Who we are
Archi-Tectonics’ innovative multidisciplinary work combines advanced digital design processes, rigorous research, and new fabrication methods across scales to create smart buildings and healthier forms of urban living. We create concept-driven environments, buildings, and urban systems that foster more equitable, and sustainable ways of life.
We value performance over form and design intelligence over style. Our approach is based on extensive testing and prototyping, resulting in purpose driven designs that have a unique character and identity. Through innovative design, prefabrication, and optimized implementation, we deliver efficient, sustainable, and imaginative solutions for 21st-century challenges.
We create great value for our clients; typically our clients sell our designs after multiple years of use for double or triple the value.
Founded in 1994 by Winka Dubbeldam, Archi-Tectonics is a WBE-certified design studio with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, and Hangzhou. Dubbeldam and Justin Korhammer, partner since 2016, lead a multi-national team of architects, designers, urbanists, and engineers that work across scales and types.
Team
Leadership
Winka Dubbeldam
Founder & partner
WINKA DUBBELDAM is the founding partner of the WBE firm Archi-Tectonics NYC, LLC [1994], and is widely known for her award-winning work. She was the Chair and Miller Professor of Architecture at UPenn for 20 years, and has taught at Columbia, Cornell and Harvard University. She has been the external examiner for the AA [6 years], and at the Bartlett UCL, both in London. She has chaired many design juries, such as the AIANY, Prix de Rome, Plan Magazine, and Boffo, and was named one of Design Intelligence's 30 Most Admired Educators in 2015.
Justin Korhammer
partner
JUSTIN KORHAMMER is partner at Arch-Tectonics since 2016. Before joining, he was the founder and principal of Anima LLC since 1999. He also collaborated with several internationally renowned architectural firms, including Daniel Libeskind, Peter Einsenman, and Steven Holl. During his 7 years at Steven Holl Architects, Justin was the project architect and main designer for numerous award-winning projects.
Staff
Jean-francois goyette
media strategies
JEAN-FRANCOIS GOYETTE is responsible for media strategies, public relations and business development at Archi-Tectonics. He is the founder of Future-Future – a global strategic communications, public relations, and commercial development agency based in New York and Hong Kong. He holds extensive international experience from a multidisciplinary career across architecture, urban design, communications, and cultural institutions.
Nina kulmala
administrative manager
NINA KULMALA with 20+ years of administrative management in NYC, Nina has been working with Archi-Tectonics and their team for over 7 years, providing back-office support services with a focus on office management and bookkeeping. Her attention to detail and appreciation for design is also reflected in her event-planning for charity, theater & the arts, and networking across the different layers of her personal and professional communities.
Nina kulmala
administrative manager
NINA KULMALA with 20+ years of administrative management in NYC, Nina has been working with Archi-Tectonics and their team for over 7 years, providing back-office support services with a focus on office management and bookkeeping. Her attention to detail and appreciation for design is also reflected in her event-planning for charity, theater & the arts, and networking across the different layers of her personal and professional communities.