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Words by Katie Gerfen
Who knew a bagel shop delivered to studio? It’s 9:30 on a Friday morning, and nine sleepy fourth- and fifth-year students at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture are preparing to present their research when a cell phone chirps and one person makes a break for the door. “Is she coming back?” asks visiting professor Philip Beesley, down for a biweekly visit from the University of Waterloo in Ontario. The student returns, bagel in hand, and the conversation resumes as each student presents information on architectural theory, ranging from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s noosphere to Eric Owen Moss’ efforts to, as Beesley puts it, “build [James Joyce's] Finnegans Wake in Culver City.” read more
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The interest between academia and professional practice continues with the creation of CASE, a joint research effort between Rensselaer Polytechnic and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. A group of researchers reside at the SOM Wall Street address and work together with architects and engineers to reshape the profession and industry. Having witnessed its development and surge to push innovation in technology, I do believe we will see interesting work coming out of this collaboration. read more
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Design by:Natasha Harper, Katie Adee, and James Baldauf.
Some colleagues (Michael Chen and Jason Lee) over @ Pratt Institute are doing some great work in their Degree Project Studio that can be viewed on the site>> Crisis Fronts. It seems to be a solid source of writings and student work that opens up some issues that are close to heart. We will be sure to keep an eye on its development and you can count on it heating up as the semesters unfold. read more
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Matthias Zentner has been commissioned by Mattoni Karlovarksé Minerální Vody, A.S. to do a spot that clads a woman in a dress made of water. The end results are amazing. You can see a brief description and video below. read more
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