UNStudio

{{Infobox Architectural Practice

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|name = UNStudio

|architects = Ben van Berkel
Caroline Bos
Astrid Piber
Gerard Loozekoot
Hannes Pfau

|city = Amsterdam, Netherlands

|founded = 1988

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|significant_buildings= Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart (2001-2006)

|significant_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 offices located in Shanghai and Hong Kong. UNStudio Asia is a full service office with a multinational team of all-round and specialist architects and is intricately connected to UNStudio Amsterdam. Further offices are located in Frankfurt, Dubai and Melbourne. UNStudio has an average work-force of 250+ employees and a management team made up of two co-founders and three partners, Astrid Piber, Gerard Loozekoot and Hannes Pfau.

Work

Based in Amsterdam, 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)Todd Gannon (2004). UN Studio: Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Princeton Architectural Press, 2004. {{ISBN|1-56898-426-X}}
Electricity substation Amersfoort, Netherlands (1994){{cite book

| last = Rattenbury

| first = Kester

|author2=Rob Bevan |author3=Kiernan Long

| title = Architects of Today

| publisher = Laurence King

| year = 2004

| pages = 210–211

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LmFooNzPaN0C

| isbn = 978-1-85669-492-6}}

The office complex La Defense, Almere (1999–2004)
The Möbius House, Gooi region (1993–1998)Manuel Gausa (1999). Single-family housing: the private domain. p.224
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)
18 September Square Renovation, The Netherlands
Doha Metro Network Stations, Qatar
Eclipse, Düsseldorf, Germany (in collaboration with HPP Architekten){{Cite web |last=Pierotti |first=Paola |date=2021-06-15 |title=Gli uffici del futuro: versatili, connessi e confortevoli |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/gli-uffici-futuro-versatili-connessi-e-confortevoli-AExR2SQ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Il Sole 24 ORE |language=it}}{{Cite web |title=Eclipse {{!}} HPP Architekten |url=https://www.hpp.com/en/projects/fallstudien/eclipse/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.hpp.com |language=en}}
Echo building of Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands (2022){{cite web |title=Echo Energy-Generating Interfaculty Teaching Building / UNStudio |url=https://www.archdaily.com/985343/echo-energy-generating-interfaculty-teaching-building-unstudio |publisher=ArchDaily}}

Former staff architects

Australian Institute of Architects award-winning architect Andrew Benn

Awards

World Winners Prix Versailles 2018

Projects gallery

Image:Centraal Station Arnhem.jpg|Arnhem Centraal station, Netherlands

File:Delft University of Technology Echo building 06.jpg|Echo building, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

References

Falk Jaeger: "UNSTUDIO", JOVIS Verlag Berlin 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-939633-84-6}}

External links

[http://www.unstudio.com/ UNStudio Homepage]
[http://www.archello.com/en/company/unstudio/ UNStudio publications on Archello]
[http://www.baunetz.de/talk/crystal/index.php?cat=Profil&nr=19/ Baunetz Crystal Talks series. Interview Ben van Berkel 2009]
[http://www.designbuild-network.com/features/feature1559/ Interview with Ben van Berkel in The Leaf Review, January 2008]
[http://the-t-machine.blogspot.com/2008/05/by-dimitris-gourdoukis-unstudio-has.html Interview with Ben van Berkel on The T-Machine]
[http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc/ben-van-berkel/ Interview with Ben van Berkel] about [http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc What is architecture?], 2014
[http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/vanberkel.html Designboom interview]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060428071435/http://arcspace.com/architects/un/un_features.html ARCspace]
[http://www.archicentral.com/tag/unstudio/ UNStudio Projects]
[http://www.architecturenewsplus.com/profiles/348 UNStudio] on [https://web.archive.org/web/20100723125021/http://www.architecturenewsplus.com/ Architecture News Plus]

Category:Architecture firms of the Netherlands