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153:. The decision to remove their own names from their company is very in keeping with Bos' attitude that architecture is about collaboration. UNStudio has been "at the forefront of knowledge-driven architectural practice. The firm consists of a network of experts in architecture, urban development and infrastructure. Bos works closely with the entire team on a project and ensures that they are working towards good ideas. UN Studio promotes collaboration in order to undertake ambitious building projects. This approach they call "deep planning" which takes the neighborhood and surrounding areas into consideration when planning the location of a new building. UNStudio and Bos' and van Berkel's approach is "against the old idea of the master builder scribbling away on his drawings. If you've built one building, you know you are only a bit player in the whole process." Bos has been called UNStudio's "secret weapon" because she was not trained as a designer and has an outsider's approach to architecture. She has also been called "one of the best architects in the office." 136: 199:
Bos likes to test preconceived notions about traditional architecture. Early in her career, she likened architecture it to high fashion: "the architect will be concerned with dressing the future." Bos also cites the importance of fitting infrastructure into urban surroundings efficiently and taking
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As of March 2012, the firm has a staff of 153 from 17 countries and has completed 69 projects. Bos has been involved in all of these, working with the various project teams. In the early years, Bos shares that much of their work came through architectural competitions because it was a good way for
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into account diverse users of the work. As her work progressed over time she has said that urban planning isn't utilized anymore and instead have "architecture and politics." She says of her work with van Berkel, "Alongside pursuing theoretical works, we sought from the beginning to build."
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Bos maintains that she has been particularly inspired by Renaissance and Baroque architects, such as Filippo Brunelleschi and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as by the 20th-century Dutch architect, Aldo van Eyck.
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Bos and van Berkel, founded Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau in Amsterdam in 1988. The firm designed several "critically acclaimed projects" in the Netherlands.
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Bos first worked as a journalist with husband, Ben van Berkel on publications such as Forum (1985–86) and "Diagram Works" (1988).
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and has co-authored several UNStudio publications. In 2012, she received an Honorary Professorship from the
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in Amsterdam. Together with Ben van Berkel, she has also been a visiting lecturer at
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in the Netherlands. It was in London that she first met her husband,
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in 1991. She later obtained a master's degree in architecture at
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Bos has taught at various institutions including the
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Bos received a bachelor of arts in art history from
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
UNStudio
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Rotterdam
UNStudio
Amsterdam
Birkbeck, University of London
Utrecht University
Ben van Berkel

UNStudio
Utrecht
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Stuttgart
Academy of Architecture in Arnhem
Liverpool University
Vienna University of Technology
Berlage Institute
Princeton University
University of Melbourne






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