Reiser + Umemoto (also known as RUR Architecture DPC) is an architecture firm based in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. The firm was co-founded by Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto.

Jesse Reiser

Jesse Reiser (born 1958) is an American architect and Professor of Architectural Design at

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. Reiser received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from

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and a Master of Architecture degree from the

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. In 1985 he was selected as a Fellow in Architecture of the

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. Prior to co-founding Reiser + Umemoto, he worked in the offices of

John Hejduk John Quentin Hejduk (July 19, 1929 – July 8, 2000) was an American architect, artist and educator from New York City. Hejduk studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture, the University of Cincinnati, and the Harvard Graduate Sc ...

and

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Nanako Umemoto

Nanako Umemoto studied at the School of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at the

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before receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree from

. She has taught architecture at

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, the

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, and

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Recognition

The firm has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the

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and the Academy Award in Architecture from the

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. Projects by the firm have received awards from the

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, including for O-14 (Dubai), a concrete exo-skeletal tower in

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. Reiser and Umemoto were awarded a Booth Fellowship from

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in 2012 and their work is part of the collection at the

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Recent projects

Taipei Music Center The Taipei Music Center (TMC; ) is a performing arts and cultural venue in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan, including a 5,000-seat concert hall, cultural hall and creative production facilities. Overview City officials announced plans on July 2 ...

, (2020) *

Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal is a cruise ship terminal located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is part of the Asia New Bay Area project. The building looks like a silver-white hull with a towering chimney. The total floor area is ...

, (2023) * O-14 (Dubai), 2009

Publications

*''Projects and Their Consequences'', (Forthcoming), Reiser + Umemoto,

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Graham Foundatio
Recent grants: Projects and Their Consequences
retrieved 20 July 2017 *''O-14: Projection and Reception'', 2012, Reiser + Umemoto, Architectural Association Publications *''Atlas of Novel Tectonics'', 2006, Reiser + Umemoto,

*''Reiser + Umemoto'', 1998, Andrew Benjamin, Academy Editions

References

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External links

* Reiser, Jesse and Umemoto, Nanako (2018): ''Projects and their Consequences: Reiser + Umemoto'' New York
Princeton Architectural Press
November 2018, .
Reiser + Umemoto website
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