Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio

Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Ben Van Berkel is the Founder and Principal Architect of UNStudio in Amsterdam, Shanghai and Hong Kong. He studied architecture at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the Architectural Association in London, receiving the AA Diploma with Honours in 1987.

UNStudio is a network of specialists in architecture, urban development and infrastructure. Current projects include restructuring the station area of Arnhem, the design for Doha’s Integrated Metro network in Qatar, the Raffles City mixed-use development in Hangzhou and the Canaletto Tower in London.

Currently he is Professor Conceptual Design at the Staedelschule in Frankfurt am Main and was recently awarded the Kenzo Tange Visiting Professor’s Chair at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.