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Information Based Architecture (IBA) is a United Kingdom based architecture firm. IBA was founded in 1998 as a partnership between architects Mark Hemel and Barbara Kuit.

The practice aims to develop a specialization in high-profile public buildings as museums, theatres, concert halls in addition to large-scale projects like hotels and mixed use towers. They have won several high profile competitions, the most famous one being the design for the Guangzhou TV-tower. Their work was published and exhibited widely. In 2002 they were short listed for the Young Architects of the Year Award in the United Kingdom. They have received support by the Dutch Department of Trade and Industry and received several encouragement-grants by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. Currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, IBA continues its work on both large and small projects in Europe and Asia. The work includes urban master-planning, architecture, landscaping and furniture design.

Mark Hemel furthermore taught for 8 years, at the Architectural Association in London where he has been Unit-master since 1999 and a design tutor in the Environment & Energy Program. Before setting up practice, Barbara Kuit worked as a local architect on projects of Philippe Starck in London; (the Sanderson and St Martin’s Lane hotels.) Subsequently she worked for 5 years with Zaha Hadid on many projects among which; the Mind Zone in the Millennium Dome, the Contemporary Arts Center in Rome and Wolfsburg Science Center. For more information, please visit: www.iba-bv.com

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