Peter McDonald

Balmond Studio

Balmond Studio is a research-led practice of architects, designers, artists and theoreticians run by the world's leading thinker on form and structure Cecil Balmond. With offices in London, U.K. and Colombo, Sri Lanka, Balmond Studio has a global reach and fast growing presence in the fields of architecture, art, design and theory. In addition to full architectural and consulting services including project management and cost consultancy, the studio is committed to offering multi-faceted experiences through installations, exhibitions, interior design, art projects and publications. Ongoing projects include a $700m mixed-use development and a $60m tower in Asia, a national monument to mark the England/Scotland border crossing at Gretna Green called Star of Caledonia, for which Cecil is the winning artist, and net_Work, a public artwork for a higher education centre in Canada. Balmond has exhibited internationally including solo shows in Japan, France, Denmark and Chicago. Recently he co-designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit with Anish Kapoor for the London 2012 Olympics. Blurring the boundaries between art and structure, Balmond has also been highly influential in a raft of renowned projects including the CCTV Tower with Rem Koolhaas and Serpentine Pavilions, with architects Toyo Ito, Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura.