Ben Van Berkel at Madrid.

The Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, co-founder of UN Studio, with bases in Rotterdam, Hong Kong and Shanghai, will give a lecture at Shigeru Ban’s “IE Paper Pavilion”, in Serrano 99, Madrid, next Monday, February 10th at 19h00.

Van Berkel has been one of the most influential voices in contemporary architecture on the last two decades, which has lead him to take the Kenzo Tange Visiting Professor’s Chair on Harvard Graduate School of Design, imparting also class at Staedelschule on Frankfurt am Main and giving lectures on diverse universities and institutions all over the world.

Ben van Berkel is, with Caroline Bos, co-founder of UN Studio, a network of architecture, urban development and infrastructure experts that are carrying on the last years massive projects as the restructuring of Arnhem Station on the Netherlands; the mixed use Raffles City in Hangzhou, China; an auditorium in Saint Petersburg, Russia; or the restructuring of Bahía Ponte Parodi in Italy.

Other works of UN Studios are the Mercedes Benz museum at Stuttgart; the Centercity Galleries renovation in Seoul; or the Ardmore Residence building, recently finished in Singapore.

This event is included in a cycle of lectures with great guests invited by IE School of Architecture and Design and linked to its post-graduate programs. This cycle includes conferences by architecture studios as those of Richard Rogers, Zaha Hadid, OMA, David Chipperfield or Foster and Partners, among others.

Venue.- Shigeru Ban’s “IE Paper Pavilion”. C/ Serrano 99, Madrid.
Dates.- Next Monday, February 10th, at 19.00 h.

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Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos. UNSTUDIO

UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is a Dutch architectural design studio specialising in architecture, interior architecture, product design, urban development and infrastructural projects. The name, UNStudio, stands for United Network Studio referring to the collaborative nature of the practice.

Throughout 30 years of international project experience, UNStudio has continually expanded its capabilities through prolonged collaboration with an extended network of international consultants, partners, and advisors across the globe. This network, combined with the centrally located offices in Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Frankfurt, enables UNStudio to work efficiently anywhere in the world. With already 120 built projects in Asia, Europe, and North America, the studio continues to expand its global presence with recent commissions in among others China, South-Korea, Qatar, Germany and the UK.

As a network practice, a highly flexible methodological approach has been developed which incorporates parametric designing and collaborations with leading specialists in other disciplines. The office has worked internationally since its inception and has produced a wide range of work ranging from public buildings, infrastructure, offices, residential, products, to urban masterplans.

Current projects include the design for Doha's Integrated Metro Network in Qatar, the mixed-use FOUR development in Frankfurt, the wasl Tower in Dubai and the Southbank by Beulah development in Melbourne. Pivotal realised projects include the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Arnhem Central Station, Raffles City Hangzhou in China, the Mobius House in the Netherlands and the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. UNStudio has received many awards, the last ones being Red Dot Award product design (2013), Media Architecture Award (2012), National Steel Prize (2012) and 28th International Lighting Design Awards Collector’s Loft (2012).