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UNStudio

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Location
  
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Founder
  
Ben van Berkel

Project
  
Erasmusbrug

Founded
  
1988


Key architects
  
Ben van Berkel Caroline Bos Harm Wassink Gerard Loozekoot Astrid Piber

Buildings
  
Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart (2001-2006)

Projects
  
Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam (1990-1996)

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UNStudio (formerly Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau) is a Dutch architectural practice specializing in architecture, urban development and "infrastructural" projects. The practice was founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos. The initials "UN" stand for United Network, a reference to the collaborative nature of the practice comprising individuals from various countries with backgrounds and technical training in numerous fields. In 2009 UNStudio Asia was established, with its first office located in Shanghai, China. UNStudio Asia is a full daughter of UNStudio and is intricately connected to UNStudio Amsterdam. Initially serving to facilitate the design process for the Raffles City project in Hangzhou, UNStudio Asia has expanded into a full-service design office with a multinational team of all-round and specialist architects. UNStudio has an average work-force of 140 employees and a management team made up of two co-founders and three directors, Harm Wassink, Gerard Loozekoot and Astrid Piber.

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Work

Based in Amsterdam and Shanghai, UNStudio has worked internationally since its inception and has produced a wide range of work ranging from public buildings, infrastructure, offices, living, products, to urban masterplans.

UNStudio projects include:

  • The office complex for the Education executive Agency and Tax Office in Groningen, Netherlands (under construction in 2011)
  • Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam (1990–1996)
  • Electricity substation Amersfoort, Netherlands (1994)
  • The office complex La Defense, Almere (1999–2004)
  • The Möbius House, Gooi region (1993–1998)
  • Electricity substation in Innsbruck, Austria (2002)
  • The new Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (2001–2006)
  • Theatre Agora in Lelystad (2002–2007)
  • VilLA NM, Sullivan County, New York, destroyed by fire in 2008
  • Five Franklin Place, New York City
  • MYchair for Walter Knoll
  • Star Place luxury shopping plaza in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Music Theatre (MUMUTH) in Graz, Austria
  • Burnham Pavilion, Chicago
  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport, Kutaisi, Georgia
  • Arnhem Centraal station, Netherlands (1996-2015)
  • Former staff architects

  • Australian Institute of Architects award-winning architect Andrew Benn
  • References

    UNStudio Wikipedia