Contact Details
Asif Khan Ltd.24-28 Pritchards Road
London E2 9AP
Telephone. +44(0)20 7729 3773
Email. studio@asif-khan.com
Press Enquiries. press@asif-khan.com
Jobs. jobs@asif-khan.com
Twitter. @asifkhan_now
Instagram. @asifkhan.now
Biography
Asif Khan is a research and development led architecture studio who design buildings, landscapes, exhibitions and installations, among other things. Khan’s practice explores how material and social innovations can fundamentally alter the way people experience and shape their environment, realised through rigorously detailed and delivered outputs. His studio is based in East London, formed in 2007.
Khan is currently working on the new Museum of London at West Smithfield, Tselinny Centre of Contemporary Culture in Almaty and the Dubai Expo 2020 public realm. Recently he designed the award winning UK Pavilion at Astana Expo 2017 and the Hyundai Pavilion at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.
Notable previous projects include the ‘MegaFaces’ pavilion at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics which won the Cannes Lion Grand Prix for Innovation, the Coca-Cola Beatbox at London 2012 Olympics, a finalist entry in the international competition for the new Guggenheim Museum Helsinki from 1700 anonymous designs, and a Summer pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in Summer 2016.
Khan lectures globally on his work and sits on the Board of Trustees for the Design Museum. He was awarded an MBE for services to Architecture in 2017 and the studio were named ‘Architects of the Year’ by the German Design Council in 2018.
Awards
- Cannes Lions 2018 | Bronze Medal | Hyundai Pavilion PyeongChang Winter Olympics
ICONIC Awards 2018 | Archtiect of the Year
Cannes Lions 2014 | Grand Prix | Innovation category for MegaFaces
Red Dot Communication Design Award MegaFaces at Sochi 2014
German Design Award | Winner for MegaFaces in the Event Design category.
2014 SEGD Global Design Award | Honour Award for Public Installation design category for MegaFaces at Sochi 2014
Iconic Award 2014 | Best of Best, Communication Category
Golden Award of Montreux 2014 | Gold Medal, Spatial Communication: Set Design / Architecture for MegaFaces
Golden Award of Montreux 2014 | Finalist, Spatial Communication: Temporary Brand Communication
Golden Award of Montreux 2013 | Finalist, Spatial Communication category Coca-Cola Beatbox
BIMA Award 2014 | Shortlisted Innovation category
2014 Blueprint Awards | Shortlisted for Best design Innovation
FX 2014 Design Awards | Shortlisted Global Project of 2014
FAMAB Award 2014 | Shortlisted for Best Interactive Installation
Telegraph Amazing 15 | Winner design category, 2012 | One of 5 GB creatives voted by the public to win the award.
Ones to watch for 2012 | New York Times
Designer of the Future | Design Miami 2011 | The only architecture studio to ever receive this honour
Breakthrough talent of the year 2011 | FX Interior Design magazine
100 most influential creative people in the UK 2010 | The Independent newspaper
UK 25 top emerging architectural practices 2010 | Architects’ Journal nominate 25
Designer in Residence | Design Museum London 2010 and on the Design Museum Designer in Residence Jury 2011
D+AD award | West Beach Café 2009