Who Are We?
Arthur Mamou-Mani
AA dipl, ARB
Director
Arthur Mamou-Mani is a U.K. registered Architect, a unit master of Diploma Studio 10 at the University of Westminster and a Grasshopper 3D tutor for Simply Rhino ltd.
He has worked for Atelier Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid Architects and Proctor and Matthews Architects for three years where he helped to write a computer script to generate a large free-form geodesic gridshell covering an artificial rainforest. He has also used his expertise on the construction of the new University Center in Hastings where he collaborated with a steel manufacturer to fabricate ventilation panels which both display pixelated images and achieve required opening ratio.
He has taught parametric design tools as well as environmental and structural simulation at London Metropolitan University for two years and has led digital design workshops at the FILE Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm as well as in diploma and intermediate school at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.
He graduated from the AA in 2008 after being nominated for honours for his project on Oscar Niemeyer’s Communist Party Headquarters in Paris. He is a registered Maxwell Renderer Expert and is training to become an Authorized Rhinoceros Trainer. He has founded the design consultancy company Arthur Mani ltd. and is currently developing PeoplesAtelier.com, an online and interactive shop.
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Francais:
Arthur Mani crée son agence deux ans après l’obtention de son diplôme à l’Architectural Association de Londres et d’un Master à l’Ecole Nationale Supérieur d’Architecture de Paris-Malaquais, Paris. Il a travaillé pour Zaha Hadid Architects sur un gratte-ciel à Marseilles, Atelier Jean Nouvel sur la Philharmonie de Paris et plus récemment pour Proctor and Matthews Architects ou il aida à la création d’une serre en forme libre de 10,000m2 abritant la faune et flore du Congo a Chester, Royaume Uni (voir image ci-dessous). Il enseigne un atelier de diplôme à l’université de Westminster et organise des cours de conceptions digitales autour du monde. Lire entretiens pour cotés maison.
Sharon See-Wan Toong
BA(hons), AA dipl, ARB
Creative Director
Sharon is a UK registered Architect. She has worked for a number of award winning design practices including Heatherwick Studio, Make Architects and Claudio Silvestrin Architects. She graduated from the Architectural Association having received the AA Diploma in 2010. Prior to that, she studied at the Chelsea College of Art and Design (University of the Arts London), and received a Bachelor of Arts in Interior and Spatial Design.
Her experience ranges from small scale events and interiors (Forever 21 Press Day, eBay Christmas Boutique and Kanye West’s Apartment) to large scale residential and commercial developments. Sharon is currently working for Stufish, the Mark Fisher Studio which specializes in the architecture of entertainment. Stufish’s renowned clients include Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, U2 and Cirque du Soleil.
