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Showing posts with label ELEMENTAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ELEMENTAL. Show all posts
Thursday, May 6, 2010
5 student films_ re: design
hooray! thanks to spirit of space, each of the groups participating the mp3: forecasting mke for the urban age now have video 'cuts.' these short clips help explain the five projects a little more clearly, cogently and succinctly than if you were to ask any of us point blank. all five are embedded below, please do some clicking.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
monterrey housing development
ELEMENTAL wins brit insurance design award.
they've created an investment, not a social expense.
busy alejandro.... this is an ingenious project.
q: what happens when you only have the capital to build half a house?
a: provide the half that is the hardest, or impossible, for an individual to do themselves.
in this case, the architect provided the structural framework [ which in residential housing accounts for 80% of the project budget ] and allowed the families to infill as they accumulated the means to expand.
according to ELEMENTAL there were essentially five design parameters:
i. location
ii. urban layout
iii. position of unit on lot
iv. structure for final size
v. middle income dna
they've created an investment, not a social expense.busy alejandro.... this is an ingenious project.
q: what happens when you only have the capital to build half a house?
a: provide the half that is the hardest, or impossible, for an individual to do themselves.
in this case, the architect provided the structural framework [ which in residential housing accounts for 80% of the project budget ] and allowed the families to infill as they accumulated the means to expand.
according to ELEMENTAL there were essentially five design parameters:
i. location
ii. urban layout
iii. position of unit on lot
iv. structure for final size
v. middle income dna
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
forecasting mke for the urban age
below is the 'commercial' for the 2010 marcus prize studio i've been participating in this semester.
as i've stated in a previous post; the title of this year's marcus prize is: FORECASTING MKE; for the urban age. this title was spurred on from discussions with Alejandro Aravena - the 2010 recipient of the marcus prize and our 'professor' for this semester [ along with the helpful guidance of mr. ryan o'connor ].
we are to propose projects that have the potential to attract 'knowledge creators' or the 'creative class' in an effort to put mke back on the map...
there's quite amazing potential in this city, from repurposing abandoned or outdated infrastructure [the many grain silos that dot the urban landscape or envisioning a new life for our iconic hoan bridge], to harnessing mke's claim as the 'freshwater capital of the world' and the 'city of festivals', to projecting the future of the working environment.
5 groups, 5 projects, 1 opportunity, 10 more weeks....
thanks to red mike and adam goss at spirit of space for all their hard work.
MARCUS PRIZE 2010 from Spirit of Space on Vimeo.
as i've stated in a previous post; the title of this year's marcus prize is: FORECASTING MKE; for the urban age. this title was spurred on from discussions with Alejandro Aravena - the 2010 recipient of the marcus prize and our 'professor' for this semester [ along with the helpful guidance of mr. ryan o'connor ].
we are to propose projects that have the potential to attract 'knowledge creators' or the 'creative class' in an effort to put mke back on the map...
there's quite amazing potential in this city, from repurposing abandoned or outdated infrastructure [the many grain silos that dot the urban landscape or envisioning a new life for our iconic hoan bridge], to harnessing mke's claim as the 'freshwater capital of the world' and the 'city of festivals', to projecting the future of the working environment.
5 groups, 5 projects, 1 opportunity, 10 more weeks....
thanks to red mike and adam goss at spirit of space for all their hard work.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
2A_eM; marcus prize participant
as this semester winds down, and anticipation of upcoming events begin to take hold of my mind, i'd like to give a short update [more to follow] regarding upcoming endeavors.
next semester i will be participating in the marcus prize studio, with distinguished architect alejandro aravena. this prestigious studio will begin an exciting experiment in collaboration. not only will we be learning from an internationally acclaimed architect, but will be collaborating across campus and disciplines. this studio, though small, will incorporate students from the arts, as well as city planning in addition to traditional architecture students.
never before have i had this experience during my architectural education, and now that i'm on the arts side [more on that later], it should make for some great, innovative, provocative works.
next semester i will be participating in the marcus prize studio, with distinguished architect alejandro aravena. this prestigious studio will begin an exciting experiment in collaboration. not only will we be learning from an internationally acclaimed architect, but will be collaborating across campus and disciplines. this studio, though small, will incorporate students from the arts, as well as city planning in addition to traditional architecture students.
never before have i had this experience during my architectural education, and now that i'm on the arts side [more on that later], it should make for some great, innovative, provocative works.
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