Barkow Leibinger

barkow leibinger is an american/german architectural practice based in berlin and new york, founded in 1993 by frank barkow and regine leibinger. their discursive research-based approach to architecture and design allows barkow leibinger’s work to respond to advancing knowledge and technology, locating the practice as an international leader in digital and analogue fabrication techniques. this know-how expands to include new materials and their applications in driving the practice forward; a continuously evolving activity. the office’s focus revolves around a commitment to academic teaching, research and the practice itself — each are autonomous work areas, which simultaneously inform one another. this approach manifests distinctly in each project through the interrelationships within client-architect dialogue, location, aesthetics, and purpose. barkow leibinger’s work is realized over a wide range of scales and building types including building for workplace (industry, office, an