Established in 2003 by Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch, Aranda\Lasch is a New York-based studio engaged in both experimental research and innovative building. Winners of the Young Architects Award from the Architecture League and United States Artists Fellowship in 2007, their design work from buildings to installations to objects has garnered international recognition. Their early architectural projects were the subject of the critically acclaimed book, “Tooling,” published by Princeton Architectural Press. Aranda\Lasch has exhibited their work internationally in galleries and institutions dealing with design and architecture. In 2008 they were commissioned by the MoMA in New York to produce a large-scale installation in the museum. In addition to commercial and residential projects in New York, Aranda\Lasch completed a 42,000 square foot temporary structure for Design Miami in December. Objects and furniture designed by Aranda\Lasch are represented by Johnson Trading Gallery in New York.

Benjamin Aranda (born 1973) received his Masters in Architecture from Columbia University in 1999 and his B.A. in Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1995. Chris Lasch (born 1972) received his Masters in Architecture from Columbia University in 1999 and his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Benjamin and Chris met as students in their final design studio at Columbia. Both teach and lecture at design institutions internationally.