Architecture and the Site
LAMME MISI Urban Studio believes that architecture is very much site-specific - a product of many variables within the city such as cultures, socio-economic potentials, politics, social beliefs, geography, geology, topography et al.; the client is also a product of these variables. We chose Austin as the locale, as it is currently undergoing a lot of exciting developments - a source of tremendous opportunity. We believe that working closely with the clients while having a great understanding of the city's needs and challenges, our projects become highly successful from both clients' and citizens' perspectives.

The Architect is a Facilitator
The role of the architect is to represent the clients' interests and materialize them into a built form. By this token, the architect is a facilitator, a visionary who is able to interpret and express the clients' ideals. In addition, the architect is the leader of a project, responsible for the successful end-product through effective coordination of the team through conception, production, and construction administration.

Urban Infill Vs. Sprawl
There are plenty of good sites in the city's core that are being under-utilized. New initiatives by the city planners promote density in different parts of the city - a smart move because it ultimately optimizes the use of the city's resources, protects productive farm land from sprawling developments, and most importantly begins to revitalize the city's urban core.

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