Paul Sofonea
Research Assistant
Born in Vienna in 2003, Paul graduated from “Doamna Stanca” College in Făgăraș in 2021 with exceptional results. After completing his military service in the Guard Battalion, he continued his studies at TU Vienna, where he is currently pursuing a degree in Architecture. Since 2024, he has been working as a tutor at TU Wien, teaching arts and perspectival drawing. Additionally, he has been active as a freelance artist for over six years.
Together with Austrian artist Univ.Prof.in Mag.a art. Christine Hohenbüchler and Austrian architect, artist, and author Univ.Lektor Dipl.-Ing. Milan Mijalkovic, he co-coordinates the upcoming master’s course “Reuniune” at the Faculty of Architecture at TU Vienna. This course is organized in cooperation with the Făgăraș Research Institute.
Since January 2025, he has also been working as a research assistant for the Media Lab at the Făgăraș Research Institute. Additionally, he collaborates with the Institute and stone restorer Dr. Sidonia Olea on a research project exploring the Jewish history and cemeteries of southern Transylvania.
