Don Lawrence is a Jamaican-born architect, educator and cultural practitioner based in Oslo. His work brings together architecture, landscape and cultural inquiry, shaped by a life and career across Jamaica, New York and Norway.
He studied at The Cooper Union and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and worked at practices on both sides of the Atlantic, including Snøhetta, before founding Don Lawrence Arkitekt AS in 2013.
Don Lawrence Arkitekt AS is an Oslo-based architectural practice working across architecture, landscape and cultural projects.
The studio combines design judgment, practical knowledge and close attention to how places are experienced.
Research, projects and collaborations explore hospitality, care, culture and the relationship between architecture, place and human experience.
This work includes Samong Haven, the Rethinking Tourism Network and selected international programmes.
Don writes, teaches and speaks publicly about architecture, identity, culture, place and human experience.
He is available for selected lectures, conversations, workshops, podcasts and press invitations.
