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Peripheriques, Marin+Trottin+Jumeau
Peripheriques Architectes is an association of two Paris studios: the studio of Emmanuelle Marin (1967) and David Trottin (1965) and that of Anne-Françoise Jumeau (1962). Dozens of assistants and professionals have worked with the studios since 1996. A multidisciplinary approach, teamwork and constant critical discussion are the hallmarks of an organisation that has participated in numerous architecture and urban planning ....
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Diener & Diener
The Basel-based international architectural firm Diener & Diener acquired this name in 1980, when Roger Diener (1950) officially joined the firm of his father, Marcus Diener (1918-1999). Active since 1942, Marcus Diener’s firm has designed a staggering number of projects (homes, offices, buildings and cinemas) in the 1950s and 1960s. When Roger joined, with projects developed together with J. Erb, D. Righetti, A. Rüedi and W. Schett, over the course of a few ....
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Massimo Iosa Ghini
One of the best-known Italian contemporary architects and designers, Massimo Iosa Ghini (1959) is a graduate of Milan Polytechnic. From the mid-1980s, he participated in the avant-garde currents of Italian and European design, first establishing the Bolidist group and later as a member of the important Memphis group with Ettore Sottsass. It was in this initial important period that his collection of upholstered furniture created for Moroso (1987) won the Roscoe Award. ....