Magdalena Weiß studied architecture in Stuttgart and Kassel and joined gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects in 1997. She has been managing gmp’s branch in Shanghai since 2004, became Partner in 2021, and was appointed Executive Partner in 2023. Since 2023, Weiß has been a distinguished Professor at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. In Germany she was involved in the design of the Swissôtel Berlin project at Kurfürstendamm. Over the years she has managed a number of prestigious projects in China, including the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center, the Changzhou Culture Plaza, the Caohejing Xinzhou Plaza and the Poly Greenland Plaza in Shanghai.