The Heneghan Peng Architects (HPARC) architecture firm was founded by Róisín Heneghan and Shih-Fu Peng. The company was established in New York in 1999, but moved to Dublin in 2001 and is, as of 2021, based in Dublin and Berlin.
| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Róisín Heneghan, Shih-Fu Peng |
Number of employees | 27 |
| Website | www.hparc.com |
It has won many significant commissions, including the Grand Egyptian Museum,[1][2] Áras Chill Dara in Kildare, Ireland, the Giant's Causeway Visitors' Centre, and new footbridges at the London Olympic Park.[3][4] To win the Grand Egyptian Museum project, the firm won a design competition with 1,557 entries, despite having only three staff members at the time.
In 2009, the company won three competitions: for the Arabsat headquarters in Saudi Arabia,[5] the Mittelrheinbruecke competition to build a bridge over the Rhine between St. Goar and St. Goarshausen in Germany,[6] and the competition to design a new library and academic building for the University of Greenwich in London. The building sits within a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to both the Department of Architecture & Landscape and the Department of Creative Professions & Digital Arts in London.[7]
Awards
edit- The Áras Chill Dara project in Kildare, won a 2006 RIBA European Award.
- The Giant's Causeway Visitors' Centre won a RIBA National Award and was nominated for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2013. It was also shortlisted for the 2013 Mies van der Rohe Award.
- 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their design of the Palestinian Museum.[8]
References
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- ^ "Arabsat Headquarters KSA, Saudi Arabia HQ - e-architect". 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Heneghan.peng.architects and Mittelrheinbruecke - Irish Architectural News". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "Heneghan Peng does it again". The Irish Times. 17 September 2009.
- ^ House, Peter Becker / Stone-ideas com Publishing. "Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019: Palestinian Museum, West Bank". Retrieved 2020-10-29.