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Generating Ivo 03
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Developing the prototype for Ivo 03
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Drawing Mnemos 02
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Producing the rapid prototype for Mnemos 03
Internationally acclaimed New York architects, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture About
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, founders and principals of Asymptote Architecture, are leading architectural practitioners and academics of their generation who have received international acclaim for their contribution to design excellence. Since its founding in 1989 Asymptote has been at the forefront of technological innovation in the field of architecture and design and is currently working on a broad range of commissions in the United States, Europe and Asia. Projects designed by Asymptote include innovative residential projects under construction in Abu Dhabi and New York City and completed projects such the award-winning HydraPier Pavilion in The Netherlands and the Alessi Flagship Store in Manhattan.
Asymptote’s recognition and accolades extend well beyond architecture to include art installations and exhibition design work involving multi -media technologies for such venues as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, DOCUMENTA XI and the Schirn Kunsthalle. In 2000 Hani Rashid co-represented the United States at the 7th Venice Architecture Biennale, and in 2004 Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture were designated the design architects of the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale.
Asymptote’s work is held by a number of important museums including The Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Pinotek in Munich, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.In 2004, Rashid and Couture were presented with the Frederick Kiesler Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the field, in recognition of exceptional contributions to the progress and merging of art and architecture.
Asymptote's mathematical aesthetic challenged Meta to source the materials and ateliers that could make their structured, yet graceful dreams come true. Hani Rashid described this intense international collaboration as "a fascinating journey emerging from digital meandering to hard-core, historically saturated analogue making... and back again".