Juan Lucas Young graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo in 1989.

He joined Sauerbruch Hutton in 1990. He has been a partner and managing director in the office since 1999 and he is responsible for the overall management of the office and all projects. Juan Lucas lectures at universities and regularly attends congresses and conferences worldwide. He is member of the board of Fairtrag e.V.