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May 19, 20080
Prefab China 06:Dave Mans + Matthew Standeven
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Horizon: Computing a Sustainable Surface by Dave Mans + Matthew Standeven
Between the earth’s ever-changing surface and the performative light of the sky there exists a reciprocity of horizon. The house here operates as a moment between two systems, a covariant derivative between light and ground. Within the natural system that is life, energy exchange is essential and cyclical. Energy is consumed in order that it may further consume, stored only to be later utilized, and emitted back into a ubiquitous system for retrieval at another time. Its use is multifaceted, yet its essence is singular. Horizon House provides a rhythm and a structure against which all other systems are measured. read more
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May 19, 20080
Prefab China 06:Adrian Lo + Peter VanHage
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Ritual Flux by Adrian Lo + Peter VanHage
Ritual Flux reflects the synthetic nature of ideas, technology, and the reciprocal relationships between the body and the built environment. The anatomy of any domestic terrain requires an ingrained flexibility to sustain the broad spectrum of generic processes shared by all humans, while maintaining certain cultural or regional specificity. read more
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May 17, 20080
EVENT: Manufactured Surfaces Exhibition
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Three Pratt Institute Sponsored Research Studios for Sustainable Architecture and Design
Containing work from the studios of Richard Sarrach, Lonn Combs + Mark Parsons, Anthony Caradonna + Francine Monaco
OPENING & RECEPTION
TUESDAY MAY 20, 6-9PM.
PRATT MANHATTAN GALLERY
144 WEST 14TH STREET, 2ND FLOOR
“Manufactured Surfaces” is an exhibition of design research that represents a unique collaboration between Pratt Institute and three progressive corporations that make architectural products and materials. Each corporation is partnered with a design studio comprised of architecture and interior design students. The intention of their research is to transform the character and performance of a particular product into something completely new that draws upon recycled material sources, enhances the sustainable qualities of buildings and spaces, and is adaptable to new geometries that respond to natural light. The work in these studios, while experimental in nature, is applied research that results in full-scale design-build proposals or achievable deployment strategies. These studios present a magically new and exciting direction in design research and education, made possible by the imagination and generosity of the sponsors and their faith in the creativity of our students. read more
Popularity: 25% [?]
May 17, 20081
SKY/lite: Membranes in the Service of Ecology
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Architectural design studio instructor Richard Sarrach teaches a project-based studio that interprets environmentally responsive design through the criteria of natural light. The skylight products from VELUX, readily available in the marketplace, serve as the technical constraints through which the students re-imagine the possibilities of a domicile created from naturally illuminated environments. The studio considers a speculative approach to the next generation of domiciles in relation to patterns of occupation in the 21st century, energy efficiency, building systems, and, consequently, a range of new lifestyles created out of the desire for a more responsive architecture. read more
Popularity: 27% [?]
May 17, 20080
Hunter Douglas Light Research Studio
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Instructors Lonn Combs and Mark Parsons conduct a collaborative studio environment of material research based on the window covering products of Hunter Douglas. Using an inherently energy efficient material, new applications of architectural space are explored that expand the potential product uses from a window covering to architectural partitioning of space that emphasizes light, acoustic, and thermal properties. The research includes the development of a full scale structural weave that integrates into the lightweight fabric to achieve free-standing material configurations. In parallel to the real concerns of construction and environmental effect, the fundamental phenomena of the material and its reaction within the environment address the cultural concepts of beauty, transparency, publicity, privacy, and the ability of manipulated light to induce specific categories of ambience. read more
Popularity: 24% [?]
May 17, 20080
Designtex + Pratt Institute
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With studio instructors Francine Monaco and Anthony Caradonna, students develop new material surface products for Designtex, manufacturer of architectural wall coverings, fabrics, and panels. By employing strategies of no-waste manufacturing and recycling, designed surfaces emerge as full-scale prototypes that explore pattern, repetition, and transparency at multiple scales while rethinking the architectural surface through environmentally responsible design methodologies. read more
Popularity: 19% [?]
May 15, 20080
VELUX:”Salvage Ventilation” by Natasha Harper + Tyler Kicera
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Salvage Ventilation by Natasha Harper + Tyler Kicera
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Popularity: 10% [?]
May 15, 20080
VELUX: “Breathable Environment” by Richard Colwell + Chelsea Lipham
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Breathable Environment” by Richard Colwell + Chelsea Lipham
Text to be forthcoming…
Popularity: 10% [?]
May 15, 20080
VELUX: “House of Laminar Torrents” by Belle Tang + Jintana Tantinirundr
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A dialogue between a system of shifting angles to generate a filtration surface that begins to suggest the collection of water. The gradual shifting of the skylights starts to propose an outline of continuous flow through the surface and allows for an intake of different intensities of sunlight and ventilation. read more
Popularity: 12% [?]
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