It is our pleasure to share with you the first 4 parts of a 12 part series interview with William Katavolos of Pratt Institute, School of Architecture. Over the next three weeks, we will introduce on core.form-ula all of the interviews. William has been a staple at Pratt for over 50 years and has radically influenced students from all disciplines. His career spans over 60 years, beginning with the 1940’s, where he produced the “T” chair, which is currently in the permanent collection at MOMA, as well as the Louvre. William along with Haresh Lalvani, co-founded The Center for Experimental Structures (CES), where he is developing the only known liquid architecture/structures. In 1961, in his essay titled “Organics” , was published in a book Programs and Manifestos on 20th-Century Architecture, he writes about chemical architecture and its ability to grow from polymers. He is ahead of his time….enjoy>>>
A few months ago core.form-ula sat down with distinguished Professor of William Katavolos for several hrs and discussed everything from his organic manifesto and the origins of his work to the history of Pratt and the future of the profession. These have now been compiled into a 12 part profile that is available in both audio and video formats. Enjoy>>> read more
“Envelopes” Exhibition, guest curated by Christopher Hight
Wednesday, March 3, 6 pm
Free gallery tour and preview with an informal discussion led by guest-curator Christopher Hight. Many of the participants will be on hand to answer questions.
Thursday, March 4, 6-8pm:Opening reception and the
Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present “Envelopes,” an exhibition that will explore new and sustainable potentials of the architectural surface in terms of the skin of a building and also as a sensorial space that envelops the body. “Envelopes” will feature full-scale, interactive models accompanied by architectural renderings in the form of drawings and computer animations, and documentation of the process of investigation into these models from eight international firms and designers. The exhibition will run from March 5 through May 5, 2010 and will be celebrated with an opening reception on Thursday, March 4 from 6–8 PM. The exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public.
Today we have seen the loss of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. A truly exceptional creative individual that will be greatly missed. This happens to be one of our favorite McQueen shows from the Spring/Summer 1999 where he took a white dress and then splattered it w/ paint from 2 robot arms. McQueen was not only epic as a designer of fashion but also understood the theatrics of the conceptual side of the profession.
Two part video interview with Nathalie de Vries, who is a principal at MVRDV along with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs. Pt. 2 after the break. via 0300tv
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