MANIFESTO Architecture P.C. is an award-winning architectural design firm based in New York and Seoul. Founded in early 2009, the firm is united in the belief that even everyday materials and conditions can be transformed into products of exceptional value if approached with a unique and innovative concept.

This philosophy along with the firm itself was first born with their first project, the Beacon, a proposal for the renovation of Chicago’s Union Station which through elevating the building and exposing the complex structural network or the building below gave a symbolic glimpse into the vast development of the region’s new High-Speed Rail network. In 2010, MANIFESTO Architecture was honored with the AIA New York Design Award for their project, Open Paradox for KAIST University in Daejeon, Korea. That year MANIFESTO was awarded finalist in the international Stratford Kiosks competition for the 2012 London Olympic Games with their project, INFOStructure, being the only US-based firm to compete against four UK offices. Recently their design for the Bike Hanger, a high-density bicycle storage facility that utilizes small and underutilized urban spaces and operates purely with human pedaling power has received international acclaim.

With its unique perspective, MANIFESTO Architecture strives to produce designs that innovatively bridge gaps between different cultural sensibilities, typologies and material qualities. Whether doing product design or master-planning, MANIFESTO Architecture aims not only to provide unique solutions but also to find the questions which haven’t been asked.