LOT-EK is an architectural practice based in Naples, Italy and New York. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, the firm has received recognition for its exhibition designs and site-specific installations for cultural institutions and museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and the Walker Art Center.
LOT-EK's work explores the adaptive reuse (upcycling) of infrastructural and industrial objects, most notably the standard 40-foot shipping container. The studio has developed a number of projects using shipping containers as architectural building elements.
In addition to shipping containers, LOT-EK has incorporated other reused industrial elements in its projects, including truck bodies, airplane fuselages, and reclaimed wood or steel doors.
Books MDU Mobile Dwelling Unit, DAP, 2003. Urbanscan, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. LOT-EK Mixer, Edizioni Press, 2000.
Selected works Whitney Studio (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City) APAP OpenSchool (Anyang, Korea) Puma City (Multiple global ports; planned installation in Boston, MA) Sanlitun North (Beijing, China) Sanlitun South (Beijing, China) Weiner Residence (New York City) Russell-Fontanez Residence (New York City)
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