About

Ball-Nogues Studio is an integrated design and fabrication practice operating in a territory between architecture, art and industrial design, founded by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues. The Studio’s work is informed by the exploration of craft. Essential to each project is the “design” of the production process itself, with the aim of creating environments that enhance sensation, generate spectacle and invite physical engagement. 

The Studio has exhibited at major institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Guggenheim Museum; PS1; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Venice Biennale; the Hong Kong | Shenzhen Biennale; and the Beijing Biennale. They have received numerous honors including three American Institute of Architects Design Awards, United States Artists Target Fellowships and a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. In 2007, the Studio was the winner of the Museum of Modern Art PS1 Young Architects Program Competition and their work is part of the permanent collections of both MoMA and LACMA.  In 2011, they were one of the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices and, in 2014, finalists for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. Benjamin and Gaston have taught in the graduate architecture programs at SCI-Arc, UCLA, and USC. The Studio’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Architectural Record, Artforum, Icon, Log, Architectural Digest, Mark and Sculpture.

The Studio is currently working on permanent public commissions for the General Services Administration, Precinct Properties New Zealand, Johnson County Courthouse, Davis Technical College, Museum at Suzhou China, Louisiana State University Human Development Center, Thrivent Financial, University of Nebraska Kearney Discovery Hall, City of Philadelphia Delaware River Trail, Health Sciences Building for the University of Colorado Anschutz, Olive View Restorative Care Village.

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