Deadline Architects

As architects we seek to inspire and empower people to make the city they want and need for themselves.

Since founding Deadline in 1993, we have worked in many fields, on many scales, with many people. Our experiments follow a common thread. Each project aims to show how everybody can contribute. We call this the self-made city.

Our projects have been published worldwide and received national and international recognition, including Frizz23 being selected as one of four finalists for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award.

As architects we are committed to helping people act in the city and to providing the necessary support for them by creating spatial and organizational infrastructure for new things to happen.

To do this we have taken on many roles beyond the standard definitions of what it means to be an architect. We have not only designed and built buildings and exhibitions, but we have assumed the risk and challenge of developing the projects that make them possible. After construction, we have run hotels, restaurants and cultural spaces within them to make lively and unique places out of the spaces we have created. Beyond establishing innovative working examples, we also seek to inspire and empower citizens through our political engagement.

We believe that our three decades of experience are best applied to helping other people build and activate their spaces. To do this, we work in close dialogue with not just the people that will use the spaces, but also the communities surrounding them. Our broadly founded experience means we can provide a level of support that is distinct within our profession.