The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement later to become known as "Googie". The Airport Theme Building Exterior and Interior was designated as a historic-cultural monument in 1993 by the city.
Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture is an architecture firm based in Göteborg, Sweden. It works with architecture in its broadest meaning ranging from furniture to city planning, from theory to practice. In 2007, it won the international architect competition for a new dancehall/restaurant in Falsterbo, which was inaugurated in 2009. The project won the Skånes Arkitekturpris. In 2021, Fredrik Kjellgren left the office, which was later run by Joakim Kaminsky under the name Kaminsky Arkitektur.
Graft is a design studio conceived as a ‘label’ for architecture, urban planning, exhibition design, music and the “pursuit of happiness”. Graft was founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, California by Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, and headed by partner Alejandra Lillo from 2007 until early 2011. A second Graft office was opened 2001 in Berlin, followed by a third office in Beijing in 2004, which is headed by founding partner Gregor Hoheisel.
Brooks + Scarpa is an American architectural firm based in Los Angeles, California, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa are the recipients of the 2022 American Institute of Architect Gold Medal, the institute's highest honor. The firm was also chosen as the 2014 Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Award Winner in Architecture. In 2010 they were the recipient of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Firm Award. Los Angeles projects completed by the firm include the Solar Umbrella home in Venice, California, the Orange Grove lofts in West Hollywood and the Colorado housing project in Santa Monica.
Slade Architecture is a New York City based architecture and design firm founded in 2002 by Hayes and James Slade. The firm has completed a diverse range of domestic and international projects. Its work has been exhibited and published widely. The Architectural League of New York selected Slade Architecture as a winner of its 2010 Emerging Voices, an annual invited competition for North American firms and individuals with distinct design voices and significant bodies of realized work. Slade Architecture was selected by the New York City Department of Design & Construction to participate in its Excellence in Design and Construction Program in 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2016.
Enamul Karim Nirjhar is a Bangladeshi architect and filmmaker.
Swire Hotels is a division of Swire Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, a blue chip company quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Roman and Williams Building and Interiors is an American-owned, New York-based design studio known for its work on hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, homes and product design. Founded in 2002 by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the firm encompasses Roman and Williams Guild New York (RW Guild) - a brick-and-mortar store of premium, artful home furnishings, accessories and housewares which include Roman and Williams' own product design collection as well as specially crafted pieces produced by artisans from around the world. The RW Guild stand-alone is also home to Roman and Williams' French restaurant, La Mercerie, helmed by Chef Marie-Aude Rose and Emily Thompson Flowers.
Elenberg Fraser is an Australian architecture firm, based in Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. It was established in 1998 by Zahava Elenberg and Callum Fraser, both RMIT University graduates. Notable projects include the interior design of restaurants such as Vue de Monde (2005) and Gingerboy (2006) and apartment buildings such as Liberty Tower (2002), Watergate Place (2005), A'Beckett Tower (2010), Eq. Tower (2017), Light House Melbourne (2017), Aurora Melbourne Central (2019), Swanston Central (2019) and Premier Tower (2021), all in Melbourne. Their design for the alpine hotels Huski (2005) and St Falls (2009) both at Falls Creek, Victoria, received awards for their highly sculptural qualities. In 2009 Elenberg Fraser also completed the adaptive reuse of No 2 Goods Shed in Docklands, a heritage-listed building transformed into office and hospitality space.
Stiff + Trevillion is a London-based architectural practice founded in 1981 by Michael Stiff and Andrew Trevillion. By 2014, the firm had 40 staff members and had worked on over 2,000 projects. Designing both buildings and interiors their work covers the commercial, residential, restaurant and retail sectors, primarily in London but also across the UK and overseas. Some of their projects include the first Wagamama restaurant in 1992 and the first in the chain of Giraffe Restaurants. They have also designed various Italian restaurants for Jamie Oliver. Their residential clients have included Adele and Blur (band) and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.
The year 2020 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Shelley McNamara is an Irish architect and academic. She attended University College Dublin and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Architecture. She founded Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell in 1978. Grafton rose to prominence in the early 2010s, specialising in stark, weighty but spacious buildings for higher education. McNamara has taught architecture at University College Dublin since 1976 and at several other universities.
Parkroyal Collection Pickering, Singapore is a luxury hotel located in the Central Area, Singapore. It is a "hotel-in-a-garden" with 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) of elevated terraced gardens.
Alexis Readinger is an American hospitality designer based in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Preen, Inc.
MariaGroup is an architecture and design studio led by brother and sister duo Michèle Maria Chaya and Georges Maria. MariaGroup is known for its work in the fields of architecture, interior design, and furniture design.
Zhuang Weimin is a Chinese architect who is a professor and dean of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. He is a member of the International Union of Architects (UIA), China Green Building Association (CGBA), APEC Architect Project Monitoring Committee, Architectural Society of China (ASC), and UIA International Professional Practice Commission.
Pal Pang is an interior architect and artist based in London, United Kingdom. He is the founder of Another Design International. His company has completed projects in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
Liu Haowei., is a Chinese architect who graduated from the School of Architecture of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and is the founder of CAA architects. He is a member of the Architectural Art Committee of the China Artists Association, an expert consultant of the Art Design Institute of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a guest professor of the Ningbo Research Institute of Zhejiang University, and the "Men of the Year" of the Chinese version of GQ magazine.
Li Xiang is a Chinese architect and the founder of the design office X+Living and furniture brand, XiangCASA. She has gained recognition for her works through many awards, such as the Prix Versailles Award and Architecture MasterPrize award.
Ben Wu is a Chinese interior designer and artist based in Shanghai, China. He is the founder of the design firms W.Design, and WS Space. Wu's work has won numerous awards such as ElleDecoChina Interior Design Awards, a Red Dot Design Award, an Andrew Martin Interior Designer of the Year Award, and five times of AD100 Awards from Architectural Digest. His design style has been described as “Modern Orientalism.”
