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  • Dorte Mandrup; Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

Dorte Mandrup; Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

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The owner and manager of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter ApS is Dorte Mandrup, who holds a master's degree in architecture and is a member of the Danish Architects' Association. The studio was founded in June
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  • Teemu Kurkela; JKMM ARCHITECTS

Teemu Kurkela; JKMM ARCHITECTS

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The company was founded in 1998 by four partners: Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, Samuli Miettinen, and Juha Mäki-Jyllilä. In February 2008, the company employed 29 people. The JKMM office is currently designing several public
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  • Andrew Griffin; JDS

Andrew Griffin; JDS

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JDS is a multidisciplinary firm that deals with architecture and design, from large-scale projects to furniture. It employs talented designers and experienced architects who work together to develop projects and oversee them from sketch
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  • Ilkka Terho; VALVOMO Architects

Ilkka Terho; VALVOMO Architects

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Valvomo Architects is a design and architecture studio based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1993 by eight architects/designers who worked as equal partners. The studio deals with all aspects of design –
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  • Andreas Lyckefors; OLSSONLYCKEFORS ARKITEKTER

Andreas Lyckefors; OLSSONLYCKEFORS ARKITEKTER

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OlssonLyckefors Arkitekter was founded in 2004 by Johan Olsson and Andreas Lyckefors. The firm works on a wide range of projects, from interior and furniture design to residential neighborhood planning and urbanism. At OlssonLyckefors,
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  • Adnan Harambasic; a-lab

Adnan Harambasic; a-lab

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The architecture lab (a-lab) develops refreshing and innovative projects, which have been implemented since 2000 through the joint efforts of partners from various professions. A selection of collaborators (internal and external) is made to
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  • Simon Ewings; Snøhetta AS

Simon Ewings; Snøhetta AS

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Snøhetta is an architectural studio based in Oslo, Norway, and New York, USA. It has been organized this way since 1989, when it won first prize in a competition for a new library in
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  • David L. Ibáñez, Josep R. Ulldemolins; H Arquitectes

David L. Ibáñez, Josep R. Ulldemolins; H Arquitectes

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The architectural studio H Arquitectes in Barcelona was founded in 2000. It is run by four partners, architects David Lorente Ibáñez, Josep Ricart Ulldemolins, Xavier Ros Majó, and Roger Tudó Galí. David Lorente Ibáñez
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  • Klaudia Cacic; Bucholz McEvoy Architects

Klaudia Cacic; Bucholz McEvoy Architects

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The international architecture studio Bucholz McEvoy Architects, with offices in Berlin and Dublin, is one of the world's leaders in sustainable design, focusing primarily on reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs and extending the
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  • Dan Wood; WORK Architecture Company

Dan Wood; WORK Architecture Company

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The architectural firm WORK Architecture Company (WORKac) was founded by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood in 2002. The company is based in New York, has 16 employees, and undertakes projects of all sizes. Wood
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  • Julien Zanassi, Nicolas Ziesel; PLAN01 (Philéas)

Julien Zanassi, Nicolas Ziesel; PLAN01 (Philéas)

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It is a group of offices and architects: PLAN01 is a unique organisation that brings together ten partners and four associated offices (Atelier du Pont, BP Architectures, KOZ and Atelier Philéas); they share a
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  • Bjarne Mastenbroek; SeARCH Architects

Bjarne Mastenbroek; SeARCH Architects

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SeARCH studio was founded in 2002 by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Ad Bogerman. Mastenbroek previously worked in the Van Gameren Mastenbroek project group, which had been part of Architectengroep in Amsterdam since 1993. The group
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  • Jenni Reuter; Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects

Jenni Reuter; Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects

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Architects Saija Hollmén (1970), Jenni Reuter (1972), and Helena Sandman (1972) began working together in 1995 when they designed a women's center in Senegal. They work on a wide variety of projects – from
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  • Nuno Mateus; ARX Portugal Arquitectos

Nuno Mateus; ARX Portugal Arquitectos

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Studio ARX Portugal Arquitectos was founded in 1991 by José Paulo Mateus and Nuno Mateus. The studio boasts a wide range of completed private and public projects in Portugal and abroad, as well as
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  • Jens Thomas Arnfred; Tegnestuen Vandkunsten

Jens Thomas Arnfred; Tegnestuen Vandkunsten

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The Danish architectural studio Tegnestuen Vandkunsten was founded in 1970 by architects Svend Algren, Jens Thomas Arnfred, Michael Sten Johnsen, and Steffen Kragh. Forty years later, they are still primarily concerned with the quality
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  • Carme Pinós; Estudio Carme Pinós

Carme Pinós; Estudio Carme Pinós

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Carme Pinós collaborated with Enric Miralles until 1991. Their projects include the cemetery in Igualada, the archery range built for the 1992 Olympic Games, and La Llauna school in Badalona. In 1991, she established
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  • Daniel Niggli; EM2N

Daniel Niggli; EM2N

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The Zurich-based architecture studio EM2N was founded in 1997 by Mathias Müller and Daniel Niggli. Their desire is to work primarily on projects that have a strong, personal, distinctive character. As a result, public
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  • Zvi Hecker; Zvi Hecker | architect

Zvi Hecker; Zvi Hecker | architect

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In 1991, Zvi Hecker, who was very active in Tel Aviv, established a studio in Berlin. The Berlin studio has recently been involved in projects in Berlin, Amsterdam, and on the Baltic Sea coast.
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  • Kamiel Klaasse; NL Architects

Kamiel Klaasse; NL Architects

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Studio NL Architects, based in Amsterdam, is led by Piet Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk, and Kamiel Klaasse. It was officially founded in 1997, but the architects have been working together since the early 1990s.
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  • Paul Robbrecht, Hilde Daem; Robbrecht en Daem Architecten

Paul Robbrecht, Hilde Daem; Robbrecht en Daem Architecten

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Flemish architects Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem of Robbrecht en Daem Architecten add a poetic touch to their buildings. Intimate and modest, their projects are defined by natural materials and simplicity of color. Sudden
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  • Francisco Mangado

Francisco Mangado

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Francisco Mangado is a professor in the postgraduate program in architectural design in Navarra and a guest professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne. His most notable works include the cultural center and
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  • María Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolen; estudio.entresitio

María Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolen; estudio.entresitio

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Maria Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrloen and Cesar Jimenez de Tejada Benavides have been partners at Estudio.entresitio since 1993. In 2003, Jose Maria Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolen joined them as a third partner.
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  • Mikkel Frost; CEBRA

Mikkel Frost; CEBRA

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CEBRA is a Danish architecture studio founded in 2001 by partners Mikker Frost, Carsten Primdahl, and Kolja Nielsen.

  • Julian Weyer; C. F. Møller

Julian Weyer; C. F. Møller

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C.F.Moller is one of the largest and oldest architectural practices in Scandinavia. It is working on program analyses, urban planning, landscaping, and the development of building elements. Julian Weyer has been with C.F.Moller since
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  • Nanne de Ru; Powerhouse Company

Nanne de Ru; Powerhouse Company

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Nanne de Ru collaborated with One Architecture in Amsterdam between 1999 and 2002. He then took on the role of lead researcher and designer at Rem Koolhaas' AMO/OMA studio in Rotterdam between 2002 and
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  • Jan Schellhoff; UNstudio

Jan Schellhoff; UNstudio

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  • Antón García-Abril; Ensamble Studio

Antón García-Abril; Ensamble Studio

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Spanish architects who represent innovative, unique, and unorthodox architecture in which we find a fine line between architecture and sculpture. They draw inspiration from the real way buildings are constructed.
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  • Edouard François; Maison d’architecture Edouard François

Edouard François; Maison d’architecture Edouard François

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French architect and urban planner of international renown. His projects incorporate elements of context, utility, economy, and ecology. What does he represent? Architecture that is sensitive, people-friendly in its materiality, and even playful. His
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  • Enrique Sobejano, Fuensanta Nieto; Nieto Sobejano

Enrique Sobejano, Fuensanta Nieto; Nieto Sobejano

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Spanish architectural poets of the highest rank, they represent a high-quality architectural experience. They perceive architecture as the artistic design of space, in which they respond boldly and clearly to diverse contexts.
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  • Jonathan Woodroffe; S333 Architecture + Urbanism

Jonathan Woodroffe; S333 Architecture + Urbanism

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An internationally renowned architecture and urban planning studio that delivers innovative multi-purpose buildings and urban environments. They emphasize public, yet high-quality and accessible architecture.

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