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Mar 13, 20100

core.profile:William Katavolos-Futurist

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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>>>

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Jan 24, 20100

Anthony Caradonna: AC2 Studio/OPUS X: Lighting

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There is some very interesting work coming out of Anthony Caradonna’s studio, in particular, the lighting prototypes that he is developing. The prototypes he is designing produce some interesting ambient qualities via cuts, folds, and overlap-page of material. I can see an incredible opportunity in his work with the play of material finishes in metal. We have featured his Pratt DesignTex Studio in the past, we will look to feature his studio research again in the near future. enjoy>

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Jan 21, 20100

core.curation:Richard Barnes

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Richard Barnes:Animal Logic

Richard Barnes divides his time between commissioned work and personal projects. He looks at architecture as artifact and, placing it within the context of archaeology, challenges our conceptions of the way we inhabit and represent the built environment. His photographs are in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the Harvard Photographic Archive. He was a recipient of the Rome Prize for 2005-06.

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Jan 7, 20101

core.image of the day: Banksy

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“I don’t believe in Global Warming.”by Banksy

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Dec 9, 20090

core.event:Intensive Fields

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LOS ANGELES | USC | INTENSIVE FIELDS | 12 December 2009
Intensive Fields: New Parametric Techniques for Urbanism
Conference, Harris 101, University of Southern California

For some time now, digital technologies have had a substantial impact on architectural design. From the use of standard drafting packages to the more experimental use of generative design tools. But how might these digital technologies – and parametric design tools in particular – help us to design cities?

The conference brings together USC Professors Francois Roche, Marc Fornes, Roland Snooks, Qingyun Ma, Neil Leach, Roland Ritter and Anne Balsamo alongside other leading experts from the world of digital technologies, cultural theory and urban design, including Patrik Schumacher, Manuel DeLanda, Tom Kovac, Marcos Novak, Benjamin Bratton, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Elena Manferdini, Casey Reas and Greg Lynn.

Entrance is free on registration: http://arch-pubs.usc.edu/INTENSIVEFIELDS/

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