Leong Leong

Leong Leong is an architecture studio and design consultancy in New York City. Founded in 2009 by brothers Dominic Leong and Christopher Leong, the studio is known for Materiality (architecture) and integrating aesthetics with Social practice (art). An early example of the firm’s material experimentation is the 2010 temporary installation “Turning Pink,” in which Leong Leong used rigid building insulation and mirrored acrylic to transform a 6’ x 10’ gallery space into a seemingly expansive grotto. Some examples of Leong Leong’s integration of aesthetics with social practice include the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus, an intergenerational facility serving LGBT seniors and youth, and The Norma, a 100% affordable home ownership project in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
== Projects ==
Notable Leong Leong projects include:
* Los Angeles LGBT Center Anita May Rosenstein Campus, an intergenerational facility serving LGBT seniors and youth in Hollywood, Los Angeles
* City View Garage in Miami, Florida
* American pavilion - 14th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy
* 3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship in Seoul, Korea
* Living in America: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harlem, and Modern Housing at The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture in New York City
* Sweetgreen in New York City
* Float Tank 01 for Architecture Effects, a joint initiative of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City
* Courtyard Coalition at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York City
* Onx Studio in New York City
* Everlane Flagships in New York City and San Francisco
== Partners ==
Founding partners Christopher and Dominic Leong were born 17 months apart in St. Helena, California.
After studies at the University of California, Berkeley and Princeton University School of Architecture (Chris) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the brothers landed in New York, where they worked for Gluckman Mayner, Bernard Tschumi, and SHoP Architects before founding Leong Leong in 2009.
Both brothers are involved in non-profit organizations and academia. 
Dominic Leong is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at GSAPP and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and he was an invited lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a co-founder of Hawai’i Nonlinear, a Honolulu-based non-profit organization "empowering Indigenous peoples futures in the built environment through art and architecture."
Christopher Leong is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at GSAPP, and he has taught at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also on the board of Triple Canopy, a New York-based non-profit arts organization.
== Exhibitions ==
The following exhibitions have presented works by Leong Leong:
* Architecture Effects at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, curated by Manuel Cirauqui, Curator, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator of Architecture and Digital Initiatives, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2018-2019)
* Unpacking the Cube at Chamber gallery in New York City, curated by Andrew Zuckerman (2016)
* Flow State, a collection of twenty-three in-progress and completed works produced over thirteen years by Leong Leong (2022)
* Sharing Models: Manhattanisms at Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City, curated by Eva Franch i Gilabert (2016)
* Soft Schindler at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood, California, curated by Mimi Zeiger (2019-2020)
* The Library at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design|National Museum of Art in Oslo, Norway for the Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019: "Enough: The Architecture of Degrowth"
* No-Thing: An Exploration into Aporetic Architectural Furniture at Friedman Benda in New York City, curated by Juan García Mosqueda (2018)
== Awards and Honors ==
Leong Leong has been recognized with awards and honors from The Architectural League of New York, The American Institute of Architects, Architectural Record, Architizer, Dezeen, and The Architect’s Newspaper.
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