philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA
University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign
critic: Kutan AYATA.
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
David Brian HARROP: My proposal for the micro-unit housing tower uses a system of cracks into the mass of the tower to not only allow for a system of aperture but also a system with very specific aesthetic qualities.
los angeles CALIFORNIA
Art Center College of Design
Media Design Practices MFA Program
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Art Center College of Design, Media Design Practices MFA Program with Tim DURFEE & Andrew KRAGNESS: The 12/8 Tower was developed and built as part of a four-week workshop for first year graduate students in the MDP taught by Tim Durfee (of Tim Durfee Studio and amp) and Andrew Kragness.
Andrew KRAGNESS, Art Center College of Design, installation, MDP, minimalism, music, Steve REICH, Tim DURFEE, tower
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washington DC
The field of architecture is constantly challenged to meet the needs of an ever-evolving society. Architects are immersed in a technological revolution where digital tools, building materials, and design methodologies are rapidly expanding. As societal demands change and technology advances, we must also consider the effect of restricted urbanism on the field of architecture and the evolution of our social environments. . . .
aia, aiadc, daniel GILLEN, exhibition, Lavinia PASQUINA, tower
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chicago ILLINOIS
University of Illinois at Chicago
critic: Paul PREISSNER.
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Borislav ANGELOV: The studio in which this project was design was called “Big Dumb Objects” which explored different ways of combining things in an absurd way and looking for an architectural expression which seems inappropriate for architecture.
absurd, Borislav ANGELOV, paul PREISSNER, tower, UIC, uic school of architecture
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los angeles CALIFORNIA
SCI-Arc
critic: Hernan DIAZ ALONSO with Ivan BERNAL.
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Austin SAMSON: This project aims to explore the possibilities of a mid-rise tower with a disrupted center rather than the normal, differentiated top or bottom.
Austin SAMSON, curime BATLINER, hernan diaz ALONSO, ivan BERNAL, Jake NEWSUM, Robot House, SCI-arc, tower
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new york NEW YORK
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Juan DE MARCO: Usually by default, sometimes through differentiation, the inevitability of the icon has often been valued on merits of scale but less so on architectural qualities. This reading has always been true of towers, which tend to get noticed because of their verticality. Contemporary work is still subject to this modernist legacy.
cincinnati OHIO
University of Cincinnati, School of Architecture and Interior Design
critic: Mara MARCU.
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Mara MARCU: PseudoVertical proposes to understand the vertical -scape as a self-generating, autopoietic entity in which systems and typologies are in a continuous flux.
architecture, Ben HAMILTON, Jillian BLAKELY, Mara MARCU, skyscraper, Sydney BROWN, tower, typology, University of Cincinnati
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los angeles CALIFORNIA
SCI-Arc
critic: Hernan DIAZ ALONSO.
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Danny KARAS: In analysis of the modern skyscraper there is traditionally an aesthetic agenda that localizes itself in a “shoes” or “hat” location. . . .
Danny KARAS, exuberance, hernan diaz ALONSO, SCI-arc, skin, skyscraper, tower
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hong kong CHINA
In August 2013, davidclovers completed a series of projects that cohesively integrates the common areas along the podium of The Repulse Bay, giving a new identity to the Complex. The projects include renovation for de Ricou (a residential tower), Waterscape (an outdoor pool with changing rooms), PlaySquare (a children’s play area), Entry Lobbies, Carpark Lobbies and Breakers (a café).
architecture, clover LEE, david ERDMAN, davidclovers, tower
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los angeles CALIFORNIA
University of Southern California
critic: Alvin HUANG
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Jae Jun LEE: Cities are more and more populated these days. . . .
