...is a collaborative architecture and design studio dedicated to things, both material and intangible. Our work reflects a conviction that architecture lies at the intersection of many fields and disciplines.
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By balancing a sensitivity to context and history with a commitment to innovation, we create artful gestures that respond to their real world needs and conditions. Through this, we construct a sense of specificity, place, and community in everyday spaces.
Our practice is informed by our theoretical work–academia, research, writing, exhibitions, presentations. These explorations expand upon the concepts that guide our designs and inform our ongoing dialogue with the built environment.
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1123 Broadway, Suite 1113
New York, NY 10010
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Lane Rick, AIA
Principal
New York City
lane@oo-t.co
Lane is a registered architect in New York and Georgia. She designs small spaces and immersive environments that are shaped to welcome the people who use them. Lane supports her work through research, writing and drawing, exploring issues of urbanism, authenticity, and the interaction between people and the environment. Her writing has been published in print and web journals including Site Magazine, The Architect’s Newspaper, and NYRA. Her drawings have been exhibited in galleries in Shanghai, Toronto, New York, and Atlanta.
In addition to her work with Office of Things, Lane was the 2019 recipient of the Gabriel Prize, for which she developed a series of drawings about authenticity and Paris’ Cathedral of Notre Dame. She has also worked with ReThink Studio on ReThinkNYC, a transportation proposal to improve New York’s transit network.
Lane earned a Bachelor of the Arts and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. She currently teaches at the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College.
Can Vu Bui, RA
Principal
New York City
can@oo-t.co
Can is a founder of Office of Things and a registered architect in New York. Prior, he worked at Johnson Chou in Toronto, Peter Eisenman, and 7 years as Project Architect at Adjaye Associates, where he focused on some of the firms marquee projects: including the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC, the luxury condos at 130 William Street, Winter Park Library in Orlando, and finally, Ruby City Contemporary Arts Center in San Antonio, a new 14,000 square foot building.
He earned a Bachelor of Architectural Science from Ryerson University in Toronto, and his Masters of Architecture from Yale University.
Can has served on design reviews at several institutions including Columbia University’s GSAPP, the Spitzer School of Architecture, and Rhode Island School of Design. He teaches as a Critic at the Yale School of Architecture.
Vincent Calabro, RA
Principal
Chicago
vincent@oo-t.co
Vincent is a co-founder and principal of Office of Things. Prior, he worked for six years at Studio Gang where he served in a key role on many of the Studio’s large-scale projects, including significant contributions to the design and construction administration of the University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons and design for the California College of the Arts Unified Campus. Along the way, he spent time in Cleveland, New York, Laguna Beach, Copenhagen, Philadelphia, Rome, San Francisco and Durham before settling in Chicago.
Vincent has continued research into the intersection of technology, nature, and design and their impact on society and culture. Vincent earned a Bachelor of Architectural Science from the University of Cincinnati, and his Masters of Architecture from Yale University. He currently teaches at the Illinois Institute of Technology and North Carolina State University.
Katie Stranix, AIA
Principal
Charlottesville
katie@oo-t.co
Katie Stranix is a registered architect in Virginia and New York. Prior to co-founding Office of Things, she worked at Studio Gang Architects - first in their New York and later in their Chicago office - on a range of projects including the Solar Carve Tower and the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History.
Katie earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia, where she was awarded the Faculty Award for Design Excellence, and a Master of Architecture from Yale University, where she was awarded the William Wirt Winchester Fellowship, the Lord Norman R. Foster Scholarship and the Wendy Elizabeth Blanning Prize. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia.
JT Bachman, AIA
Principal
Charlottesville
jt@oo-t.co
JT is a registered architect in Virginia and New York. JT previously worked at Studio Gang Architects in Chicago and in the Rockwell Group LAB in New York. As part of the LAB, JT collaborated with Creative Technologists, Programmers, and Strategists, to create immersive spaces and environments that adapt to the user. While at Rockwell Group, JT also worked on a number of theater design projects and temporary structures including the TED Theater in Vancouver BC.
With a broad range of interests, JT enjoys incorporating a range of media into his design work. From custom sound installations, to collage, motion graphics and video, he pulls from a deep well of interests and curiosities to inform his designs. When he is not working on architecture, you can probably find him tinkering on an OP-1.
JT earned a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida, and his Masters of Architecture from Yale University, where he received the Henry Adams Certificate upon graduating. He currently is a Lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Architecture.
Past Collaborators
People
Clara Aramburu
Akima Brackeen
Cassandra Dickson
Emily Duong
Francesco Galetto
Michael Graham
Kate McCollough
Eitan Mendelowitz
Samuel Orlando
Yubi Park
Patrick Proctor
Ian Starling
Matthew Storrie
Alice Tai
James Tenyenhuis
Max Zinser
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Valerio Dewalt Train
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WRNS Studio
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Marie Fisher Interior Design