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Graft is a full service architectural firm located in Los Angeles, California; Berlin, Germany and Beijing, China, with the collective professional experience that encompasses a wide array of building types including Fine Arts, Educational, Institutional, Commercial and Residential facilities. The firm has been awarded numerous awards in Europe as well as in the United States of America. Graft was established in 1998 in Los Angeles, California by Lars Kruckeberg (03/17/67) and Wolfram Putz (06/16/68). Thomas Willemeit (03/03/68) joined the firm in 2001 and opened an office in Berlin, Germany the same year.
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“Brad is extremely interested in the drama of rooms and knows exaclty how to move in them. Due to his filming experience he has a great sense for the effect of Light“, Willemeit says. So it’s hardly surprising that the actor is friends with star architects such as Rem Koolhaas or Frank Gehry. When the Musicians from ‘Graft’ discuss achitecture with the actor Pitt, “it’s almost like a Jam Session“, Willemeit says. Over the years the constructor Pitt became not only a friend but also sort of a steady freelance worker. Though the ‘Graft’ architects are keen on experimenting, sometimes they even find Brad’s ideas over the Top. “He ads a fair measure of megalomania to his ideas“, Willemeit smurks. However, a certain excessive way of thinking is helpful he says. “You have to aim for the Stars if you want at least reach the Mountain Top.“