UN Studio

Total Projects from UN Studio: 8

Principals

Ben Van berkel

Ben van Berkel studied architecture at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the Architectural Association in London, receiving the AA Diploma with Honours in 1987. His first projects were built almost immediately after founding Van Berkel & Bos Architectuur Bureau. Among the buildings of this first period are Karbouw, the Remu electricity station, and Villa Wilbrink. Being elected to design the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam (1996) profoundly affected his understanding of the role of the architect today and constituted the foundation of his collaborative approach to practising, leading to the foundation of UNStudio in 1999.

In the interim a blue period resulted in the realization of projects such as The Moebius House, Het Valkhof Museum (1998), and the Prince Claus Bridge (2003). Recent projects, which reflect his longstanding interest in the integration of construction and architecture, are: the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart and Arnhem Central. He has been visiting lecturer at Princeton and had taught at Columbia University, the Berlage Institute and UCLA. He is currently Professor of Conceptual Design and head of the architecture department at the Staedelschule in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Ben van Berkel has co-authored a significant number of essays and monographs.

Caroline Bros

Caroline Bos studied History of Art at Birkbeck College of the University of London. After co-founding Van Berkel& Bos Architectuur Bureau in 1988 she stopped working as journalist to focus on being the internal critic for the practice, writing everything from employment contracts to essays and descriptions of projects that were yet to be designed. In 1999 Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos founded UNStudio; a network of specialists in architecture, urban development and infrastructure. As an analyst she has been involved in all UNStudio projects. Her observations and synthesis on different programmatic issues has become integral with the work of the different project teams.

With Ben van Berkel she was editor of Forum (1985-86) and the ANY publication ‘Diagram Works’ (1998). She was visiting lecturer at Princeton University and has taught at the Berlage Institute, and UCLA. Her interest in the concept of the architect is reflected in the books she has co-written with Ben Van Berkel: ‘Ben van Berkel Architect’ (1992), ‘Delinquent Visionaries’ (1990), ‘Mobile Forces’ (1994), ‘Move’ (1999), Unfold (2003), 'Design Models' (2006). Caroline recently completed a Master's Degree in urban and regional planning, at the Geosciences Faculty of the University of Utrecht.

Profile

UNStudio is an international architectural practice, situated in Amsterdam since 1988, with extensive experience in the fields of urbanism, infrastructure, public, private and utility buildings on different scale levels. At the basis of UNStudio are a number of long-term goals, which are intended to define and guide the quality of our performance in the architectural field. We strive to make a significant contribution to the discipline of architecture, to continue to develop our qualities with respect to design, technology, knowledge and management and to be a specialist in public network projects. We see as mutually sustaining the environment, market demands and client wishes that enable our work, and we aim for results in which our goals and our client’s goals overlap. 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, it is envisioned that UNStudio Asia will expand to a stable multinational team of all-round and specialist architects.

website: www.unstudio.com

Featured Projects

	Galleria Department Store Address: Apgujeong-dong 515 , SEOUL - South Korea Architect: UN Studio Category: Retail



	La Defense Address: Almere Business center, Willem Dreesweg 14-24 , ALMERE - Netherlands Architect: UN Studio Category: Office



	Mercedes-Benz Museum Address: Mercedesstr. 100 , STUTTGART - Germany Architect: UN Studio Category: Museums \| Cultural



	MUMUTH Music Theatre Address: Leonhardstraße 15 , GRAZ - Austria Architect: UN Studio Category: Cultural



	NMR Facility Address: Leuvelaan 1 , UTRECHT - Netherlands Architect: UN Studio Category: Education



	Piet Hein Tunnel Service Building Address: C. van Eesterenlaan , AMSTERDAM - Netherlands Architect: UN Studio Category: Industrial



	Star Place Facade Address: 57, Wufu 3rd Rd. , KAOHSIUNG - Taiwan Architect: UN Studio Category: Commercial



	Theatre Agora Address: Agorabaan 12 , LELYSTAD - Netherlands Architect: UN Studio Category: Cultural