lahznimmo architects

lahznimmo architects are a Sydney based architectural and urban design practice, established by Andrew Nimmo and Annabel Lahz in 1994. The practice structure involves two directors, two associate directors, one associate and a core team of eight to ten architectural collaborators. This framework provides the practice with sufficient flexibility to complete both large and small-scale commissions within a studio environment.

LAN (Local Architecture Network)

LAN (Local Architecture Network) was created by Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano in 2002, with the idea of exploring architecture as an area of activity at the intersection of several disciplines.
This attitude has developed into a methodology enabling LAN to explore new territories and forge a vision encompassing social, urban, functional and formal questions.
LAN’s projects seek to find elegant, contemporary answers to creative and pragmatic concerns.
LAN has received several awards: the Nouveaux Albums de la Jeune Architecture (NAJA) prize awarded by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (2004); the International Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Urban Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, the Archi-Bau Award, the Special Prize at the 12th World Triennale of Architecture, Sofia (2009); the AR Mipim Future Projects Award and the Europe 40 Under 40 Award (2010).

L’agence COMPLEX CITY

Develop an architecture that is "Contemporary-visual".

In this sense, his goal is to develop, through the most diverse environmental data, such as databases, digital climate, energy and money, sets of diagrams for designing a target architecture that can integrate into our cities complex surgically.

In selecting the data appropriate to each context, the responses of these crosses diagrams, can design a new type of architecture, at costs substantially identical to those made in classical standardization process.

The ideas that guide the agency are the result of experience built through the competitive or collaborative projects with several renowned architects such as Christian de Portzamparc, Bernard Dufournet.
L’agence COMPLEX CITY

LEMAY MICHAUD

CREATION, INNOVATION, REVITALISATION, FINANCIAL RETURN… THESE ARE SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN SCENE THAT HAVE CHARACTERIZED LEMAY MICHAUD’S WORK SINCE THE FIRM’S BIRTH IN 1979. ITS REPUTATION, WHICH TRANSCENDS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, IS FOUNDED ON THE TALENT AND SKILLS OF A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND CONSULTANTS WORKING TOGETHER IN CLOSE SYNERGY. THE ARCHITECTS FOR COMPLEX, INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, LEMAY MICHAUD ARE KNOWN AS MUCH FOR THE HIGH QUALITY OF ITS PROJECTS AS FOR ITS INTERIOR DESIGN.

THE FIRM HAS A STRONG REPUTATION FOR MEETING CHALLENGES, RESPECTING CONSTRAINTS (QUALITY CONTROL, COST AND TIME MANAGEMENT) AND FINDING THE RIGHT SOLUTION. ITS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ALSO GIVES THE FIRM THE FLEXIBILITY IT REQUIRES TO SUCCESSFULLY MESH ITS EXPERTISE WITH THOSE OF OTHER CONSULTANTS TO OPTIMIZE THE PROJECT PROCESS. THANKS TO ITS EXCELLENT REPUTATION, LEMAY MICHAUD PARTICIPATES IN CONSORTIUMS WITH OTHER CANADIAN OF FOREIGN FIRMS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.

Los Angeles Design Group

The Los Angeles Design Group, LLC (The LADG) is a firm specializing in contemporary design at all scales. We have particular expertise in a materialist approach to design problems, exploiting the properties of pragmatic building materials to create environments and objects that are tailored to generate a specific sensory experience. Often, this approach utilizes advanced digital modeling software and machine fabrication to drive down costs and allow the emergence of rich textures, complex form, and refined detailing at the scale of human interaction. This narrow focus has produced a diverse array of executed projects, including multi-family residential buildings, retail interiors, tenant improvement packages, single-family residential buildings, interior renovations, graphic design and industrial design. Established in 2004, the firm has completed projects in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Colorado, New York and the UK.

Lawrence Architecture

Lawrence Architecture is an award-winning architectural firm with a rigorous approach to design. We specialize in single-family residential projects and also have experience with commercial, institutional, and multi-family projects. We have worked on projects with a broad range of budgets and schedule requirements. Our commitment is to design excellence and client service. We believe that the two most important elements of a successful design process are the client and the context. Good buildings acknowledge and respect their context whether it is an urban infill site or an open rural location. Cultural, environmental, and sustainable issues are all aspects of context and play an important role in shaping architecture. Behind every good building is a client who was actively involved in the process. We work collaboratively with our clients to achieve design solutions that uniquely fit their circumstances: their needs and desires; their budget and schedule. And while the design process can be difficult and stressful, w

LTL Architects

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects) is a design intensive architecture firm founded in 1997 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki and David J. Lewis, located in New York City. LTL Architects engages a diverse range of work, from large scale academic and cultural buildings to interiors and speculative research projects. LTL Architects realizes inventive solutions that turn the very constraints of each project into the design trajectory, exploring opportunistic overlaps between space, program, form, budget and materials.

LTL Architects is the recipient of the 2007 National Design Award for Interior Design from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and was selected as one of six American architectural firms featured in the U.S. Pavilion at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale. LTL Architects was included in the inaugural National Design Triennial at the Cooper-Hewitt in 2000. Their work is in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Heinz Architectural Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The principals are co-authors of two books, the monograph Opportunistic Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008) and Situation Normal....Pamphlet Architecture #21 (Princeton Architectural Press, 1998).

In 2009, LTL Architects was selected by the New York City Department of Design and Construction to participate in the Design and Construction Excellence Program. LTL Architects is currently completing work on Arthouse at the Jones Center in Austin, Texas and the Administrative Center for the Claremont University Consortium in California. Notable past projects include Bornhuetter Hall at the College of Wooster, the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University, Villa 93 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Xing Restaurant (recipient of the 2007 James Beard Award for restaurant design.) LTL Architects' principals teach at Princeton University, Columbia University, and Parsons The New School for Design.

Lomar Arkitekter

Lomar Arkitekter AB was founded in 1995 by Pontus Lomar. The practice engages Architects, Interior designers, 3D illustrators, light experts, model-makers and administrative personnel. It has had a prosperous development and recently moved to larger premises. So far we’ve been involved in commissions concerning office-, industrial- and residential buildings, restaurants, urban design, interiors and furniture design. Lomar Arkitekter works both domestic and internationally and is represented through projects in Finland, France, Italy and USA. We are of the opinion that excellence in Architecture derives from a thorough analysis, where the specific conditions of every project is taken into consideration and serve as guidance. The design of the project has its point of departure in the unique need, programme and economy of the client. Lomar Arkitekter aim to develop and use environmental friendly and sustainable materials and building processes. We are proud to have participated in several acknowledged projects, which offer high quality environments and a sustainable management.

Laguarda Low

" Design is the focus of our practice. The success of our firm in the international marketplace is a testament to our ability to respond efficiently and effectively to demanding client needs and to deliver innovative design solutions that add value to commercial development in a timely fashion. Our design philosophy is open and continually developing. We begin with a methodology of focusing each architectural project on the understanding and development of its urban design role.

Our focus is different with every commission. We believe that each project is complex and unique, and should generate individual responses. An unusual factor that differentiates us from other firms is that almost all of our global work is executed by the same team of design architects here in Dallas. We believe this gives us an enormous advantage over local or regional firms that work only in specific places, or divide international work between various, disconnected offices. We have accumulated a wealth of experience and a competitive edge by maintaining a group of talented people who have collaborated together in the same place for some time, giving them the congruence of a shared experience over a broad range of sites, strategies and design problems ".
Laguarda Low

Linebox Studio

"As an Architect I understand design as a cultural act which engages our everyday experiences and brings together individuals with their built environment.
Our design philosophy is grounded in a basic conviction and fundamental belief that great architecture is less about style and more about discovery.
This belief is what drives our relentless pursuit of connecting client needs and desires, project budget, context, and artistic expression into a truly unique sense of place.

LineBox is a small collaborative design studio that is interested in all project types regardless of size and budget. Unlike large corporate firms our clients benefit from having direct access to the principal of the firm throughout the entire project."

Andrew Reeves
Andrew founded LineBox Studio Inc. in 2002. He is a fully licensed Architect, member of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (MRAIC).
Andrew received his professional Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carleton University. His strong fundamentals in the practice of architecture have been gained through fifteen years of work experience in projects of varying scale and complexity.
This knowledge and experience is applied to each project and special attention is given to every client. “True collaboration with the client is of most interest to me. I aspire to develop and manifest their visions, goals, and aspirations into a built form that reflects their personal characters and individuality.” - Andrew Reeves

From 1997-2004, Andrew worked for Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects based in Toronto and Ottawa. An award winning international architectural firm specializing in a wide range of projects including large commercial, institutional, academic, government and health care facilities.
His aptitude for design allowed him to progress from project designer to project Architect on a variety of commercial and institutional projects. From 1994 to 1997, Andrew worked for a couple of mid-sized architectural firms.
This is when he established the basis for his technical abilities while working as a technologist and designer on residential, commercial, institutional and educational projects.

Lake|Flato

Lake|Flato fosters a collaborative open studio environment that leverages each person’s passion and unique talents to develop common ownership of award winning design. FlakeNet, the office intranet wiki, helps connect the office community and disseminate technical, professional and personal information. Staff of all levels of experience share responsibility to strengthen the firm through work groups known as Beams. As architects, teachers, environmental stewards and community advocates, Lake|Flato seeks to foster the education of the next generation of architects.

The life of Lake|Flato extends beyond its walls with members riding together on The 3rd Street Grackles, our office bicycle team, or participating in weekly bowling or poker leagues. But the spirit of the firm is best exemplified by Flake|Lato Weekend. For over twenty five years, members of the firm and their families have gathered at Kickapoo Ranch in West Texas for a weekend of swimming, fishing, camping and mountain biking that celebrates our shared love of the outdoors and our unique community.

l'Escaut

At l'Escaut the projects are formulated through various practices. Within the studio, the team of architects works with people from the performing and fine arts (actors, directors, theatre designers, producers, etc.). This interdisciplinary approach is nourished by a dimension of openness and sharing knowledge as well as pleasure. Preparing a meal is as important as carrying out a coordination meeting or technical research.

In the field, l'Escaut’s commitment is expressed in concrete terms through various levels of citizen participation (from consultation to appropriation, and including architecture workshops, dialogues, etc.). Anthropological research carried out by specialists, as well as a territorial approach developed by landscape architects, often back up the architectural and urban planning skills of the studio. l'Escaut commitment is also expressed in the staging dimension of the projects, which signifies a very physical understanding of their profession.

The spatial forms resulting from these practices are varied and specific according to the contexts and processes that have conditioned them. A few recurrences nonetheless: the maximum effect with the minimum means, with political, social and ecological awareness; a search for lightness relieving the investment in the project as measured in time and energy.

This approach requires continuous experimentation, and leads to concrete expressions with a strong personality. It is valued both by public institutions and by private clients.

L'Escaut is a cooperative company with 16 associates, including 3 administrators.
Occasional and recurrent partners are added to the team depending on the project: engineers, landscapers, town planners, artists, etc.
L’Escaut was founded in 1989 by Olivier Bastin, architect-scenographer, and Micheline Hardy, actress-director-scriptwriter-producer.

Lyndon Hayward/NHArchitecture

Lyndon Hayward, Principal and founding partner of NHArchitecture, has developed a substantial profile in project delivery through his participation in many major projects in Australia and internationally.

Lyndon’s experience has been gained across a geographically diverse backdrop: he has worked in elite architectural practices in Australia, Britain, Hungary and Italy, and travelled to Europe and Japan to study the inspiring landscape and gardens of these places.

An ability to unpack complex design problems and engage directly with them has made Lyndon a genuine leader in his field. His role at NHA focuses on the delivery of architectural and consultant services, and leading and developing a team of individuals.

“I have a deep commitment to team building, and exploring ways to enhance individual performance while maintaining commitment to the team”.

Lyndon’s strong strategic leadership and impressive technical experience has resulted in some of the most outstanding architectural outcomes in Australia and made him an important specialist in the field.

LEONG LEONG

LEONG LEONG is an award winning New York-based design office practicing in the fields of Architecture, Culture and Urbanism.
LEONG LEONG’s internationally recognized work is a result of the close collaboration between brothers Dominic and Chris Leong.
The two founded their Leong Leong with the belief that the practice of Architecture gains relevance through a constant dialogue with other disciplines, cultures, thinkers and makers to offer thoughtful and innovative design solutions.
Leong Leong concept-based approach to design is coupled with a deep interest in methods of production that challenge norms and reveal new territories.
LEONG LEONG’s body of work includes the completion of projects in New York, Seoul, Los Angeles, and Napa Valley, California.

Lab architecture studio

Lab architecture studio is an international architectural practice pursuing the formulation of original, challenging contemporary building projects. as architects and urban designers, Lab architecture studio principle aim is to provide the spatial imagination necessary for constructing a new sensibility towards designing innovative and viable buildings within the confines of real world constraints and opportunities.
Through completed works, competitions and current projects, Lab architecture studio has consistently proposed a re-invigorated and expanded exploration of the effects of new organisational and ordering strategies through architectural form - a Laboratory of architectural speculation. These strategies have provided important new examples of built form, effective in accommodating new urban, institutional and commercial activities.
It is Lab architecture studio belief that the social dimension of space lies in its ability to be materialised and conceptualised by means of new and evermore imaginative spatial orderings.
Lab architecture studio operates a critical design approach which recognises the inherent complexity in building and construction and which harnesses this complexity to produce projects that are robust and adaptable.
It is a practice where design and tactical decisions operate in relationship to the numerous constraints and unforeseen developments of any project, whether large or small. The ability to not only accept change and alteration, but to use these critical events in a productive and reinvigorating manner is central to any progressive architectural practice.
Lab architecture studio values continuing collaborations with a number of other practices; structural engineers, environmental engineers, media and graphic consultants, as well as artists. the work of the studio addresses the need to maintain overall coherence of any project (building, master plan, infrastructure) whilst accommodating the important differences of the many constituent elements of that project.
Lab's approach is not about imposing a single vision or pre-determined lineage upon any specific project brief and prevailing conditions, but rather engaging in a collaborative design and consultative process to harness the full and inherent possibilities available to facilitate the emergence of a particular and appropriate response to the unique challenges in every project.

Lundberg Design

Lundberg Design is an eleven person architectural firm that was founded by Olle Lundberg in 1987, and does work for private and commercial clients throughout the United States. The firm specializes in high end modern design, with no particular emphasis on any particular building type. While the core of the practice remains architectural, the firm remains committed to providing design at many levels and is often involved in product, landscape, graphic, and sculpture design. The signature style of the firm tends to be characterized by sculptural form, simply and elegantly executed, with a firm belief in the importance of the carefully thought out detail.

LEESER ARCHITECTURE

LEESER ARCHITECTURE is an internationally acclaimed studio, known as a pioneer in design that specializes in the inclusion of new media and digital technologies in architecture. The firm’s work encompasses architectural design at all scales. Based in New York City, the studio has gained global recognition through cutting edge investigations and design research, incorporating and anticipating both current and future cultural trends and conditions. The careful analysis of a client’s needs and a close collaboration with each client are fundamental work methodologies of the Leeser philosophy.

For almost two decades, and Leeser Architecture, with Thomas Leeser as Principal, has been widely recognized for projects that emerge from cultural, social and technological patterns within the situations the firm engages. By shaping and refocusing our awareness of these forces, Leeser Architecture creates complex and richly varied spatial experiences, new programmatic relationships and beautifully simple organizations.

LEESER ARCHITECTURE specializes in the design of museums and exhibitions, performing art centers, institutional and residential projects, and film, digital video and live performance theaters, and works with an extensive list of specialty consultants. The studio has achieved worldwide reputation for its influential designs, and was one of only five international firms selected to design the Olympic Village for NYC2012. In 2007, the firm won first prize and began initial stages for the World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum in Siberia.
In 2004 and 2008, the studio was also invited to participate in the Venice Biennale, architecture’s most prestigious international exhibition.
Recently, Leeser was selected for invited competitions to design an iconic hotel in Abu Dhabi and the Theater Heidelberg in Germany. The firm was also asked to make proposals for the Moscow Economic School in Russia and the Oasis Village in Dubai.
Among Leeser Architecture’s current projects are a major expansion and renovation to New York’s Museum of the Moving Image, slated to be complete in 2009, and the redesign of the historic Strand Theater.
Latest completed projects include the 3- Legged Dog Center for Art and Technology in Lower Manhattan, the first cultural institution to rebuild after September 11, 2001, as well as two inaugural exhibitions for Laboral Centro de Arte 7 Creation Industrial in Gijon, Spain.

LA DALLMAN

The work of LA DALLMAN is engaged in the transformation of site through spatial and material investigations of diverse scale and type. Among the broad range of their work, notable projects include urban infrastructure, public space, artistic installations, houses, and civic buildings.

Led by James Dallman and Grace La, LA DALLMAN has been awarded over thirty professional honors since its inception in 1999. Completed projects include the UWM Hillel Student Center, City of Freshwater and Great Lakes Future permanent exhibits at Discovery World, Levy House, Miller Brewing Company’s Employee Meeting Center, Montessori School Open Air Classroom, and the Kilbourn Tower. Recently,
LA DALLMAN was named a 2010 Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York and is a recipient of national 2007 Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Silver Medal. The practice was featured as Architectural Record’s emerging architectural firm (April 2001), and was recognized as one of four small firms nationally working on large scale, complex projects (Dec. 2002). LA DALLMAN has won six Design Awards for Excellence from the American Institute of Architects Wisconsin, and several prizes in prestigious international design competitions, including Pittsburgh’s 2006 International West End Pedestrian Bridge, Atlanta’s 2005 International Andrew Young Park, Milwaukee’s Kilbourn Tower, and Pittsburgh's 2007 Allegheny Square.

LA DALLMAN is published in Detail in Process (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008), Fabricated Landscapes (UWM School of Architecture, 2009), 1000x Architecture of the Americas (Verlaghaus Braun, 2008), The Public Chance (a + t, 2008), The Green Braid (Routledge, 2007), Architectural Record, Praxis Journal of Building + Writing, Germany’s Topos, Spain’s a + t: In Common Series, and Canada’s Azure. They have delivered numerous invited lectures, symposia, and conference presentations, and exhibited their design and research in various cities and universities, including at the Carnegie Museum of Art Heinz Architectural Center.

Luchetti Krelle

Luchetti Krelle is an award winning Surry Hills based, interior design firm established by partners Stuart Krelle and Rachel Luchetti. Although Luchetti Krelle maintains a diverse portfolio, its primary focus is in the hospitality sector.

As the various disciplines of design often overlap and integrate, Luchetti Krelle endeavours to offer a total concept; this includes branding and identity design, customised furniture and fitting design, salvaging and appropriation and even sourcing site locations. The result is unique and customised spaces that respond to client briefs and anticipate future trends whilst acknowledging current international design styles.

Luchetti Krelle's focus on developing a strong relationship with the client allows for a collaborative and dynamic design process and the ability to offer a committed and personalised approach to each project. This designer/client relationship is fostered from conception to completion of projects through the various stages of the concept design, documentation, tendering and project management process.

Luchetti Krelle's success can be attributed to the company's commitment to extending itself beyond expectations to achieve a character and tone that fits perfectly with each design brief

LACATON & VASSAL ARCHITECTES

Anne Lacaton
born: 2/8/55, in France, Saint Pardoux la Rivière
Diploma Architecture school of Bordeaux, France, 1980
Diploma of town planning, University of Bordeaux, 1984
Visiting professor at Architecture school of Lausanne , wint. 2003-2004, sum.2005-2006
Jean-Philippe Vassal
born: 22/2/54, Casablanca, Marocco
Diploma Architecture school of Bordeaux, France, 1980
Architect & Town planner in Niger (W Africa), 1980-1985
Professor at Architecture school of Versailles 2002-2006, Bordeaux, 1992-1999
Visiting professor at Düsseldorf university of applied sciences (Peter Behrens School of architecture), summer semester 2005
Professor at the TU Berlin since 2007

Awards
Grand Prix National d'Architecture 2008, France
Erich Schelling Award 2006 - Fondation Erich Schelling, Karlsruhe
Award "Sustainability and Residential Innovation", City of Madrid, 2006
Grand Prix National d’Architecture Jeune Talent, France, 1999
Lauréats des Albums de la Jeune Architecture, France, 1991

Mies Van der Rohe Award - European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture :
- Finalist in 2007 for the Management Sciences University, Bordeaux, France
- Finalist in 2003 for the Palais de Tokyo, Site for contemporary creation Paris, France
- Shortlisted in 2005 for 14 social dwellings, Mulhouse, France
- Shortlisted in 1997 for the University of Arts and human sciences, Grenoble, France

Equerre d'Argent Award - France
Shortlisted in 2006 (Management school- University Montequieu - Bordeaux), 2002 Office building, Nantes), 2001 (Palais de Tokyo, Paris), 1999 (House in Lège Cap Ferret), 1996 (University of Arts and human sciences, Grenoble)

Prix d'architecture de la ville de Bordeaux in 2008 for the Management School- University Montesquieu -Bordeaux
LACATON & VASSAL ARCHITECTES website