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K2S architects
Finnish design studio K2S was founded in 2001 by partners Kimmo Lintula, Niko Sirola and Mikko Summanen, currently lecturers at Aalto University, Helsinki. The practice’s areas of work range from town planning and design of new buildings and refurbishments, in addition to installations, exhibition projects, graphics and interior design. The design studio has won many prestigious competitions in their home country. Their philosophy focuses on defining space for human ....
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Santiago Calatrava
Spanish-born, naturalized Swiss, architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava (1951) attended Valencia School of Art and graduated from the Polytechnic University, Valencia, in 1974. Subsequently he also graduated in Civil Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic School in Zürich. His engineering thesis entitled "Foldability of Space Frames”, focused on the compression of geometric models in space and marked a significant starting point in his career. He ....
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UN Studio Ben Van Berkel & Caroline Bos
Founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, UNStudio is a Dutch architectural practice specialising in urban development, infrastructure and masterplan projects. Its central offices are in Amsterdam and Shanghai. This second office (UNStudio Asia) was opened in 2009 and was initially opened to work on the design of the famous Raffles City in Hangzhou. In 25 years of experience working all over the world, the studio has constantly expanded its scope to offer full-service ....