Gernot Hertl was born in Steyr | Upper Austria in 1971 and studied Architecture at the Technical University Graz | Austria. After graduating in 1997 and some years of work experience he founded his own practice in Steyr. Between 2000 and 2002 he collaborated with Josef Steinberger. Since 2003 the studio is named HERTL.ARCHITEKTEN.
He is member of the board in several institutions such as ‘Architekturforum Oberösterreich’, ‘Ortsbildbeirat’ of Upper Austria and the Chamber of Architects and Engineering Consults of Upper Austria and Salzburg.