Containing work from the studio of Philip Beesley+Richard Sarrach w/ CW Wang
Opening & Reception
Wednesday December 10, 7-9PM.
Robert H. Siegel Gallery
Pratt School of Architecture
61 St James Place, Brooklyn NY
tel: (718) 399-4304 MAP
The Epithelium Studio offers a specialized design laboratory examining responsive architectural envelopes. Epithelium, a cellular boundary layer in organic physiology, will be used as an analogy defining qualities of hybrid interactive building systems. A design method based on cycles of accretion and synthesis will be used to organize the work of the term, moving from individual design explorations to collective gallery installation. The work focuses on four key design products: lightweight structural scaffolds, functional devices providing environmental exchanges populating the structure; kinetic mechanisms that integrate physical movement within the system, and integrated control systems employing microprocessors, sensors and actuators. These elements will be developed in pursuit of innovative responsive qualities that include basic life support functions, emotive and iconographic qualities for architecture.
Studio Participants: Thomas Allen, Xuedi Chen, Joanna Cheung, Nicolas Gomez, Peechaya Mekasuvanroj, Brad Rothenberg , Changyup Shin, Shawn Sims ,Weiyun Wang & Noah Zerkin read more
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
The following piece was designed by Xuedi Chen + Shawn Sims. With the combination of censors and servos, the prototype shown above moves through a series of behavioral routines and tracking protocols. read more
The clip above was taken from our workshop and shows the effects of SMA + a Sharp Infrared Proximity Sensor that is working in conjunction w/ a responsive membrane. (SMA) Shape Memory Alloy is also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire
This semester Pratt Institute School of Architecture has been given the honor of hosting Philip Beesiley as a visiting studio critic. He will be teaching w/ Richard Sarrach and they will be supported by the technical consulting services of Che-Wei Wang.
In the upcoming weeks we will be following the progress of the studio both here on the core.form-ula site and on our flickr page.
For more information go to the studio description page located here>> enjoy
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