Practice
Studio
Jakob Sellaoui is an architectural practice based in Vienna and was established in 2016. It understands architecture as a cultural
practice, where built projects and theoretical investigation come
together to critically engage with our contemporary reality. Up to
date it has worked in diverse scales and environments with realized
work in Austria, Nicaragua and the US. The Studio has received
several awards including the Austrian Cultural Ministry's
Margarethe Schütte-Lihotzky Architectural Grant and the Ahead Award for
best realized Hospitality Design.
Bio
Jakob
Sellaoui is an Austrian-american architect who studied at
the Technical University of Vienna (BSc, Dipl.-Ing.) and the Tokyo Institute of
Technology as a Monbukagakusho Fellow (MEng). He is currently a lecturer at the Institute of
Architecture and Design at the TU Vienna. His work and writing have
appeared in Japan Architect, Horizonte Magazine and AD among others. He has recently been awarded the 2019 Schindler
Scholarship at the MAK Center for Art & Architecture in Los
Angeles.
Awards and Grants
2019
MAK Schindler Residency
MAK Schindler Residency
Los Angeles, US
2018
Ahead Award for “Best Hotel Design”
Ahead Award for “Best Hotel Design”
Miami, US
2017
Schuette Lihotzky Scholarship
Schuette Lihotzky Scholarship
Vienna, AT
2016
BKA Start Scholarship
BKA Start Scholarship
Vienna, AT
2015
Monbukagakusho Fellowship
Monbukagakusho Fellowship
Tokyo, JP
2014
Rotary District Grant
Rotary District Grant
Vienna, AT
2014
Project Grant of Tyrol
Project Grant of Tyrol
Tyrol, AT
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