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Antje Voigt, Dong Hao, Binke Lenhardt (From Left to Right)
Profile
Crossboundaries contributes to a vital built environment through architecture, environmental design and urban regeneration. We create enduring architecture that often deals with remarkable technical processes, yet always has a pleasant material touch and human atmosphere. Founded in 2005 and organized as an international partnership, Crossboundaries has staff originating from and trained in Asia, Europe, North and South America with offices in Beijing, China and Frankfurt, Germany. We provide unique spatial solutions deriving from local cultural knowledge and transnational expertise.
After receiving their Masters Degrees in Architecture from Pratt Institute DONG Hao and Binke Lenhardt worked in New York for several years before making their home in China. They both started in the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) before founding Crossboundaries in 2005 as an international partnership. They teach at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and recently also at Tsinghua University.
Crossboundaries is working for both the public and private sector, ranging from smaller enterprises to large corporations, from government agencies to non-profit organizations. They completed a great range of small scale interior designs and architectural projects of larger sizes, their portfolio includes Soyoo Joyful Growth Center, Family Box, Aimer’s Lingerie Factory, showrooms and offices in collaboration with Siemens and BMW. Currently the office is also engaged in theoretical research projects such as China House Vision, last exhibited at Across Chinese Cities-China House Vision, 15th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.
Crossboundaries’ work has been published across a range of leading industry magazines and is also frequently featured in online design media. We have received multiple international accolades, most recently the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2015, Architectural Digest China’s 2015 Award, the Making Space Award 2016 and we were shortlisted for the Asia Architectural Award (2AAA), the DETAIL prize 2016 and the ArchitizerA+Award 2016.
Biography
Antje Voigt, MArch
Antje Voigt holds a Diploma degree in Architecture from the University of Kassel, Germany. After studying and practicing in the US, Spain and Germany she worked at Herzog & de Meuron Architects in Basel, Switzerland. She was then appointed Assistant Professor at the Institute for Industrial Building and Construction Design at the Technical University of Brunswick, Germany for 7 years. Besides her research and teaching she organized and conducted various educational programs in Germany, Spain, and China. She is a registered architect in Germany and member of the BDA. In 2003 she founded her own architectural practice in Frankfurt. Her successful collaboration with Binke Lenhardt let to the establishment of “Crossboundaries Architektenpartnerschaft Lenhardt + Voigt” in 2012, based in Frankfurt.
Hao Dong, MArch
Hao Dong holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture from the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and a Masters degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York, USA. After 5 years of studying and working in the United States, he returned to China and started working in one of the largest state-owned design enterprises, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) since 2003.
In 2005 Dong Hao and Binke Lenhardt co-founded the practice Crossboundaries in Beijing. They frequently participate in cultural exchanging research, programs and art exhibitions in order to enrich the practice. They also teach regularly at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).
Binke Lenhardt, MArch
Binke Lenhardt holds a Diploma degree in Architecture from the University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany and a Masters degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York, USA. After studying and practicing in Europe and the United States for 5 years, she moved to Beijing in 2002. She received a number of international awards and fellowships, i.e. the Fulbright Grant for Mutual Understanding and the DAAD Graduate Scholarship for study and work in China and is a registered architect in Germany.
Further address
Crossboundaries
Architektenpartnerschaft Lenhardt + Voigt
Gutleutstrasse 100
D - 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone +49 69 348783420
Fax +49 69 348783429
Antje Voigt, Dong Hao, Binke Lenhardt (From Left to Right)
Profile
Crossboundaries contributes to a vital built environment through architecture, environmental design and urban regeneration. We create enduring architecture that often deals with remarkable technical processes, yet always has a pleasant material touch and human atmosphere. Founded in 2005 and organized as an international partnership, Crossboundaries has staff originating from and trained in Asia, Europe, North and South America with offices in Beijing, China and Frankfurt, Germany. We provide unique spatial solutions deriving from local cultural knowledge and transnational expertise.
After receiving their Masters Degrees in Architecture from Pratt Institute DONG Hao and Binke Lenhardt worked in New York for several years before making their home in China. They both started in the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) before founding Crossboundaries in 2005 as an international partnership. They teach at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and recently also at Tsinghua University.
Crossboundaries is working for both the public and private sector, ranging from smaller enterprises to large corporations, from government agencies to non-profit organizations. They completed a great range of small scale interior designs and architectural projects of larger sizes, their portfolio includes Soyoo Joyful Growth Center, Family Box, Aimer’s Lingerie Factory, showrooms and offices in collaboration with Siemens and BMW. Currently the office is also engaged in theoretical research projects such as China House Vision, last exhibited at Across Chinese Cities-China House Vision, 15th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.
Crossboundaries’ work has been published across a range of leading industry magazines and is also frequently featured in online design media. We have received multiple international accolades, most recently the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2015, Architectural Digest China’s 2015 Award, the Making Space Award 2016 and we were shortlisted for the Asia Architectural Award (2AAA), the DETAIL prize 2016 and the ArchitizerA+Award 2016.
Biography
Antje Voigt, MArch
Antje Voigt holds a Diploma degree in Architecture from the University of Kassel, Germany. After studying and practicing in the US, Spain and Germany she worked at Herzog & de Meuron Architects in Basel, Switzerland. She was then appointed Assistant Professor at the Institute for Industrial Building and Construction Design at the Technical University of Brunswick, Germany for 7 years. Besides her research and teaching she organized and conducted various educational programs in Germany, Spain, and China. She is a registered architect in Germany and member of the BDA. In 2003 she founded her own architectural practice in Frankfurt. Her successful collaboration with Binke Lenhardt let to the establishment of “Crossboundaries Architektenpartnerschaft Lenhardt + Voigt” in 2012, based in Frankfurt.
Hao Dong, MArch
Hao Dong holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture from the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and a Masters degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York, USA. After 5 years of studying and working in the United States, he returned to China and started working in one of the largest state-owned design enterprises, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) since 2003.
In 2005 Dong Hao and Binke Lenhardt co-founded the practice Crossboundaries in Beijing. They frequently participate in cultural exchanging research, programs and art exhibitions in order to enrich the practice. They also teach regularly at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).
Binke Lenhardt, MArch
Binke Lenhardt holds a Diploma degree in Architecture from the University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany and a Masters degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York, USA. After studying and practicing in Europe and the United States for 5 years, she moved to Beijing in 2002. She received a number of international awards and fellowships, i.e. the Fulbright Grant for Mutual Understanding and the DAAD Graduate Scholarship for study and work in China and is a registered architect in Germany.
Further address
Crossboundaries
Architektenpartnerschaft Lenhardt + Voigt
Gutleutstrasse 100
D - 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone +49 69 348783420
Fax +49 69 348783429
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