Chairman of the Designers Friday Foundation Deutschland (DFD) which was later transformed to Design Foundation Europe. The foundation has the mission to support design excellence in education and identify talents, trends and visions to perform future projects as well as worldwide summits to serve the international creative industries and develop sustainable solutions for a better environment.
Lindemann has been nominated for the T-Com Inspire!Awards, awarding entrepreneurs who innovate and inspire Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the Montreaux Golden Award. He accompanied the German delegation which visited China
China
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and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on the invitation of the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor...
. Tobias Lindemann is a member of the German NRW Chamber of Architects (Architektenkammer Nordrhein - Westfalen) and the Architects Registration Board
Architects Registration Board
The Architects Registration Board is the statutory body for the registration of architects in the United Kingdom. It operates under the Architects Act 1997 as amended, a consolidating Act. It began under the Architects Act, 1931 which gave it the name the Architects' Registration Council of the...
.