new york NEW YORK

Thanks to all those who submitted to suckerPUNCH’s NYC Casino/Convention Center Competition. All results are linked below.

registration begins 05.14.12

submissions due 08.13.12

awards: US $2500 total and publication on suckerPUNCH

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culver city CALIFORNIA

The LA Forum will host an event marking the publication of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’s new book, EMBEDDED, bringing together authors, contributors, mentors and confabulators to discuss some of the most relevant issues haunting contemporary architectural practice and discourse today, such as the perceived divide between progressive design culture, the politics of form and social responsibility. EMBEDDED is P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’s long awaited book that reflects on the evolution, actualization and conclusion of certain lineages of design and material research, while signaling the initial stages of others.

EMBEDDED: Marcelo Spina, Georgina Huljich, Marcelyn Gow, Michael Osman, and Todd Gannon
Thursday, 02/23
6.00–9.00 pm / LA Forum
Vitra Showroom
8753 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

new york NEW YORK

An event marking the publication of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’ new book, Embedded brings together authors, contributors, mentors and confabulators to discuss some of the most relevant issues haunting contemporary architectural practice and discourse today, such as the perceived divide between progressive design culture, the politics of form and social responsibility. EMBEDDED is P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’s long awaited book that reflects on the evolution, actualization and conclusion of certain lineages of design and material research, while signaling the initial stages of others.

EMBEDDED: Jeffrey Inaba, John McMorrough, Marcelo Spina, Jesse Reiser, David Ruy, Michael Meredith, and Mark Foster Gage
Thursday, 02/09
6.30–8.00 pm / Studio-X NYC
180 Varick St., Suite 1610
New York, NY 10014

london UK

Interstitial Mass: Figural And Embedded

Thursday 10 March
1.00pm
Achitecture Association
6 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3ES

louisville KENTUCKY

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

keith STONE / ben MCCLURE / carolyn PARRISH: we have here a riverfront granary in henderson, ky., that has been reused as a recreation-fitness center, with the silos as structure for a canopy and their interiors for program. it includes: indoor and outdoor rock climbing walls and skateboarding facilities; a marina, restaurant and bar, and aviary (a nod to ornithologist john audubon’s storied research and enduring legacy in henderson). the overarching goal was to meld the landmark granary with a new profile that creates interstitial experiences above and below the canopy and along the waterfront. the canopy’s shape is informed by the site, the activities underneath, on top and inside (speed, strength, fitness), and the tempering effects of minimal and saddle surfaces.

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los angeles CA

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

vincent POCSIK/zach SCHOCH/mike GROSS/zifan LIU: This installation stems from an intensive research on ornamental techniques used within traditional Islamic and Persian architecture. A particular focus was placed on a type of corbel known as Muqarnas. Muqarnas is a three dimensional decoration composed of niche-like shapes, arranged in tiers that usually cover undersides of vaults and arches. Its unique ability to transition between different compositional elements was closely studied in order to create our own order of assembly.

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louisville KENTUCKY

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

robert NACK/bret WILCOX/brendan CORCORAN: The goal of this algae research and education facility is to reintroduce Henderson into the global discussion about energy. The site serves as an incubator for the city’s economy. The performative qualities of the chosen geometries attempt to address a historically difficult issue in architecture, the transition between the horizontal and vertical - the plinth and the object.

critics: Marcelo Spina and Drura Parrish

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louisville KENTUCKY

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

jordan HINES, ian MCHONE, kyle TIERNEY: The new HMPL 1 Hotel and Convention Center will provide a mutually beneficial public-private development for the city of Henderson,Ky through an economically viable, culturally and environmentally sensitive reuse of a former industrial complex. This proposal not only provides a new regional attractor in Henderson, but also presents Henderson as a forwardly thinking, optimistic civic example for the region-particularly in terms of the adjustment of old industry to new uses, as this will be an increasingly pertinent issue globally in the years to come.

critics: Marcelo Spina and Drura Parrish
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los angeles CALIFORNIA

SCI-Arc 2GBX STUDIO
Instructor: Marcelo Spina

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

kim LAGERCRANTZ & chia-ching YANG: Exploring the 2D&3D qualities of flatness and contemporary pop-culture, we intend to develop systems of color, texture and plastics that will produce multiple affects and various degrees of sensation. Relating to the urban obsession for the Surface, the envelope becomes the prime target for an architectural escape that offers immediate satisfaction. Although our building may appear as a solid from the exterior, the interior reveals a new kind of figural condition developed from the initial two-dimensional digital drawing applied to the Surface.

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louisville KENTUCKY

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

warren WEAVER/graham GORDON/ashley RYAN: This project is a 250′ cinema complex built for the city of Henderson, KY. The amalgam of heavy field research, local and regional contextual consideration, and the desire to generate surreal social and visual atmospheres both within the cinema and within the city helped drive our design process. The overall form is defined by strategic program massing wrapped in an indexical skin system. The top of the tower holds one imax theater and two typical theaters and an observation platform, while the ground level is comprised of retail, park and performance space.

critics: Marcelo Spina and Drura Parrish

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