a+u

Current architectural practice has no boundaries and business opportunities can arise in both developing or mature cities. An architectural practice has to be agile, ubiquitous and networked, along with being capable of solving problems in specific cultures and environments. In order to do this new paradigms have to be constantly evolved. Practices that are approaching these challenges in diverse ways, including: GRAFT, Steven Holl Architects, OMA/AMO, Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) and EDAW, are featured in this volume of A+U.

Essay: Meeting the Client’s Expectations: A Call for a Business Perspective in Design
Spiro N. Pollalis, Brian Kenet, Richard M. Jennings

GRAFT
Wolfram Putz, Lars Krückeberg, Thomas Willemeit, Alejandra Lillo
Grafting in the Ocean

Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
James Mary O’Connor, Neal Matsuno
Building a ‘Bridge’ Firm

Steven Holl Architects
Li Hu, Hideki Hirahara, Matthias Michael Schuler
On the Ground with Architect and Engineer
Chen Yin/Beijing Modern Investment Group
Red on Green

Aedas
Andrew Bromberg
Leading the Design

OMA/AMO
Reinier de Graaf
A Word on Profession

RMJM
Peter Morrison
Global Shift in Design, Business and Profession
Tony Kettle
Gazprom Headquarters in St. Petersburg

Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group)
Cao Jiaming
Strategy for Growth

EDAW
Joe Brown
Consulting with Landscape

Architecture For Humanity, Open Architecture Network
Cameron Sinclair, Dan Shine
Global Network for Humanitarian Design

Essay: SANAA’s Foreign Mission
Florian Idenburg