Practice Profile

mossessian & partners is an award-winning international architecture practice with expertise in architecture/urban and master planning/technological innovation and research & development.

Established in 2005 by (former) SOM London Design Director Michel Mossessian, Michel and his team of 20 (with currently more than 10 nationalities) professionals are committed to architecture which adds cultural value and benefits society ‘beyond buildings’.

Following twenty years design experience on major projects in Chicago, New York, Paris, and London, including leading the design team that won the competition for the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Michel Mossessian chose to establish his independent practice in London and to focus on the demands of complex, high density urban spaces.

mossessian & partners has  won a growing reputation for architecture of the highest calibre. Rejecting the notion of an ‘ivory tower’ design mentality, the practice encourages a design process that is entirely collaborative, alert to the needs of clients and attentive to the requirements of local planning authorities. The unique ‘Black Box’ modus operandi underpins the key design essential at the commencement of every project.

2010 saw the completion for mossessian & partners of three buildings: 5 Merchant Square in Paddington, London; ExxonMobil Headquarters in Shanghai and a private residence in Sorede, France. The practice also completed schematic design for 9 buildings and a public square in the prestigious Heart of Doha regeneration project in Qatar, due for completion in 2013. In 2011, mossessian & partners have gone on to win two further phases of this masterplan. mossessian & partners’ most recent win is an urban renewal project in the Medina of Fez, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In London, mossessian & partners are in competition for two commercial projects.