About

Mieko Levy-Kobayashi lives and works in Paris.

She holds a dual Master’s degree in Architecture from Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris and in Urban Sociology from Ecole nationale des Ponts & Chaussées.

Her master thesis focused on the crowd of the stadium. The theme of the multitude in relation to the architecture is the starting point of her own work

she started to develop alongside her various collaborations with international architectural firms.

She is also interested about the question of the everyday life practice.

While using standard objects or consumer goods, she tries to give them a new form with a new function.

Her projects cover a large field of intervention: architecture, products design, lights, graphic design, art objects and installations.

Exhibitions

2016 / Installation " Tempête au casino" - Nuit blanche Monaco - Competition phase                       

2013 / Exhibition of the Table lamps "Noiré" at Ventura Lambrate during the Salone del Mobile in Milan

2012 / Exhibition of the coffee cup project "AMI", 3rd Prize of the Agora Design Award - Bordeaux - France

2008 / "Fan-City" organized by the Rote Fabrik - Zurich - Switzerland                                 

2004 / "Sustainable metamorphoses", Biennale of Venice 2004 - France                                                

2005 / World’s Best Graduation Projects - Archiprize in Glasgow 2005

2001 / Project "Backstage", "Archi-Couture" event - Sorbonne - France      

Publications

2019 / "Á Vivre" Magazine June-July, Special Edition, selection of the project "HB Duplex"

2015 / "La Maison France 5" – TV show on 4 November 2015 - renovation section for the "MG House"

2015 / "Á Vivre" Magazine June-July, Special Edition, selection of the project "MG House"     

2013 / Newspaper "Ventura Lambrate Today", April 2013

2012 / Magazine Intramuros July-August, n°161, news column - "Design dans l’Agora"     

2010 / Catalogue "Fan-City" organized by the Rote Fabrik - Zurich - Switzerland                                        

2005 / Exhibition catalogue of the World’s Best Graduation Projects - Archiprize in Glasgow 2005

2004 / Prospective game for a sustainable city project", Biennale of Venice Architecture, Ed. Le Moniteur

2002 / Publication " Huts, builds your adventure!"– Ed. Jean-Michel Place     

Teaching

2010 / Assistant of the 4th year’s studio - Ecole Speciale d'Architecture, France    

2001 / Assistant of the 1st year’s studio - Ecole Speciale d'Architecture, France   

Work experience

Joseph Dirand Architecture

Marc Barani Architects

Shigeru Ban

Bernard Tschumi

Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop

Education

2005-2006 / Post-Master "City and Mobility", Marne La Vallée University /IFU/ Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées / Master thesis title: "The Crowd of the Stadium - Architecture, Football and Fanclubbing"

Thesis director: Mr. François Ascher                                                                                                

2004 / Prize of the best Diploma 2004 from the Ecole Speciale d'Architecture

2004 / Diploma of the Ecole Speciale d'Architecture (ESA) with honours, Paris, France / Project: "Architecture of one history"- Osaka, Japan, Tutor: Marc Barani, architect

1995-1997 / Selective classes to prepare for the competitive exams to the Grandes Ecoles, France          

1995 / High School Diploma (french baccalauréat) with advanced Science (obtained with honours)