vienna AUSTRIA

Mark Foster Gage is at the forefront of a new generation of architects working to combine architectural practice with the innovative use of today’s most advanced technologies. The work of his firm, Gage/Clemenceau Architects ranges from large-scale architectural projects, to a dress for Lady Gaga, and from new store concepts for the fashion company Diesel, to interactive environments for Intel Corporation.

Mark Foster GAGE, “Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy.”
Thursday, 06/06
7.00 p.m. / Seminarraum A
University of Applied Arts, Vienna
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
1010 Vienna, Austria

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ann arbor MICHIGAN

Mark Foster Gage is at the forefront of a new generation of architects working to combine design practice with the use of today’s most advanced technologies. His work ranges from architectural projects and products to interdisciplinary collaborations, most recently with fashion designer Nicola Formichetti on costume pieces for Lady Gaga and a series of concept stores that recently opened in New York City, Hong Kong, and Beijing.

mark foster GAGE, “Transmedia Architecture”
Monday, 09/24
6.00 pm / A+A Auditorium (Rm 2104)
Art + Architecture Building
A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI

new york NEW YORK

Gage / Clemenceau Architects, the firm described as “avant-garde” by the New York Times, recently completed a store in Hong Kong for Nicola Formichetti, fashion director of Mugler and creative director for Lady Gaga and Uniqlo. The flagship concept store is located inside Lane Crawford IFC with four satellite locations around Hong Kong. The project is an experimental fusion of architecture, fashion, social media, and visual special effects. Labeled the “future of retail environments”, the store houses a collection of original outfits from the personal archives of Lady Gaga as well as numerous other designs by Formichetti, including products from his new “Nicopanda” brand.

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new york NEW YORK

Discussions between NEWLY DRAWN emerging Finnish firms and New York based winning firms of the AIANY’s New Practices and the Architectural League’s Emerging Voices. The roundtable sessions will focus on sharing and comparing experiences of setting up architectural practices in Helsinki and NY. Short presentations on the history and origins of each practice and their work will provide 15 different perspectives on establishing and running an office. The participants will also discuss their architectural motives, influences, techniques and agendas . . .

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Newly Drawn: Emerging Finnish Architects
Saturday, 04/21
1.00–7.00 pm / Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
new york, NEW YORK 10012

new york NEW YORK

Mark GAGE talks about Valentine’s Day, aesthetic theory, sensation vs. gimmick, King Kong’s wrinkles, and the importance of expertise.

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new york NEW YORK

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

mark GAGE/ marc BAILLY: During July, August and September of this year, Gage / Clemenceau Architects is collaborating on the design and production of a temporary installation with Nicola Formichetti, Fashion Director for Lady Gaga, Creative Director for Mugler as well as fashion stylist to Uniqlo, MAC and V Magazine. This collaboration is intended to produce an installation that experimentally fuses ideas from both fashion and architecture into a new type of physical environment, accessible to the general public, for a two week period coinciding with Fashion Week in New York City, in September 2011.

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