C-design

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■Asymptote Architecture
Founded in New York in 1988 by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, Asymptote Architecture is a highly accomplished partnership whose work has gained professional recognition both in the US and abroad. Asymptote has brought innovation to their field by challenging the boundaries of their discipline and exploring the potential of new technologies.

■Current and recent building projects
Universe Theater / Denmark multimedia theater
Pavilion for the Floriade / Amsterdam
Guggenheim Center for Art & Technology / New York

■Prize awarded projects
Los Angeles West Coast Gateway
National Courthouse in Groningen / Netherlands
Library of Alexandria / Egypt
Moscow State Theater

■Works at the forefront
Virtual Trading Floor of New York Stock Exchange
-the first business application of a fully interactive realtime virtual architecture
Guggenheim Virtual Museum
-a navigable and Internet accessible interactive multidimensional architectural environment

■Collection of museums
Asymptote's work is included in the collections of the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York,
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal, the Fond regionale d'Art Contemporain du Centre in Orleans, France and the Deutsche Architektur Museum.