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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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Mar 13, 20100

core.awareness: William Katavolos interview (p1-4)

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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

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Mar 1, 20101

Event: Envelop{e}s

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“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.

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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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Oct 4, 20090

Digital Tracery: Lawrence Blough and Aaron White

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digital futures has just placed an article on Lawrence Blough and Aaron White’s fabrication research that was conducted @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture. Be sure to follow along, later this year they will have an exhibition of the full scale piece and it will correspond w/ Pratt’s 2nd fabrication lecture series that will have Lawrence Blough as one of the participants.

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