san francisco CALIFORNIA
gwangju design biennale restbox
gwangju, south korea
for the exhibition “the clue” at the 2009 gwangju design biennale last fall, iwamotoscott architecture were invited to submit a “box of rest”, or ‘restbox’ - one of 42 cubic pavilion designs. according to the exhibition brief, the cube was to be a 1/4 scale model of the 2m x 2m x 2m pavilion, which offers a space of relaxation that reinterprets a traditional korean garden and poem given by the curator.
east lansing MICHIGAN
michigan state university will break ground on the iconic eli and edythe broad art museum at 10 a.m. tuesday, march 16, at the museum site just west of the collingwood entrance on the msu campus. the ceremony will be followed by a program at 11 a.m. in the pasant theatre of the wharton center.
both events are open to the public. the broads, who have donated $28 million for the project, and zaha HADID, the award-winning architect who designed the building, are expected to attend.
new york NEW YORK
softlab presents CHROMAesthesiae
an installation of modular color
opening: 7 p.m., friday, march 19th, 2010 until april 5th, 2010.
location: devotion gallery 54 maujer st, brooklyn, ny, 11206 (l to lorimer/metropolitan)
website: areyoudevoted.com
boston MASSACHUSETTS
eco-pod: pre-cycled modular bioreactor for downtown crossing
a collaboration between höweler + yoon architecture and squared design lab
taking advantage of the stalled filene’s construction site at downtown crossing, eco-pod is a proposal to immediately stimulate the economy, and the ecology, of downtown boston. eco-pod (gen1) is a temporary vertical algae bio-reactor and new public commons, built with custom prefabricated modules.
los angeles CALIFORNIA
3-10 / 6 pm
marcelo SPINA
sutherland visiting professor of landscape design
senior architect founder and co-principal of
p-a-t-t-e-r-n-s, los angeles
pence 209 university of kentucky college of design
lecture, marcelo SPINA, university of kentucky college of design
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new york NEW YORK
evolo magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 skyscraper competition. established in 2006, the annual skyscraper competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. the award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.
new york NEW YORK
john URBANEK: this is my most recent photo series, shot with a macro lens. i was inspired by the challenge of taking a free flowing form and capturing its organic transformations underwater. While the subject matter was only 4 inches tall, the substances take on shapes and life of their own. every person finds their own object in these peculiar formations.
new york NEW YORK
landscapes of quarantine
mar 10 2010 - apr 17 2010
opening reception: tuesday, march 9, 7pm
group exhibition exploring the spaces of quarantine, from level 4 biocontainment labs to underground nuclear waste repositories.
curated by: future plural
geoff MANAUGH, bldgblog
nicola TWILLEY, edible geography
designed by:
glen CUMMINGS, mtwtf
exhibition, storefront for art and architecture
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new york NEW YORK
ENVELOPES
march 5 – may 5, 2010
“envelopes,” 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.
los angeles CALIFORNIA
laird BORRELLI-PERSSON: “it’s like they’re on psychedelics, the way they describe things.” that was sonic youth frontwoman and rodarte fan kim gordon speaking about kate and laura mulleavy before their show today. the seemingly demure sisters from pasadena, california—who studied art history with the eminent scholar t.j. clark, the well-informed gordon noted—have indeed crafted their own baroque dream world (cue the dry ice that created a poison mist over a runway strewn with black grit). it’s an imaginary world that’s ferocious rather than precious, not to mention ferociously influential. and with its relentless gothic overtones, it’s particularly in tune with the moment.
