Toshiko Mori Architect (TMA) is an architecture firm based in New York City with nearly four decades of experience designing cultural, institutional, residential, and commercial projects. The firm was founded by Toshiko Mori, who is also a Professor of Urban Design and Planning at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
TMA is known for its innovative and influential work in a diverse body of projects that have received numerous design awards. Mori’s approach to design reflects a creative integration of design and technology, involving extensive research into the site conditions and surrounding context. The work of TMA combines a strong conceptual and theoretical approach with a thorough study of programmatic needs and practical conditions to achieve a design that is both spatially compelling and pragmatically responsive.
TMA has worked on a broad range of programs including urban, civic, institutional, cultural, residential, museum and exhibition design. Recent work includes master plans for the Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch and the Buffalo Botanical Gardens; Thread Cultural Center and Artists’ Residences, as well as Fass School and Teachers’ Residence both in Senegal; and Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Stephen Robert’62 Hall at Brown University.
