Leong Leong

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Leong Leong is an architecture studio and design consultancy in New York City. [1] Founded in 2009 by brothers Dominic Leong and Chris Leong, the studio is known for material experimentation [2] [3] [4] and integrating aesthetics with social practice. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Projects

Notable Leong Leong projects include:

Partners

Founding partners Chris and Dominic Leong were born 17 months apart in St. Helena, California. [3]

After studies at the University of California, Berkeley and Princeton University School of Architecture (Chris) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Dominic), the brothers arrived in New York, where they founded Leong Leong in 2009. [1] [3] [32]

Both brothers are involved in non-profit organizations and academia.

Dominic Leong is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, [33] an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, [34] and was an invited lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [35] He is also a co-founder of Hawaiʻi Nonlinear, a Honolulu-based non-profit organization "empowering Indigenous futures in the built environment through art and architecture." [36]

Chris Leong is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, [37] and he has taught at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning [38] and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [35] He is also on the board of Triple Canopy, a New York-based non-profit arts organization. [39]

Exhibitions

The following exhibitions have presented works by Leong Leong:

Awards and honors

Leong Leong has been recognized with awards and honors from the Architectural League of New York, [47] the American Institute of Architects, [48] Architectural Record, [49] Architizer, [50] Dezeen, [51] [52] and The Architect's Newspaper. [53] [54]

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