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notable. (September 2012) |
Industry | Architecture / Product Design / Urbanism |
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Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Key Portilla-Kawamura and Ali Ganjavian |
Headquarters |
Spain +
Switzerland, Madrid + Lausanne |
Website | http://www.studiokg.com |
kawamura-ganjavian, also known as studio kg, is an architecture and design studio based in Madrid, Spain, and Lausanne, Switzerland.
Key Portilla-Kawamura ( Oviedo, 1979) and Ali Ganjavian ( Teheran, 1979) met while studying at the University of East London in the mid-1990s, and continued their postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association and the Royal College of Art in London. They have worked in Tokyo with Kazuyo Sejima, in Basel with Herzog & de Meuron, in TBV School of Habitat in New Delhi and Lee-Wimpenny in New York.
kawamura-ganjavian was established in 2000 in London by Kawamura and Ganjavian and moved to Madrid in 2006. Currently, In 2006, they also founded in Madrid the multidisciplinary creative platform Studio Banana which currently hosts 40 young professionals working in different creative disciplines. In 2007 together with some members of Studio Banana they founded Studio Banana TV, an on-line audiovisual platform dedicated to the promotion of culture and creativity. As well, every two Thursdays there are a cultural event as a projection, a performance or an exhibition.
kawamura-ganjavian developed projects worldwide, from ephemeral experiments such as Locutorio Colón, through a range of building types like the Aravaca psychiatric clinic, to large scale territorial studies. Several of their projects are spaces dedicated to exhibiting art, such as Iniciarte (Madrid, 2009). They are also known for developing a line of design products which includes pieces of furniture and small accessories.
kawamura-ganjavian has participated in conferences, workshops and exhibitions in Europe, Asia and South America. Their work has been published in international magazines and books of architecture and design[ which?]. They have been directors of the European Design Labs master course at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid and have taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland. They have been guest jurors at the UEL London, The Bartlett School London, ETH Zürich and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne schools of architecture.
![]() | This article needs attention from an expert in Architecture. The specific problem is: It seems that this firm is not
notable. (September 2012) |
Industry | Architecture / Product Design / Urbanism |
---|---|
Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Key Portilla-Kawamura and Ali Ganjavian |
Headquarters |
Spain +
Switzerland, Madrid + Lausanne |
Website | http://www.studiokg.com |
kawamura-ganjavian, also known as studio kg, is an architecture and design studio based in Madrid, Spain, and Lausanne, Switzerland.
Key Portilla-Kawamura ( Oviedo, 1979) and Ali Ganjavian ( Teheran, 1979) met while studying at the University of East London in the mid-1990s, and continued their postgraduate studies at the Architectural Association and the Royal College of Art in London. They have worked in Tokyo with Kazuyo Sejima, in Basel with Herzog & de Meuron, in TBV School of Habitat in New Delhi and Lee-Wimpenny in New York.
kawamura-ganjavian was established in 2000 in London by Kawamura and Ganjavian and moved to Madrid in 2006. Currently, In 2006, they also founded in Madrid the multidisciplinary creative platform Studio Banana which currently hosts 40 young professionals working in different creative disciplines. In 2007 together with some members of Studio Banana they founded Studio Banana TV, an on-line audiovisual platform dedicated to the promotion of culture and creativity. As well, every two Thursdays there are a cultural event as a projection, a performance or an exhibition.
kawamura-ganjavian developed projects worldwide, from ephemeral experiments such as Locutorio Colón, through a range of building types like the Aravaca psychiatric clinic, to large scale territorial studies. Several of their projects are spaces dedicated to exhibiting art, such as Iniciarte (Madrid, 2009). They are also known for developing a line of design products which includes pieces of furniture and small accessories.
kawamura-ganjavian has participated in conferences, workshops and exhibitions in Europe, Asia and South America. Their work has been published in international magazines and books of architecture and design[ which?]. They have been directors of the European Design Labs master course at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid and have taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland. They have been guest jurors at the UEL London, The Bartlett School London, ETH Zürich and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne schools of architecture.