Since its founding in New York in 1985, the architecture/design practice of Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown has been broad based both in the geographic breadth of its work and in the variety of projects that the partners have chosen to undertake.

Firmly believing that all design relates to issues of living, and that "one learns by doing", Tsao and McKown have constantly challenged themselves, their associates and staff, to design the widest possible range of environments and objects, and to do so within vastly varied cultural contexts.

They reinvest the wisdom gained and consciously raise the bar for each successive project.