buildingstudio was founded with two principles in mind: first, to blur the boundaries between architecture, art, craft and thinking. Rather than separate disciplines, buildingstudio considers each essential to the larger realm of building. Coupled with this, buildingstudio’s work explores built presence grounded in the experience of the real world, building as realized through a process of critical reflection.

buildingstudio—a small collaborative firm focusing on inventive and imaginative work—is regularly acknowledged at home and abroad for its design excellence. They have designed projects from the Gulf Coast to Alaska’s Cook Inlet as well as projects abroad. They’ve received numerous honors including a P/A Design Award for low-cost housing “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty”, Emerging Voices from the Architectural League of New York, numerous Architectural Record, “Record House” awards and National AIA Honor awards. buildingstudio’s work has been highlighted in large-scale installations at locations such as the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts, MoMA in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Their projects have also been shown in numerous exhibits including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

buildingstudio projects that have received recognition recently include Bridges Education Center, the Patterson Clinic, a weekend residence at Rey Rosa Ranch and various New Orleans projects in the aftermath of Katrina.