Interloop–Architecture (IA) is an architecture research practice located in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 2001 by principals Dawn Finley and Mark Wamble. The firm’s work is equally represented by design projects that function on a variety of scales and degrees of complexity, while maintaining an innovative approach to material and production solutions of the highest quality. Our clients include institutions such as The Nasher Sculpture Center, The Carnegie Museum of Art, the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rice University, multinational corporations such as BP, and private individuals. Our writings and design work have been published in journals and news-papers including: the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Log5, ID Magazine, Perspecta Journal, Texas Architect, Architectural Record, and Architecture.
Houston, Texas is an architecturally lawless city full of promise. The climate is harsh and the economy is based upon extreme pragmatism on the one hand and pure imagination on the other. Inspiration for innovation can be found easily in this landscape. Local industry is sophisticated, and is driven by medical research, space travel and energy exploration. Our goal is to find some sort of beauty from these ingredients and when possible, export them to the rest of the world.
