Burkhard Pahl studied architecture at TH Darmstadt and ETH Zurich. From 1986 to 1990, he worked as a research assistant for Günter Behnisch. In 1990, he founded a joint practice with Monika Weber-Pahl. He has been a professor at the University of Leipzig since 1997, where he was the director of the Institute for the Fundamentals of Construction and Planning Management from 2005 to 2021. He has served as an expert reviewer and jury member and has been invited to give international lectures. Burkhard Pahl has been a shareholder in PWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG since 2003 and a partner at pwpMAS Architekten since 2024; the office focuses on educational buildings, cultural monuments, transport infrastructure, and industrial construction.

Monika Weber-Pahl studied architecture at TH Darmstadt. After working as a freelance architect in Darmstadt, she founded a joint practice with Burkhard Pahl in 1990. Since 2003, she has been the managing director of PWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, overseeing general planning services and serving as an expert reviewer and competition juror across Germany. Since 2024, she has been a partner at pwpMAS Architekten; the office focuses on educational buildings, cultural monuments, transport infrastructure, and industrial construction.