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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

Interview- EASTON+COMBS: Lux Nova

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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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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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Dec 1, 20092

SOFTlab: pAlice

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SOFTlab participated in Random Number’s SYSTEM:SYSTEM exhibition with their site specific installation, pAlice. The piece connects all of the openings in the room with a singular surface, turning it inside-out and giving viewers reference to the exterior of the room without physical access to it. Viewers can also look inside the surface from the outside of the room and see a space that is the surface average of these openings without actually seeing the interior space of the room. pAlice is made of over 2400 laser cut triangles and over 3600 custom connections. All of the tooling and labeling was automated using a custom written MEL script.

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Nov 17, 20090