By 23, he was considered an architectural prodigy having won the Swiss Architect Medal and the German National Design Award.
He wasn't sure when the architectural bug bit, but when it did, it bit hard, and he knew that despite his family's legacy, he would one day design buildings that would inspire the world. Travelling exposed young Felix to new cultures, languages, and architecture unlike anything he had ever seen before.
His parents, both members of an ancient society, were always out of the Richter manor at medical conferences or providing humanitarian aid around the world. Felix Richter was born to Janos and Ursula Richter in Coburg, Germany, where the Richter family had deep connections and were among the most respected of its physicians.
