Morphosis is a Santa Monica based architectural firm, founded in 1972 by Thom Mayne and Michael Rotondi, who left in 1991. They have completed 35 major projects as of 2004. Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... This article is about the built environment. ... Architect Thom Mayne is the principal of the firm Morphosis and widely recognized as a leader in the next generation of architects in the Los Angeles School. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable buildings designed by Morphosis include:

• Diamond Ranch High School
• Higashi Azabu Tower
• Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital
• University of Toronto Graduate House

The firm is currently working as the lead designer of the San Francisco Federal Building in San Francisco, California, expected to be completed in 2005. In May 2004 the firm won a competition to design the Olympic Village for the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be built in Queens, New York should the city be chosen by the IOC to host the games. Graduate House The Graduate House of the University of Toronto is a student residence specifically for graduate students. ... San Francisco skyline. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nine cities submitted bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and five have made it to the shortlist for hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ... Queens County in New York State Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ...

Thom Mayne has been awarded the 2005 Pritzker Prize, the highest architectural award. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually to honor a living architect by the Hyatt Foundation, run by the Pritzker family. ...

Morphosis is also a book by Thom Mayne about their projects and philosophy, published in 2002. (ISBN 071484070X) 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• www.morphosis.net - Official web site