LECTURE / SO-IL Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg
SO–IL is an award winning, internationally recognized architectural design firm that creates spaces for culture, learning and innovation. Founded in 2008 by Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg, the studio has a wide range of projects both in the US and abroad. Through building practice and interdisciplinary research projects, Jing Liu has led SO–IL in engaging with the socio-political issues of contemporary cities — in projects like the Artists Loft North Omaha and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Cleveland. Her projects range from artistic collaborations with contemporary choreographers and visual artists to master plan and major public realm design in cities like Melbourne and Indianapolis.
Florian Idenburg’s years of working in cross-cultural settings make him a thoughtful and collaborative partner. He has a particularly strong background in institutional spaces, leading the office on projects as Kukje Gallery and the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis as well as Amant in Brooklyn. His strength lies in generating imaginative ideas and transforming those into real-world spaces and objects. SO-IL is locally rooted with a global reach. With its ambitious private and public clients, they explore how the creation of environments and objects inspires lasting positive intellectual and societal engagement..
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