Matthias Wiegelmann studied architecture in Hanover-Nienburg. He already worked for gmp whilst a student, participating in the New Leipzig Trade Fair project. After graduating in 1996, he started work at gmp’s Berlin office and in 2005 moved to the Beijing office, where he took charge of project management for the Chinese National Museum and for the extension of the German School. Matthias Wiegelmann returned to Germany in 2015 and since then has been managing projects in China as well as in Germany.