Terreform ONE

Specialties

Terreform is a nonprofit architecture design group that integrates ecological principles in the urban realm. Our goal is to illuminate the environmental future of cities and inspire solutions around the world.

We have organized an independent school, ONE Lab: NY School for Design and Science. In addition, we hold an annual competition for the advancement of cities entitled; ONE Prize.

History

Established in 2006.

Our unique name was derived from the combination of the words, «terraform» and «reform». Instead of the act of remaking the earth as the term terraform commonly implies, we choose to reform the earth. The original use in planetary engineering was a process of transforming the atmosphere to create a more habitable living environment. We intend to restore the atmosphere of our earth by offering designs that reform the current trends in global pollution.

Meet the Business Owner

Mitchell J.

Business Owner

Dr. Joachim, [jo-​ak-​um] — is a founding Co-​President of Terreform ONE. He is an Associate Professor at NYU and EGS in Switzerland. He was formerly an architect at Gehry Partners, and Pei Cobb Freed. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with Moshe Safdie and Martin Society for Sustainability, MIT. He was chosen by Wired magazine for «The Smart List: 15 People the Next President Should Listen To». Rolling Stone magazine honored Mitchell in «The 100 People Who Are Changing America». Mitchell won many awards including; Victor Papanek Social Design Award, Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity, History Channel Infiniti Award for City of the Future, and Time Magazine Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities Car. Dwell magazine featured him as «The NOW 99» in 2012. He earned a Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MAUD Harvard University, M.Arch. Columbia University.