Studio a+i was created by Lily Lim and Mateo Paiva in New York in 2004. Both are licensed Architects and have worked for Rafael Viñoly Architects in New York for number of years as Project Managers for large scale institutional and commercial projects all over the United States as well as in Asia and Europe.

They have since been joined by Aki Shimizu in 2006, whom they worked with at RVA. Aki has extensive experience on large scale institutional projects as well as residential and retail projects in New York and California.

Since its inception, Studio a+i has been involved in projects from residential buildings to commercial retail and office spaces in New York, Argentina, Uruguay and Singapore.

At Studio a+i, every project is a set of unique design challenges that are met with simple and elegant solutions.