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Testbed for cultural performance and vertical skateboarding.
The working approach of the office is centered on the development of strategies for architecture that engage the larger cultural, economic, and technological currents that form the context of each project.
The
office networks researchers, planners, academics, media designers, and information
specialists, to create concepts with a broad basis of performance and sustainability.
Active collaboration with engineers, manufacturers, and experts in the field
allows for the coupling of conceptual ideas with technical development and material
execution. This approach is brought to the design of international cultural
and educational institutions, commercial and residential projects, as well as
urban design and media-oriented work.
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Christophe Cornubert graduated in 1990 with honors from the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the UCLA. Cornubert was invited by Rem Koolhaas to join his Office for Metropolitan Architecture, where he was lead designer for several influential projects, including the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medien art and media building for the city of Karlsruhe, Jussieu University Libraries in Paris, and the Universal Studios Masterplan and Headquarters in Los Angeles. His last project as Partner-in-Charge of Design for the Educatorium at Utrecht University received the prestigious Reitveld Architecture Prize, and has been selected as a showcase for sustainable design by the Dutch Ministry of the Environment. Cornubert has exhibited his work and lectured extensively, and has been a consultant to diverse clients, including the City of Rio de Janeiro Department of Housing and Urbanism, and the Hollywood Entertainment District. He has been a visiting professor and critic at leading architecture schools around the world, including the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam, Southern California Institute in Los Angeles, the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen, and the Architectural Association in London.
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