CAZA Architects

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CAZA is a Brooklyn-based design studio that creates concept-driven environments, buildings, and urban plans.

Featured Projects

Memphis Mission Hospital

What could a hospital be beyond a place to treat the sick?

Aerial view of Memphis Mission Hospital with curved roofline, modular pavilions, and surrounding farmland.

New Supreme Court

What is the role of architecture in upholding justice and democracy?

Aerial view of the New Supreme Court building with stacked, gold-toned volumes, rooftop gardens, and landscaped public plaza.

BCDA Iconic Building – A Vertical Park Inspiring Ecological Consciousness

How can a building inspire eco-consciousness?

Side elevation view of BCDA Tower with vertical gardens integrated into the façade.
Featured Press

Our New Book Redefines How We See and Shape Cities Today

In our current era, where human activity is the main cause of planetary change, there’s growing concern about how our cities and towns function.

A green book cover with the words The Metabolism of Settlement Coexistences.

Banknote Housing: Modern Living, Rooted in History

Nestled in the vibrant heart of the Bronx, the Banknote residential project is a bold fusion of contemporary design and historical homage.

A rendering of a brown building with the words Bank Note on the facade.

CAZA proposes the Bacolod City Vision 

Bacolod is the next big story. We are transforming Bacolod into a super city by building mobility and resiliency infrastructure. Bacolod’s blue-green infrastructure will be water-conscious, managing stormwater through…

CAZA proposes the Bacolod City Vision 
Featured Field Notes

Eco-Industrialization

Our communities have always been mixed-use. Environmental volatility requires more from our settlements. They need to be both diverse and compact.

Nawin Marina

Regenerative Health

We are living longer. Scientific breakthroughs are coming faster. The prospect of actively aging communities with unique needs is a challenge we have not faced.

Vibrant view of Haishu Waterfront’s central public space with the river, pathways, and modern buildings.

Parametric Design

Architects have always been modular builders. We operate in a finite world with limited resources. The economics of time privileges efficiency.

Aerial view of CAZA’s Santuario de La Salle in Biñán, Philippines, showcasing its façade and circular structures nestled within surrouding lush greenery.

Metabolic Architecture

Architecture transforms nature. Every building takes away and gives back to the earth. Construction, at its most elemental, is the process of extracting raw materials to remake them into structures we can use every day.

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