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Five stylish completed projects by Montalba Architects: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

Founded in 2004 by David Montalba, the Santa Monica / Lausanne firm operates across architecture and urban design with an emphasis on “creating environments that are both socially responsive and aesthetically progressive. Over on Archinect Jobs , the firm is currently hiring for several positions in their Santa Monica studio.

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Diébédo Francis Kéré's Gando Primary School was the most significant building of 2001

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In 2004 the school won a prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture for its "utterly appropriate" design launching Kr's career just as he completed his degree. The social influence of the project would see it become a precedent for other contemporary earthen buildings across the region.

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Anna Heringer's Anandaloy was the most significant building of 2020

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The thick walls of the building were created using an ancient technique known as cob, with local earth, straw, sand and water kneaded like dough and formed into walls atop fired-brick foundations. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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Threefold Architects puts modern spin on Tudor architecture for Eight Gables house

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A red-brick plinth is rooted in the local materiality, adding solidity to the base of the structure while referencing traditional construction techniques." Eight Gables' bedrooms are contained on the upper floor Threefold Architects was founded by Matthew Driscoll and Jack Hosea in 2004.

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Liu Jiakun wins 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize

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Photo courtesy of Jiakun Architects His firm is also behind the Department of Sculpture and the Design Department for Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (2004 and 2006), Hu Huishan Memorial (2009) and Suzhou Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick (2016). Beyond knowledge and technique, he adds common sense and wisdom to the designer's toolbox.

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The Imperative of Adaptive Reuse in a Disposable Culture

SW Oregon Architect

Commons Addition, North Eugene High School (2004-2024) by Robertson/Sherwood/Architects pc I’ve outlasted several of the projects I worked on during my career. Robertson/Sherwood/Architects designed significant renovations and an addition to the school, which were completed in 2004, a scant two decades ago.

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Fifteen Indian design brands worth knowing

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The Wicker Story The Wicker Story began as a spin-off of Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio, led by architect Priyanka Narula, exploring how digital design tools could unlock new possibilities for traditional wicker weaving techniques. Viya is Goyal's own brand, founded in Delhi in 2004.

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