Jakob + MacFarlane
| Company type | Architecture firm |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Dominique Jakob, Brendan MacFarlane |
| Headquarters | Paris , France |
Area served | France, international |
Key people | Dominique Jakob, Brendan MacFarlane |
| Products | Architectural design and projects |
Jakob + MacFarlane is a Paris-based French architecture firm established in 1998 by Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane.
History
Dominique Jakob was born in Paris in 1966 and completed her studies at the École d’architecture de Paris-Villemin (currently known as École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Val de Seine) in 1991. Brendan MacFarlane, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, was born in 1961 and graduated from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 1984, followed by Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 1990.
The duo launched Jakob + MacFarlane in Paris in 1998. By 2001, their firm was recognized as one of the 25 architecture studios featured in the inaugural exhibition dedicated to computer-aided design. That same year, they secured a competition victory to create a restaurant atop the Centre Pompidou, surpassing prominent competitors such as Philippe Starck. Their design was often likened to the Bilbao Guggenheim due to its unique curved shape.
In response to the September 11 attacks in 2002, they proposed redeveloping the World Trade Center site into a World Peace Center characterized by flowing red and green towers. Subsequently, they expressed criticism toward the official memorial competition for its insufficient emphasis on enhancing community life and meaningful acknowledgment of Ground Zero's significance.
Jakob + MacFarlane earned the Globe de Cristal Award for best architect in 2007. In 2019, Dominique Jakob was honored with the "Woman Architect Prize." Both founders have contributed as visiting professors across multiple European architectural institutions.
Significant projects
Key projects include:
- The new campus for the French University of Egypt located in El Shorouk, Cairo (currently underway)
- Connected House situated in Boulogne-Billancourt
- Méary biomedical research center at Paris Diderot University - Saint-Louis Hospital
- Nadia et Lili Boulanger music and dance conservatory based in Noisy-le-Sec
- Boutique for Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle located in Paris
- Euronews TV global headquarters in Lyon
- Orange Cube situated within Lyon
- The Docks - Cité de la mode et du design located in Paris
- FRAC Centre within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France
- New premises for the Fonds régional d'art contemporain of the Centre-Val de Loire Region, based in Orléans
- Restaurant Le Georges positioned atop the Centre Pompidou
Exhibitions
- Participated at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2008
- Exhibited at School Gallery, Paris, in 2014
- Showcased work at Architekturforum Aedes, Berlin, in 2017