A+U Nº 449 GLOBAL STRATEGIES IN ARCHITECTURE. MOORE RUBBLE TUDELL ARCH. HOLL, AEDAS, OMA/AMO, EDAW, KETT

Current architectural practice has no boundaries and business opportunities can arise in both developing or mature cities. An architectural practice has to be agile, ubiquitous and networked, along with being capable of solving problems in specific cultures and environments. In order to do this new paradigms have to be constantly evolved. Practices that are approaching these challenges in diverse ways, including: GRAFT, Steven Holl Architects, OMA/AMO, Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) and EDAW, are featured in this volume of A+U. Essay: Meeting the Clients Expectations: A Call for a BusinessPerspective in Design Spiro N. Pollalis, Brian Kenet, Richard M. Jennings GRAFT Wolfram Putz, Lars Krckeberg, Thomas Willemeit, AlejandraLillo Grafting in the Ocean Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners James Mary OConnor, Neal Matsuno Building a Bridge Firm Steven Holl Architects Li Hu, Hideki Hirahara, Matthias Michael Schuler On the Ground with Architect and Engineer Chen Yin/Beijing Modern Investment Group Red on Green Aedas Andrew Bromberg Leading the Design OMA/AMO Reinier de Graaf A Word on Profession RMJM Peter Morrison Global Shift in Design, Business and Profession Tony Kettle Gazprom Headquarters in St. Petersburg Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Cao Jiaming Strategy for Growth EDAW Joe Brown Consulting with Landscape Architecture For Humanity, Open Architecture Network Cameron Sinclair, Dan Shine Global Network for Humanitarian Design Essay: SANAAs Foreign Mission Florian Idenburg