Anna Neimark and Andrew Atwood founded First Office in 2011 to promote an exchange of ideas between the academy and the architectural profession. Together, they work on buildings, exhibitions, and  texts in the belief that architecture is a form of cultural production. They have engaged in collaborations with the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, the Chicago and Venice Biennials, MoMA PS1’s Young Architects Program, and the Architectural League of New York, and have received honors for their manifold contributions. The texts and works of First Office have been compiled in a Graham Foundation book, Nine Essays, published by Treatise Press, and the book by Andrew Atwood, titled Not Interesting: On the Limits of Criticism in Architecture is now available on Applied Research and Design.