Do Architects

Do Architects
Company typePrivate
IndustryArchitecture
Founded2013 (2013)
FoundersFounding partners: Sabina Grincevičiūtė (CEO), Andrė Baldišiūtė, Gilma Teodora Gylytė, Sabina Grincevičiūtė, Algimantas Neniškis
HeadquartersVilnius
Key people
Partners: Vaiva Šimoliūnaitė-Čečkauskienė, Kasparas Žiliukas, Vadim Babij
Number of employees
50+[1]
Websitehttps://www.doarchitects.lt/

Do Architects is a Lithuanian architecture and urban design studio founded in Vilnius in 2013 by architects Andrė Baldišiūtė, Gilma Teodora Gylytė, Sabina Grincevičiūtė and Algimantas Neniškis.

The studio focuses on large-scale conversion projects, public spaces, commercial, public and residential buildings.[2]

With more than 50 full-time employees, Do Architects is among the largest architecture firms in both Lithuania[3] and the Baltic states.

Since 2022, Do Architects is headquartered in Betono Fabrikas,[4] a conversion project of a former concrete element factory in Vilnius' Vilkpėdė area. The studio itself is overseeing and advocating for a broader renewal of the territory.[5]

Recognition

The studio is a 7 times nominee for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Award)[6] and a 5 times winner of the Lithuanian Contemporary Architecture Award "Žvilgsnis į save" by the Lithuanian Union of Architects.[7]

In 2022, Do Architects was longlisted among the 30 emerging architecture studios of the year in the Dezeen Awards.[8]

Selected projects

Project
MO Museum, as local partners of Studio Libeskind (2018)
Business Garden Vilnius (2019)
Svencelė, a city on the water (ongoing)
Senatorių pasažas (2021)
Vilnius Pilaitė Gymnasium

References

  1. ^ "DO ARCHITECTS, UAB employees (insured)". Rekvizitai.lt. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ "DO ARCHITECTS - Lithuanian Culture Institute". lithuanianculture.lt. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ "Kraštietė vadovauja vienai didžiausių architektūros studijų Lietuvoje". drg.lt. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ "Betono Fabrikas Concrete Factory Conversion / DO Architects". archdaily.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ^ ""Betono fabrikas" Vilniuje po metų pasikeitė iš esmės – šią vietą atrado jau ir nuotakos". lrytas.lt. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  6. ^ "Do Architects - EUmiesaward". miesarch.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ^ "APDOVANOJIMAI - ŽVILGSNIS Į SAVE". lietuvosarchitektura.lt. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ^ "Emerging architecture studio of the year - Do Architects". dezeen.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.