- Lab Architecture Studio
Lab Architecture Studio is a firm of
architect s andurban design ers based inMelbourne ,Australia . with offices inLondon andBeijing . The firm burst onto the world's architectural stage in 1997 when they won the internationalarchitectural competition to designFederation Square in Melbourne with a striking contemporary design reminiscent of the work ofDaniel Libeskind . The design was highly controversial, being very popular with the design community and causing outrage among heritage groups.The principals of LAB are
Don Bates , originally fromTexas and Peter Davidson, originally fromNew South Wales , who met while teaching at architecture schools inLondon . Federation Square was their first realised building. Since Federation Square, LAB have entered and been placed in many competitions and secured major projects inBeijing andRiyadh .References
* [http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/bbc8d0a4190eb6764a2564c600125a96/fbf44e7fbb496c0b4a2564e1007ca586!OpenDocument&Click= Lab wins Federation Square competition - state government press release, 27/7/97]
* [http://www.construction.com/NewsCenter/Headlines/AR/20040902s.asp Lab secures major project in Beijing]
* [http://www.arcspace.com/architects/Lab/riyadh/riyadh.html Lab wins project in Riyadh on arcspace website]External links
* [http://www.labarchitecture.com/ Lab Architecture Studio website]
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