Ushida Findlay Architects is an architectural practice originating in Tokyo but now based in London.
They are known for their unusual, non-rectilinear, neo-expressionist buildings, including their Soft and Hairy House in Tsukuba (1994).
[1] Their starfish-shaped design for a country house at Grafton Hall Estate in Cheshire (2002)[2] was selected in competition[3] but ultimately went unrealised.
[4] The practice were architects for the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, the UK's tallest sculpture, providing architectural design to transform it into a functional building.
[8] However, the couple split-up and the company experienced financial difficulties, filing bankruptcy in 2004.