# UNStudio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/UNStudio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/UNStudio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNStudio > Source revision: 1327580267 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox Architectural Practice |image = |caption = |name = UNStudio |architects = [Ben van Berkel](/source/Ben_van_Berkel)
Caroline Bos
Astrid Piber
Gerard Loozekoot
Hannes Pfau |city = [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) |founded = 1988 |dissolved = |awards = |website=https://www.unstudio.com/|significant_buildings= [Mercedes-Benz Museum](/source/Mercedes-Benz_Museum), [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) (2001-2006) |significant_projects = [Erasmus Bridge](/source/Erasmus_Bridge), [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam) (1990-1996) |significant_design = |}} '''UNStudio''' (formerly '''Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau''') is a Dutch [architectural practice](/source/architect) specializing in [architecture](/source/architecture), [urban development](/source/urban_development) and "infrastructural" projects. The practice was founded in 1988 by [Ben van Berkel](/source/Ben_van_Berkel) and [Caroline Bos](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Groningen_(city)), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) (under construction in 2011) * [Erasmus Bridge](/source/Erasmus_Bridge), [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam) (1990–1996)Todd Gannon (2004). ''UN Studio: Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands''. Princeton Architectural Press, 2004. {{ISBN|1-56898-426-X}} * Electricity substation [Amersfoort](/source/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](/source/Almere) (1999–2004) * The Möbius House, [Gooi](/source/Gooi) region (1993–1998)Manuel Gausa (1999). ''Single-family housing: the private domain''. p.224 * Electricity substation in [Innsbruck](/source/Innsbruck), [Austria](/source/Austria) (2002) * The new [Mercedes-Benz Museum](/source/Mercedes-Benz_Museum) in [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) (2001–2006) * Theatre Agora in [Lelystad](/source/Lelystad) (2002–2007) * VilLA NM, [Sullivan County, New York](/source/Sullivan_County%2C_New_York), destroyed by fire in 2008 * Five Franklin Place, [New York City](/source/New_York_City) * MYchair for Walter Knoll * Star Place luxury shopping plaza in Kaohsiung, [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) * Music Theatre (MUMUTH) in [Graz](/source/Graz), [Austria](/source/Austria) * [Burnham Pavilion](/source/Burnham_Pavilions), [Chicago](/source/Chicago) * [David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport](/source/Kutaisi_Airport), [Kutaisi](/source/Kutaisi), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)) * [Arnhem Centraal railway station](/source/Arnhem_Centraal_railway_station), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) (1996-2015) * [18 September Square](/source/18_September_Square) Renovation, [The Netherlands](/source/The_Netherlands) * Doha Metro Network Stations, [Qatar](/source/Qatar) * Eclipse, [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf), [Germany](/source/Germany) (in collaboration with [HPP Architekten](/source/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](/source/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}} *Dadu Children's Museum, [Doha](/source/Doha), [Qatar](/source/Qatar) (2023) *Wasl Tower, [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) (2024) *[Four Frankfurt](/source/Four_(Frankfurt)), Frankfurt, Germany (2025) ==Former staff architects== * [Australian Institute of Architects](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Architects) award-winning architect Andrew Benn ==Awards== *World Winners [Prix Versailles 2018](/source/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 Image:FOUR Frankfurt Juni 2024.jpg|Four Frankfurt, Germany == References == * Falk Jaeger: "UNSTUDIO", JOVIS Verlag Berlin 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-939633-84-6}} {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category|UNStudio}} * [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] * [https://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''] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Unstudio}} Category:Architecture firms of the Netherlands --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [UNStudio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNStudio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNStudio?action=history)). 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