ABOUT
LASSA was co-founded by Theo Sarantoglou Lalis and Dora Sweijd in 2009 with offices in London, Brussels and Greece. LASSA ‘s work operates at the intersection between the fields of Architecture, Landscape and Art.
LASSA’s research is focussing on two main considerations: on the one hand the development of architectural form for its capacity to stimulate the body and enhance social life. And on the other hand, rethinking the politics of design and construction and the development of new constructive strategies and workflows.
Current work includes commissions from the public and private sectors in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With experience working in 18 countries, our team has extensive experience in the delivery of international projects of great sophistication with a particular control over the manufacturing process and cost.
LASSA is concurrently engaged in academic research through the work of Diploma 17 (March), at the Architectural Association and through workshops and lectures worldwide. Besides teaching at the AA, our team has held teaching positions at Universities such as Harvard, Columbia, the Bartlett, Lund University and Chalmers.
LASSA has won a number of international awards for Villa Ypsilon and the KHI House such as Idea-tops (Shenzhen), Big See Award (Slovenia), Design Educates (Japan) Design boom and others. LASSA was a finalist for several international awards, including the Chernikov award and the Lisbon Biennale award. LASSA’s work has been featured in a number of media including a TED Brussels, a Smithsonian TV documentary on Greece (Aerial Greece) and a number of television and radio shows internationally.
HOW WE WORK
Our expertise lies in bespoke design combined with innovative, constructive strategies that make use of state-of-the-art digital design and manufacturing processes. Our team believes that demanding constraints of scale, budget and location can inspire innovative solutions. We are interested in the use of unconventional geometry as a means of integrating multiple design objectives into one form. These design parameters can include programmatic organization, environmental performance, structural optimization or acoustics, to name a few. Our experience in managing and delivering international projects of great complexity is supported by our network of consultants. This allows us to develop efficient working methods that benefit from both local and global expertise.