FUTU MAGAZINE is a Polish magazine which approaches a different design studio to art direct each issue. FUTU is an international, bilingual exclusive album released twice a year in Warsaw, Poland. FUTU brings new look to design, photography, fashion and luxury by combining most advanced publishing techniques with newest trends in graphic design and typography. via FUTU MAG
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On Fri the 22nd of 2010 we had an opportunity to sit down w/ EASTON + COMBS and discuss their entry into this years MOMA P.S. 1 Young Architects Program.
CF: What was the initial design approach?
E+C: In our project entry for the 2010 YAP we began by conceptualizing this year’s shift in the theme to include some consideration of sustainable design issues. One of the critical questions we have been investigating is the role of innovation within architecture’s response to sustainability, and we saw the PS1 project as an extension of this research. Innovation and the defining concerns of budget and the schedule, were therefore our primary points of departure, which quickly intersected through questions of material research, fabrication and efficient assembly methodologies. We felt very strongly that a successful design proposal must raise the bar simultaneously in the aesthetic character of the courtyard and in terms of a truly innovative agenda regarding sustainable design. Given the new criteria set forth by the MoMA and PS1 committee we also saw the commission as an opportunity for the MoMA to play an active role in addressing the larger question of sustainability in design culture in the 21st century.
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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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For this years DesCours, an annual AIA event, held in New Orleans Louisiana. Francis Bitonti (fadarch.com) and Brian Osborn (bo-th.com) collaborated to construct a 500sqft robotic canopy.
The illuminated canopy fills the upper portion of a small courtyard in the French Quarter. As participants fill the courtyard the space is transformed by a field of kinetic devices. “Our objective is to create a fluid public condition which is programmed by habitation and social interaction.” Participants control the architecture through the seating. The ceiling is created from a grid of robotic components. The components randomly contract and expand while at rest. When the space is empty only one turns on at a time. As people begin to occupy the seats under the canopy, more components begin flickering on and off. Two people will cause three units to randomly dance around three people will activate four and four people will activate 5 etc… read more
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FABberz (www.fabberz.com) and LaN (www.livearchitecture.net) are collaborating to organize a series of workshops for students and other interested parties to be held in multiple locations each year, leading up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. While digital production tools have been commercially available for some time, the accessibility to these technologies can now reach far beyond factories and warehouses to our classrooms and homes. We are really excited to bring our idea to Kickstarter as a way to support the teaching and application of these technologies to student participants in Brazil.
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