Amphora (noun) :
am·pho·ra | \ ˈam(p)-fə-rə
A two-handled container from the ancient world, these vessels were generally utilitarian pieces for storing, transporting, and trading goods (usually wine) but could also take the form of meticulously crafted works of fine art.
Amphora (the firm) :
am-fOH-rah
We like to think of our office as a container of people, ideas, and creativity - a vessel whose contents can be shared with others in a way that will improve and enrich our built environment, our natural environment, and our common humanity. Architecture is the art and science of creating buildings, which are the containers that our civilization lives and operates within. Some of our civilization’s containers are grand, magnificent works of art, and some are flexible, practical, and economical. Context, function, and economy have to be understood well by the architect/designer/potter to craft the right vessel/building for the owner, user, future user, and greater community.
Image from Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 - Ceramics article; Fig. 37.—Shapes used in Roman Pottery
Athenian amphoras, first century CE.
Hagia Sophia, plan. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=387531