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Profile
G8A is an architecture, urban planning and interior design company with offices in Geneva, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore.
From design principles originally established in Switzerland, and with projects being developed in Asia for over a decade, G8A holds a unique position in contemporary architectural practise. Educated in the West, then learning from the contrasting context of the East, the company has been able to strengthen their designs by not only broadening their scope of knowledge but honing a precise and systematic application of innovative strategies and proposing a new architectural cohesion.
G8A’s projects feature regularly in local and international publications. All of the firm’s senior architects participate actively in professional associations, both in Switzerland and South-East Asia. G8A is also part of the theoretical debate in architecture through its involvement in a number of lectures and teaching endeavors internationally.
Biography
Manuel Der Hagopian
Manuel Der Hagopian (born in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland) graduated from the Geneva Institute of Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland (IAUG) and Belleville School of Architecture, Paris (ENSAPB). He is one of the original Partners of group8 architects, established in Geneva in 2000, and is a Co-founder and Partner at G8A in charge of operations at the Singapore office. He also co-manages the offices in Geneva, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. His main responsibilities include design direction, conceptual design and project management.
Through G8A’s think tank, aptly named 8+, he is currently pursuing his strong interest in the consequences of a rapidly growing population’s impact on the residential housing situation in South East Asia. Since 2015, he has been a guest professor at SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design), where he aims to strengthen the transfer of architectural and design knowledge between Singapore and Switzerland.
Grégoire Du Pasquier
Grégoire Du Pasquier (born 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland) is an architect and graduate of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL, 1995). He is one of the original Partners of group8 architects, established in Geneva in 2000, and is a Co-founder and Partner at G8A. Prior to start his own practice, Grégoire gained valuable international design and managment experience in New York and Paris, working for worldwide wellknown companies such as Smith-Miller & Hawkinson and Guedot & Chaslin architects.
Currently in charge of operations at the Ho Chi Minh City and Geneva offices, Grégoire also co-manages the offices in Hanoi and Singapore. His main responsibilities include design direction, conceptual design and project management. Grégoire is at the head of all development projects across the G8A offices and is the initial contact for potential projects and collaborations. His areas of interest lie also in developing projects in the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.
G8A Team
Profile
G8A is an architecture, urban planning and interior design company with offices in Geneva, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore.
From design principles originally established in Switzerland, and with projects being developed in Asia for over a decade, G8A holds a unique position in contemporary architectural practise. Educated in the West, then learning from the contrasting context of the East, the company has been able to strengthen their designs by not only broadening their scope of knowledge but honing a precise and systematic application of innovative strategies and proposing a new architectural cohesion.
G8A’s projects feature regularly in local and international publications. All of the firm’s senior architects participate actively in professional associations, both in Switzerland and South-East Asia. G8A is also part of the theoretical debate in architecture through its involvement in a number of lectures and teaching endeavors internationally.
Biography
Manuel Der Hagopian
Manuel Der Hagopian (born in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland) graduated from the Geneva Institute of Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland (IAUG) and Belleville School of Architecture, Paris (ENSAPB). He is one of the original Partners of group8 architects, established in Geneva in 2000, and is a Co-founder and Partner at G8A in charge of operations at the Singapore office. He also co-manages the offices in Geneva, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. His main responsibilities include design direction, conceptual design and project management.
Through G8A’s think tank, aptly named 8+, he is currently pursuing his strong interest in the consequences of a rapidly growing population’s impact on the residential housing situation in South East Asia. Since 2015, he has been a guest professor at SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design), where he aims to strengthen the transfer of architectural and design knowledge between Singapore and Switzerland.
Grégoire Du Pasquier
Grégoire Du Pasquier (born 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland) is an architect and graduate of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL, 1995). He is one of the original Partners of group8 architects, established in Geneva in 2000, and is a Co-founder and Partner at G8A. Prior to start his own practice, Grégoire gained valuable international design and managment experience in New York and Paris, working for worldwide wellknown companies such as Smith-Miller & Hawkinson and Guedot & Chaslin architects.
Currently in charge of operations at the Ho Chi Minh City and Geneva offices, Grégoire also co-manages the offices in Hanoi and Singapore. His main responsibilities include design direction, conceptual design and project management. Grégoire is at the head of all development projects across the G8A offices and is the initial contact for potential projects and collaborations. His areas of interest lie also in developing projects in the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.
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