philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA
Penn Design
Critic: Geogina HULJICH
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Kurt NELSON and Ariel COOKE-ZAMORA: Reacting to the prevalence of standardization and the hollowing out of functional reasons for Mykonian ornament, this resort complex proposes an alternate path forward for architecture in Mykonos.
- Kurt NELSON and Ariel COOKE-ZAMORA, “Resort On A Rock.”, Model Photo
- Kurt NELSON and Ariel COOKE-ZAMORA, “Resort On A Rock.”, Model Photo
- Kurt NELSON and Ariel COOKE-ZAMORA, “Resort On A Rock.”, Perspective
- Kurt NELSON and Ariel COOKE-ZAMORA, “Resort On A Rock.”, Perspective
Hidden in Plain Sight imagines an architecture unconstrained by limitations of style, creating forms that may have emerged from a natural evolution of the vernacular language of Mykonos through the use of contemporary construction techniques.
sP: What or who Influenced this project?
KN & AC-Z: The sculpture of Andre Bloc, along with the work of Young & Ayata, Neil Denari, and Louis Kahn.
sP: What were you reading/listening to/ watching while developing this project?
KN & AC-Z: 1Q84, Suburban Nation, Le Corbusier (World of Art), Form and Meaning, The Democracy of Objects
sP: Whose work is currently on your radar?
KN & AC-Z: Lucio Fontana and Oyler Wu Collaborative
