Media
News, podcasts, lectures, press coverage, and interviews
News & Announcements
4Architecture=Art — Group Exhibition at Paul Rudolph's Modulightor Building
Hani Rashid featured alongside Frank Gehry, Aldo Rossi, John Hejduk, Michael Graves, and others in the Architecture=Art exhibition at the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture in New York — presenting works from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection.
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture Inducted into the National Academy of Design
Elected as National Academicians in the 2024 class — among 28 artists and architects recognized for bold and visionary contributions to contemporary art and architecture in the United States.
Asymptote Architecture Opens New Studio on Carroll Street, Brooklyn
Asymptote Architecture establishes its new working studio on Carroll Street in Brooklyn, New York — a dedicated space for the practice's ongoing design and research work.
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture Receive the Connecticut Architecture Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award
Honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award — recognizing their contributions to architecture and architectural education.
Podcasts
4Podcast: On the Book
A conversation about the book accompanying the work of the Deep Futures Lab at the Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Re:Action and Re:Conciliation — DDCAST 151
A conversation on reactive design and reconciliation, referencing Asymptote's notable projects including the Yas Marina Hotel and the ARC Multimedia Museum in Daegu.
Timing & Architecture — IWC Partners In Time
A conversation with IWC CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr on designing buildings, city planning, the impact of design on human wellbeing, and using tight timings and human errors to fuel creativity.
The New World Pinarello Bike — Cycle Systems Ep. 90
Recorded at an event in Treviso with host Sean, discussing the limited-edition Pinarello Dogma F12 collaboration with Fausto Pinarello, with proceeds supporting World Bicycle Relief.
Lectures & Talks
5Museum Architecture in the Age of Immediacy
A lecture on international trends in museum architecture at the Hermitage Day event, discussing the design of the new contemporary branch of the Hermitage Museum in Moscow.
Kiesler's Endless Future — Conference Lecture, Venice
Hani Rashid delivers a lecture at the Kiesler's Endless Future conference in Venice, examining Frederick Kiesler's legacy and its resonance with contemporary architectural practice and spatial experimentation.
Angewandte Talks — Hani Rashid
Hani Rashid speaks at the Angewandte Talks series at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, discussing the intersection of architecture, technology, and design experimentation.
Lecture at the CCA — Hani Rashid
Hani Rashid delivers a lecture at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, presenting Asymptote's body of work and the firm's approach to architecture as a spatial and technological practice.
SCI-Arc Lecture — Early Competition Work
After an introduction by Aaron Betsky, Rashid presents early competition entries including the West Coast Gateway, Alexandria Library, Moscow State Theater, and Berlin Spreebogen.
Press
7Ingenious and Visionary Projects
On the creative process, taking the road less travelled, the Yas Hotel inspired by desert tents and aerodynamic shapes, and a first encounter with Monty Shadow during a Formula 3 race in Monza.
We Should Design Things That Elevate Our Sense of What It Is to Be Human
On growing up across multiple countries, the Qiddiya Sport Park in Saudi Arabia, hospital design research, and the belief that architecture needs more emphasis on the human side.
Travel Channel China — Asymptote Architecture
A Chinese travel channel programme features Asymptote Architecture's work, exploring the firm's projects and design approach for a Chinese-language audience.
Yas Hotel on Top Gear — BBC
The Yas Hotel makes a spectacular appearance on BBC's Top Gear, the gridshell canopy and LED-studded facade serving as backdrop to one of the show's high-speed segments on the Yas Marina Circuit.
Arte Metropolis — Documentary on Asymptote Architecture
The Franco-German cultural television network ARTE features Asymptote Architecture in a segment for its Metropolis arts programme, filmed at the New York studio.
Build It Bigger — Science Channel
The Science Channel's Build It Bigger programme features the construction of the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, examining the engineering and architectural innovation behind Asymptote's iconic gridshell structure.
Atmospherics by Hani Rashid
Coverage of the Atmospherics exhibition at Phillips de Pury & Company in New York, featuring M-Scapes, the Tula table, LQ chandeliers, and the Roulette installation.
Interviews
5Pioneer of the Digital Revolution
An in-depth interview on how the technological revolution is reshaping construction, the tension between profit-driven thinking and architectural quality, and childhood influences from a father who was a sculptor and painter.
Artist's House Calls — Hans Ulrich Obrist & Hani Rashid
Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Hani Rashid as part of The Healing Arts series — inviting the public into rarely seen places of creation during the COVID-19 period.
Charging the Future — Audi CityLab Interview with Hani Rashid
Hani Rashid discusses Asymptote's vision for the future of architecture, mobility, and domestic space in an interview at the Audi CityLab event during Milan Design Week 2019.
Hani Rashid Discusses Cranbrook Academy of Art
Hani Rashid reflects on his formative years at Cranbrook Academy of Art, the institution's influence on his architectural thinking, and the culture of interdisciplinary experimentation that shaped his practice.
RAI News Interview — Hani Rashid
Italian national broadcaster RAI interviews Hani Rashid about Asymptote's architectural practice and design philosophy, conducted in Italian.
Videos
22Pinarello × Hani — Film
A short film showcasing the Pinarello Dogma F12 Limited Edition bicycles designed by Hani Rashid — two Dolomites-inspired colorways rendered in T1100 1K Dream Carbon, only twelve ever produced.
Perry Street Residence — Greenwich Village, Manhattan
A film presenting the Perry Street Residence in Greenwich Village, Manhattan — a sculptural interior transformation designed by Asymptote Architecture in 2009.
SO/Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel — Film
A film presenting Asymptote's interior design for the SO/Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel in Budapest, Hungary — a transformation of a historic building into a contemporary luxury hotel completed in 2024.
Architecture, Design and Watchmaking — #TIMEWELLSHARED
A virtual conversation with IWC CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr and Creative Director Christian Knoop on how isolation and working from home impacts creative processes.
Audi E_Domesticity Installation — Arco della Pace, Milan
Documentation of Asymptote's E_Domesticity installation for Audi at the Arco della Pace in Milan during Salone del Mobile 2019 — an immersive environment exploring the future of domestic space and electric mobility.
Studio Hani Rashid — University of Applied Arts Vienna
A film documenting the work of Studio Hani Rashid and the Deep Futures Lab at the Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Charging the Future — Audi CityLab Milan
Interview at Salone del Mobile in connection with Asymptote's E_Domesticity installation at Arco della Pace, exploring the future of living and mobility.
Luminosita by Asymptote at Euroluce 2019 Milan
A film introducing Luminosita, a new line of hand-blown Murano glass light sculptures designed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture for Venini, presented at Euroluce 2019 during Milan Design Week.
VR for Architecture — Varjo Testimonial
On using human-eye resolution VR in architectural design: 'I'm not so interested in just seeing reality replayed. I'm interested in going through a kind of reality so that I can change the way I'm designing something.'
What is Architecture?
Four essential questions — what is architecture, what can it do, what is your position, what is your method. Rashid: 'Architecture is a symbiotic relationship between technology and art.'
Hyperfine Splitting 008 — Installation Film
A film documenting Hyperfine Splitting 008, an installation by Hani Rashid exploring the spatial and perceptual effects of light, reflection, and repetition through a series of suspended mirrored and printed panels.
Ghent Diamond — Design Animation
An animated presentation of Asymptote's Ghent Diamond project — a faceted architectural form whose geometry draws from the city's historic role in the diamond trade.
Alessi Flagship Store and Product Design — Asymptote Architecture
A film documenting Asymptote's design of the Alessi flagship store in SoHo, New York, and the product designs created for the Italian manufacturer, exploring the intersection of architecture and industrial design.
Flux 3.0 — Documenta, Kassel
Documentation of M-Scape Flux 3.0, Asymptote's media installation created for Documenta in Kassel, Germany — an immersive environment of projected imagery and spatial sound.
Beyond Building — Venice Biennale
Documentation of Asymptote's participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale, presenting work that explores architecture beyond conventional building practice — spatial, digital, and experimental.
What's Next: Hani Rashid
Part of Architect Magazine's 'What's Next' video series exploring the future directions and visions of prominent architects.
ARC Multimedia Theater — Daegu, South Korea
A film capturing the opening of the ARC (River Culture) Multimedia Theater and Exhibition Hall in Daegu, South Korea — Asymptote's sculptural riverfront cultural complex.
BMW × Asymptote — Yas Hotel
BMW features Asymptote's Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, highlighting the synthesis of automotive precision and architectural ambition in the gridshell canopy that spans the Yas Marina Formula One circuit.
Keelung Gateway Terminal — Design Film
An animated presentation of Asymptote's design for the Keelung Gateway Terminal in Taiwan, a fluid maritime transit hub whose form draws from the motion of waves and the kinetics of port infrastructure.
Velo Towers — Seoul, South Korea
An animated presentation of Asymptote's Velo Towers proposal for the Yongsan District in Seoul, South Korea — a pair of intertwined residential towers whose geometry evokes continuous motion.
AD Interviews: Hani Rashid, Asymptote Architecture
ArchDaily visits Asymptote's offices in Brooklyn for an in-depth video interview with Hani Rashid on the practice's work and philosophy.
Guggenheim Guadalajara — Design Film
An animated presentation of Asymptote's design for the Guggenheim Museum Guadalajara in Mexico, revealing the building's fluid volumetric composition and its relationship to the surrounding landscape.
Publications
2Learning from the Virtual
An essay on the Guggenheim Virtual Museum of 1999 and the lessons of designing architecture for digital space, written for e-flux's Post-Internet Cities series.
Asymptote: Flux
The first monograph by Asymptote, designed and written by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture. Documenting projects completed since 1995 — from the NYSE trading floor and Guggenheim Virtual Museum to the Kyoto Research Park and Knoll A3 furniture system.
Awards
5National Academy of Design — Elected as National Academicians
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture elected as National Academicians in the 2024 class — recognized for bold and visionary contributions to contemporary art and architecture in the United States.
Connecticut Architecture Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award — recognizing their contributions to architecture and architectural education.
Le Grand Prix de l'Architecture — Yas Hotel
The Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi receives Le Grand Prix de l'Architecture — the highest honor at the international property awards.
Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts
Awarded the Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts — recognizing contributions to experimental practice at the boundary of art and architecture.
TIME Magazine — Leaders in Innovation for the 21st Century
Asymptote Architecture recognized by TIME Magazine as Leaders in Innovation for the 21st Century — acknowledging the studio's pioneering work in digital architecture and virtual environments.