NEIHEISER ARGYROS

Architecture begins with things held in common: a street, a square, a stair, a courtyard, a hall, a garden, a room — spaces for people to occupy together. We’re interested in how buildings can act as catalysts for collective life: generating ripples of effect and atmosphere far beyond their own boundaries.

NEIHEISER ARGYROS is an architecture studio based in London and Athens. Founded by Ryan Neiheiser and Xristina Argyros in 2015, the studio’s interests are not defined by a particular project type, but by an intellectual curiosity, an artistic rigor, and a strong commitment to creating territories, environments, and objects with cultural resonance.

We see design as a conversation, a loose exchange of forms and ideas, an open dialogue with our histories and surroundings. We are a team of architects, masterplanners, and landscape specialists, combining ambitious design with extensive technical expertise. With built and ongoing projects across Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the studio brings a global perspective to work that is grounded in context but never constrained by it.

Founding Partner Ryan Neiheiser received his Masters degree in 2008 from the Princeton University School of Architecture after earning a dual Bachelors degree in Engineering and Art from Swarthmore College in 2001. Neiheiser has worked at a number of award winning firms in Europe and the United States, including the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam and Diller Scofidio and Renfro in New York City. Neiheiser has taught master’s level thesis at Princeton University and advanced design studios at the Architectural Association and Harvard University. He is a co-founder of the architecture publication, Another Pamphlet, was a co-editor of the book, Agenda: Can We Sustain Our Ability to Crisis? (Actar, 2010), and has published articles in Project, Due, New Geographies, Bidoun, and Pidgin. Neiheiser is originally from Cleveland, Ohio and has lived in Rotterdam, Brussels, and New York prior to moving to London in 2014.

Founding Partner Xristina Argyros received her Masters degree in 2013 from the Yale School of Architecture after earning her Bachelor of Arts and Architecture degree from Princeton University in 2009. Argyros has worked at a number of award winning firms in Europe and the United States, including WORKac in New York City, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in New York City, and Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Paris. She has taught multiple design studios at the Architectural Association in London, Cardiff University and Harvard University. Argyros is originally from Athens, Greece and has lived in Athens, Paris, and New York prior to moving to London in 2014. She is a licensed architect in Greece.

NEIHEISER ARGYROS is an international team of talented and ambitious designers. We are proud to be collaborating with:

Savvas Kakalis
Iason Ntounis
Nikos Christopoulos
Pelagia Spyridonidou
Niki Kourti
Giorgos Tsiakoumis
Eric Li
Eleftheria Ioannidou

 

Past members of our team include: Stelios Gatsinos, Dimitris Molonis, Vasiliki Petridi, George Foufas, Eirini Doumani, Amalia Pantazopoulou, Krystian Krupa, Vic Shengya Huang, Andreas Anagnostopoulos, Jihoon Baek, Alkisti Mikelatou, Eleni Vagianou, Nikolas von Schwabe, Sofia Avramopoulou, Eva Alberini, Tasos Theodorakakis, Danae Haratsis, Vasiliki Zochiou, Bolurin Adepipe, Giorgio Piscitelli, Georgia Kestekoglou, Kevin Larson, Athina Zafeiropoulou, Niccolo Cesaris, Atiehsadat Naghavi, Chris Yuan, Catarina De Almeida Brito, Nicholas Lin, Jacek Baczkowski, Theodora Giovanazzi, Thalia Chrousos, Cong Wang, Erez Levinberg, Omar Akl, Danae Porfyropoulou.

 

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