Rome, 1935; Univ. Prof. Emeritus, Mag. Arch. (MA = magister architecturae), Ing. (Building Technology), Dr. h. c. (Yoga); Studies with Clemens Holzmeister and Konrad Wachsmann; work in paintings and graphics; Architectural design practice in several countries, freelance and as studio director; realized – after a career as architect for industrialized and industry buildings – already historical examples of healthy and environmentally sound edifices (starting around 1965); Research&Development in Building Technology; Higher vocational education in Austria (from 1965) and university education in the Netherlands (from 1972); Up to now (2010) prof. Schmid was supervisor in nearly 30 PhD research studies; Guidance of (design) teams in all over the world according MHP Method Holistic Participation; Publications in Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Polish, and (keynote) lectures in all continents on theories, models, methods, rules of thumb, best practices and visions concerning sustainable architecture; (Co-)Founder of a number of associations for human-ecological architecture in Austria, Belgium, and The Netherlands, and of ECOHB, the Global Network of Organisations for Environmentally-COnscious and Healthy Building (Desenzano 1992); Prof. Peter Schmid received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st Class, the designation Distinguished World Citizen by the Institute of Global Education, USA (for his Peace Work), the Royal Distinction of Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau, Honorary Distinction from interCab in Italy, and the Peter Schmid VIBA Award.

Nearly two decades Professor Emeritus Peter Schmid collaborates with his wife, Gabriella Pál Schmid; nowadays they act within the mission Research Education Design (RED) in Sciene Art Technology for Peaceful Sustainable Development. They also organise and execute workshops, based on the above mentioned Method Holistic Participation, and  design international publications and presentations.

FOUNDING FATHER AND PRESIDENT ECOHB

EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL NETWORK OF ORGANISATIONS FOR

ENVIRONMENTALLY-CONSCIOUS AND HEALTHY BUILDING (1992)

CHAIRMAN EINDHOVEN PEACE CENTRE FOUNDATION (SVCE)  – MULTIDISCIPLINARY

CENTRE FOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF PEACE AND SECURITY (1988 / 2008)

BOARD MEMBER FOUNDATION GREEN CROSS NEDERLAND 

FOUNDING FATHER AND RETIRED CHAIRMAN VIBA

SOCIETY INTEGRAL BIO-LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE (1976)

CO-FOUNDER AND ADVISOR VIBA-EXPO (SVE)

INITIATOR OF A YEARLY SYMPOSIUM FOR PERSONALLY LEAD PHD RESEARCHERS,

CALLED SYMBIOSIUM

PROCEEDINGS SYMBIOSIUM 14TH 2009

Peter Schmid was inspired by Indian and Chinese philosophy, personal experience, and the state of the world, in order to find his own life style.

He went on the Path of Yoga, and was initiated. His Indian pseudonym is Prakash. For decades, he taught as Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga Acharya (teacher). He also received a Honorary Doctorate in Yoga from the Bihar Unnyayan University in India.