thesis [re]view
alejandro zaera polo
the ar tificial nature congrexpo in lille
monica ponce de leon nader tehrani
j oshu a p r in c e ramus
the role of infrastructure in the produc tion of public spaces
popularizing opera
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Precedents in Critical Prac tice
M I T Arc hi te c t ure
six to c ordero marwan aboudib
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abstrac t (5)
[index]
Alejandro Zaero Polo
H G S D M A r c h Fa l l 1 9 9 0
artificial nature congrexpo in lille
rem koolhaas jonathan.levi mack.scogin george.wagner
Joshua Prince Ramus
H G S D M Arc h Spr ing
popularizing opera- - a national opera house and ice rink in oslo , norway
mohsen mostafavi
Monica Ponce de Leon N a d e r Te h r a n i ` role of infrastruc ture in the the
H G S D M A U D Fa l l 1 9 9 1
produc tion of public spaces
jorge silvetti
profile ( 6 - 7 ) summary + images of thesis ( 8 - 9 ) timeline ( 1 0 - 1 1 ) office statement comparison ( 1 2 - 1 3 )
profile ( 1 4 - 1 5 ) summary + images of thesis ( 1 6 - 1 7 ) timeline ( 1 8 - 1 9 ) office statement comparison ( 2 0 - 2 1 ) profile ( 2 2 - 2 3 ) summary + images of thesis ( 2 4 - 2 5 ) timeline ( 2 6 - 2 7 ) office statement comparison ( 2 8 - 2 9 )
conclusion (30) ` bibliography (31)
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[abstrac t] As a rc h i t e c t s ou r l i f es t y l e is o f t e n d e f i n e d b y f as t d e c isi o n - m a k i n g a n d th e j u g g l i n g o f m u l ti p l e p ro j e c t s a t o n c e , t o b o th k e e p p ra c ti c es a f l o a t an d to m ake th e m g row an d be c o m e stab l e . I t is o f te n c o mm o n fo r m an y to limi t th e ir p ro du c ti o n to pure ly p ra c ti c al terms or to c onstantly keep study ing the same c onc ept in order to be able to make a c onc re te intellec tual c ontribution to our dis c i p l i n e . As su c h th is p ro j e c t se e k s t o e x p l o re th e i m p o r t a n c e o f th e e n d o f c a re e r th esis p ro j e c t o f se v e ra l i n f l u e n ti a l c h a ra c t e r s i n ou r c o n t e m po ra r y f i e l d , a n d d e t e r m i n e th e re pe rc ussi o ns o f a rg u a b l y th e i r m os t ti m e c o nsu m i n g p ro j e c t h as h a d o n th e i r su bse q u e n t prac tic e. This transc endental e f fec t of thesis is signaled out by figures like Koolhaas who in many times in his c areer has signaled Ex o dus as a fo r w ard to his subse qu e n t p ro j e c ts bo th in te ll e c t u al an d m a te r i al . Th e sub j e c ts o f th e st u dy w ill be N a d e r Te hrani , M o n i c a P o n c e d e Le o n , Al e j a n d ro Z a e ra P o l o a n d J osh u a Pr i n c e Ra m us .
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ALEJANDRO ZAERA POLO 7
[biography]
work
OMA architect 1991-1993
foreign office architec ts principal 1993-2011
AZPA principal 2011- present
G S A P P + S O A + U C L A pro D E A N of Pr inc e ton Universi t y Sc ho ol of Arc hi te c t ure ( presen t )
education
E s c u e l a TĂŠ c n i c a S u p e r i o r d e A r q u i t e c t u r a d e M a d r i d BA architecture
Harvard University Master of Architecture 1990
His prac tic e has been interested in soc ial responses to arc hitec ture and a phy logene tic approac h to th e g e n e ra ti v e p ro c ess o f a rc h i t e c t u re . 7
[synopsis] Th e p ro j e c t , bu i l t o n th e p ro g ra m f o r th e c o m m issi o n o f C o n g re x po i n Li l l e , th a t w as pos t e r i o r l y f i n ish e d b y O M A Ro t t e rd a m ’ s o f f i c e , po r tra ys , f i r s t a n d fo re m ost , se v e ral th e o re ti c al o b j e c tiv es f ro m w hi c h Al e j an dro hi g hli g h ts th e fo ll ow in g as th e m ain g o al o f th e p ro j e c t : “ experiment with an approach able to ground new strategies to overc ome the gap created between architec ture and its c ontemporar y modes of pro du c ti o n b y an unh e al th y n ostal g i a o f i d e o l o g y … … se e k in g a re t ur n to a c e r t a i n o p ti m ism a bou t a rc h i t e c t u re as a so c i a l l y i n t e g ra t e d p ro c ess ” Au g m e n t i n g t h a t t h e a r c h i t e c t u r a l p r a c t i c e h a s b e e n r e d u c e d t o a p r a c t i c e c on fine d to disc iplinar y values , Alej andro , then disre g ards this the ore tic al model and establishes that : “ Arc hi te c t ure has alw ays to find the energ y for i ts de velopmen t ou tside i ts ow n limi ts , an d th e re fo re th e o nly w ay to d e f in e a th esis in arc hi te c t ure is foc ousing on a c er tain env ironment and finding a way to operate in it ” Zaera - Polo sta tes tha t Cul t ure / Civ ili za tion Ar ti fic e / Na t ure are the four c oordinates that mark the two dichotomies that have dominated the ideolo g y of the shaping of the env ironment sinc e the Enlightenment . I t is then , by exploring the interc hangeabilit y of the c onnec tions be tween these c ontrasting terms along the histor y of disc ourse , that Zaera Polo arrives at the c onc lu sion that in order to enable their rightful integration he must c hange the spatial formal produc tion to one of c ontinuous topolog y that responds to the soc ial integration. He does this through the c onvention c enter ’ s program that he argues , prov ides the ideal env ironment to explore his ideas. Parts// The Modern Evil: Artifice, Nature and Utopia Technica as Lyrics: The End of The Fear/ Utopia of the Artificial Reflection on the history of modern architecture seeking the reasons for the marginality of contemporary discourse The Machinic Assemblage of Flexible Accumulation Seeks to synthetize the rules for the experiment
- Constitution and Performance: the Affirmative Value of Building - City for Rent - Poetics of Ubiquity - Artificial, Disorganized Bodies - Buildings as Weapons:: Topographies of Free Action - The Paradigm of Connection: Topographies of Free Action - Topographies of Information explores aspects of the convention center as an extraordinary instrument for contemporary processes
[ the brie fly c aptioned index of Zaera - Polo ’ s Thesis responds to its c omplexit y an d mi g h t se r v e as h e lp ful to th ose th a t be c o m e in te reste d in i t . ] 1.
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Yokohama International Port Terminal
BBC music box
1990
1999
belgo zuid
2001
blue moon hotel
2002
british pavillion
olympic acquatics center
centre pompidou metz
2004
2003
WTC bundle towers
WTC ground zero
novartis car park
durango tower
municipal police HQ
dulnyouk publishers elizabeth house
spanish pavillion expo
2005
southeast coastal park
future city
hadspen gard
- As the first large commission AZP received that allowed possibility for a spatial political statement, Yokohama Port Terminal, was definitely interpreted as a place for public gathering. - The topological continuity of the two projects (the thesis utilizing ramps, and Yokohama through landscape) hints their common birthplace. - A careful look at Zaera-Polo’s “A Scientific Autobiography” reveals his interests while he was studying at the GSD, he describes himself as truly invested in neo-Marxist urban theory and in Kwinter’s inclusion on philosophical terms into the academic world of architecture. Both issues engaged in each of the projects. - He also discloses an “aversion to the political ideology that goes beyond its application to architecture” [Politics of Envelope] portraying architecture as the fundamental and only agent of appropriate political change.
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dens
trinity EC3
aerospace campus
carabanchel
la rioja technology
2006
institute of legal medecine
masaveu hotel municipal theater
london 2012 park
london 2012 velodrome
meydan retail complex
2007
museum of contemporary art
artist residences
D3B zona franca offices
madrid pavillion shanghai shenzhen university
2010
2008
world centre
bao’an airport
birmingham new street station
john lewis dept store
station tower
2012
pedralbes villa
watermark west quay
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A Z P A is a n i n t e r n a ti o n a l p ra c ti c e , base d i n Lo n d o n a n d B a rc e l o n a A Z P A w as bo r n in 2 0 1 1 as a l e g a c y p ra c ti c e o f F O A a f te r i ts d e m e rg e r , an d fo ll ows fo r m e r F O A ’ s par t n e r Al e j a n d ro Z a e ra - P o l o. As a p a r t o f i t s l e g a c y A Z P A h as a c o m m i tm e n t t o i n n o v a ti o n i n a rc h i t e c t u re and urban design , c ombining thecnic al innovation with design exc ellenc e. A l e j a n d r o Z a e r a - P o l o ’ s a w a r d - w i n n i n g p r o j e c t s i n c l u d e t h e Yo k o h a m a i n t e r n a t i o n a l C r u i s e t e r m i n a l i n Japan , noted for its use dramatic form , innovative materials , and fasc ination with the interplay of ar c hitec ture , landsc ape and nature , c redited by the design Museum as design sensation alive with bustling u r ba n i t y a n d se asi d e tra n q u i l i t y . O th e r p ro j e c t s i n c l u d e a n e w bu i l d i n g f o r Ra v e nsbou r n e i n G re e n w i c h , t h e J o h n L e w i s d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e . C i n e p l e x a n d Fo o t b r i d g e s i n L e i c e s t e r , C a r a b a n c h e l S o c i a l H o u s i n g i n M a d r i d , M e y d a n Re t a i l C o m p l e x a n d Mu l ti p l e x i n I s t a n bu l , th e S pa n ish P a v i l i o n a t th e 2 0 0 5 I n t e r n a ti o n a l E x p o i n A i c h i , a l a r g e c os t a l p a r k w i t h o u t d o o r s a u d i t o r i u m s i n B a r c e l o n a , a M u n i c i p a l t h e a t r e a n d Au d i t o r i u m i n T o r re v i e j a , La Ri o j a T e c h n o l o g y Tra ns f e r C e n tre i n Lo g ro n o a n d th e D u l n y ou k Publishing Headquar ters in Paju , South Korea.
[office statement]
Alej andro Zaera - Polo ’ s c ur ren t proj e c ts in the U K inc lude Bir ming ham New Stre e t Sta tion in Bir ming ham a n d Tr i n i t y E C 3 o f f i c e c o m p l e x i n th e c i t y o f Lo n d o n . I n S pa i n , Al e j a n d ro Z a e ra - P o l o is i n v o l v e d i n a n e w h os p i t a l I n L l e i d a , B i o t e c h n o l o g y c e n t r e i n B a r c e l o n a , t h e r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e S a n t a n d e r Wa t e r f r o n t , i n c l u d i n g t h e d e s i g n o f a n e w f e r r y t e r m i n a l a n d t h e y a c h t c l u b w h i c h w i l l h os t t h e Wo r l d C u p i n 2 0 1 0 . A Z P A is also in v o lv e d in th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f tw o hi g h r ise resi d e n ti al tow e rs in B usan , Ko re a . The w or k of Alej andro Zaera - Polo has be en w idely publishe d and exhibi te d and represen te d Br i tain a t the 8 t h Ve n i c e Ar c h i t e c t u r e B i e n n a l e i n 2 0 0 2 , h e h a s r e c e i v e d t h e En r i c M i r a l l e s P r i z e f o r Ar c h i t e c t u r e , f i v e R I B A Aw a r d s , t h e 2 0 0 4 Ve n i c e Ar c h i t e c t u r e B i e n n a l e a w a r d , a n d t h e C h a r l e s J e n c k s Aw a r d f o r Ar c h i t e c ture.
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[comparison]
Al e j an dro Za e ra - Po l o ’ s o f f i c e d esc r ip ti o n re m ains un d oub te dly th e m ost d e ta c h e d f ro m his theore tic al c onc erns , as the y are por trayed in his thesis. He engages the reader as a c li e n t an d imp l e m e n ts a sal es p i tc h th a t in c lu d es his listin g o f tro p hi es an d m ost re v e re d p ro j e c t s as w i tn esses t o h is s t a rd o m . Th is i n d i c a t es o n e o f t w o th i n g s e i th e r h is d isc u r si v e in te rests h av e d e c ay e d o r h e h as m an a g e d to d e v e l o p sk ills th a t all ow him to pe rsu a d e c lients into his ideologic al ideas while masking them with a c omplaisant attitude.
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JOSHUA PRINCE RAMUS 15
[biography]
work
O M A N e w Yo r k founding partner 19962006
REX
principal 2006 - present
G S A P P + Ya l e + S y r a c u s e p r o f e s s o r
education
Ya l e U n i v e r s i t y BA philosophy
Har vard Universit y Master of Architecture 1996
His prac tic e re volves around the inc lusion of soc ial interac tion , and interc hangeable spac es 15
[synopsis] J osh u a Pr i n c e Ra m us ’ s th esis re v o l v es a rou n d th e c o ns tr u c ti o n o f a n Ope ra H ouse a n d I c e Ri n k i n Osl o , N o r w a y t o re - es t a b l ish th e a r t o f o pe ra as a populist ac tiv it y by c apitali z ing on all t y pes of people , ric h or poor that are drawn to the area and to prov ide them with multiple le vels of potential par ti c ipa ti o n . Th e p ro pose d d esi g n is m e an t to se r v e as a s y mbo li c buil din g th a t ’ s pur pose is to e limin a te so c i al boun d ar i es th a t e xists du e to th e hi g h le vels of immigration in Nor way.
J osh u a h i g h l i g h t s N o r w a y ’ s po l i ti c a l s t a n c e as be i n g a t a c r i ti c a l po i n t w h e re N o r w a y m us t d e c i d e o n w h e th e r i t sh ou l d p r i o r i ti z e i n d i v i d u a l e x p ressi o n o r a d o p t a h o m o g e n ous so c i e t y w h e re i t c oul d p rospe r in a w o r l d th a t is be c o min g ra di c ally p luralisti c . Th e th esis fo c uses o n h ow o pe ra ’ s fam e in N o r w ay m akes i t th e best sui te d test sub j e c t . An e xpe r im e n t th a t takes this ar tisti c ally d e m o c ra ti c , bu t so c ially elitist enter tainment to manifest itself as a de v ic e that af fec ts soc ial c onditions through arc hitec tural innovation. This investigation tac kles design motives that aid into breaking the herme tic seal of the opera house whic h ser ves as a me taphor for the state ’ s c ondition.
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seattle public library w/oma
Through the reinvention of the program of a typical library  Ramus argues that social integration and public space are a fundamental element in the library. Once again challenging spaces that tend to seek closure with strategies that implement social openness
madison avenue (dollhouse)
oslo vestbane
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
guggenheim las vegas
2002
2003
2004
annenberg center I
2005
museum plaza
2006
kunsthas zurich extension
2007
annenberg center II
yongsan exp.
2008
forward residence
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munch museum oslo-norway
It is rare for an architect to have his/her thesis almost transpire into reality. Although unbuilt, the Munch museum in Oslo, Norway was a commission that maintains the same stream as his thesis. Besides just location, the flow is similar through wanting to create a social platform for the public. The building’s ability to manifest itself into a device that creates a magnetic field of attraction for people from different backgrounds, therefore promoting diversity and public interaction along the harbor. low2no helsinki
kortrijk library
munch masterplan
V&A museum at dundee
2010
2009 The Dee and Charles Wyly theater would have to be the most striking built project in Joshua’s portfolio that encapsulates the architectural motives of his thesis. Both sharing almost similar programs, the most noteworthy element would be the common integrity of each and that is a pure dedication to dynamism.
dee and charles wyly theater
Both the Opera in Norway and the theater in Dallas share a minimally designed translucent/perforated steel skin. Joshua’s desire in both was to “unveil the spectacle to the public” and to “educate the public by revealing the guts”.
project R6
winter garden
vakko fashion center
2011
activision blizzard HQ
2012
clc & msfl towers
By designing a performance machine. The Wyly theater is equipped with an elaborate system of winches, pulleys, lifts, tracks, and catwalks to allow the structure’s reconfiguration from a proscenium stage to a thrust or flat floor. The idea of dynamism is reinforced through a transformation of program within. Through this inventive technology an intrinsically democratic and malleable architecture is allowed.
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We c h a l l e n g e a n d a d v a n c e t y p o l o g i e s . R E X fe els i t ’ s time for Arc hi te c t ure to do things ag ain , not just represen t things . We s i d e w i t h n e i t h e r f o r m n o r f u n c t i o n . R E X belie ves that the struggle be tween for m and func tion is super fic ial and unpro duc tive . B y empha si z ing per formanc e instead — a hy brid that does not disc riminate be tween program , organi zation , and for m — w e fre e arc hi te c t ure from the tire d deba te over w he ther i t is an ar t or a to ol . Ar t per for ms ; to ols per for m . The measure of high per for manc e is relative to eac h c lient ’ s aspirations and eac h projec t ’ s c on straints. We d e s i g n c o l l a b o r a t i o n s r a t h e r t h a n d i c t a t e s o l u t i o n s . The media sells simple , c atc hy ideas ; it reduc es teams to indiv iduals and their c ollaborative work to ge nius ske tc hes. The proliferation of this false notion of “ starc hitec ture ” diminishes the real teamwork that dr iv es c e l e b ra te d arc hi te c t ure . R E X be li e v es arc hi te c ts sh oul d gui d e c o ll abo ra ti o n ra th e r th an impose s o l u t i o n s . We r e p l a c e t h e t r a d i t i o n a l n o t i o n o f a u t h o r s h i p : “ I c r e a t e d t h i s o b j e c t , ” w i t h a n e w o n e : “ We n u r t u re d th is p ro c ess . ”
[office statement]
We r e a c h f o r t h e u n e x p e c t e d b y e x p os i n g r o o t p r o b l e m s . We d o n ’ t i n n o v a t e f o r i n n o v a t i o n ’ s s a k e . N o r d o w e a c c e p t p r e d i g e s t e d s o l u t i o n s . We r e t u r n t o r o o t p ro b l e ms an d d o g g e dly e xp l o re th e m w i th a c r i ti c al n aiv e té . Unp re ju di c e d b y c o n v e n ti o n , w e e xpose so lu ti o ns th a t transc e n d th ose w e c oul d h av e ini ti ally o r in div i du ally im a g in e d . So m e tim es w e disc o v e r u n c h a r t e d t e r r i t o r y ; so m e ti m es w e re d isc o v e r f o rg o t t e n t e r r i t o r y th a t h as re n e w e d use fu l n ess ; so m e ti m es w e re a f f i r m c o n v e n ti o ns w i th assu re d c o n v i c ti o n . We l o v e t h e b a n a l . R E X dares to be dumb.
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R E X to d ay is a f ir m th a t h as e mbo di e d to d ay so m e o f Joshu a ’ s c o re i d e als w h e n h e c o mp l e te d his th esis . There lies a devotion in promoting social spac e and integrating the public with the building to create a fur ther enhanc ed social sphere. The integral values have been transc ended yet there have been a shift i n d i r e c t i o n t h a t i s c l a r i f i e d w i t h i n t h e o f f i c e ’ s s t a t e m e n t . “ We l o v e t h e b a n a l , w e d a r e t o b e d u m b ! ” i s a h u m o rous a t t e m p t f o r R E X t o h a v e a p re - j us ti f i c a ti o n f o r th e i r l ess c r i ti c a l m o re c o m m e rc i a l p ro j e c t s , thus all ow in g th e m to basi c ally d o an y thin g .
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MONICA PONCE DE LEON
NADER TEHRANI
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[biography]
monica ponce de leon work
nader tehrani Office DA
education
work
Office DA
founding partner 1991-2011
founding partner 1991-2011
MPDL studio
NADAAA
principal 2011 - present
principal 2011 - present
G S D + Nor theastern + U M + Miami + RISD dean of Universit y of Michigan - Taubman ( present )
G S D + Nor theastern + R I S D
Universit y of Miami
head of M I T architec ture ( present )
education
Rhode Island Sc hool of Design
BA fine arts + BArch 89’
BA fine arts + BArch 86’
Har vard Universit y
Har vard Universit y
Master of Architecture in Urban Design 1991
Master of Architecture in Urban Design 1991
His prac tic e re volves around the inc lusion of soc ial interac tion , and interc hangeable spac es
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[synopsis] The projec t by this c ollaborative takes influenc es from Mac hado ’ s “ Urbanities ” arguing that the of fic ial v iew of urbanit y is a limited one , that only an c h o rs i tse l f in th e o b v i ous p h ysi c al imp li c a ti o n o f th e te r m . Thus th e y se e k to e xp l o re th e d e v e l o p m e n ts o f t y p i c al “ ur ban ” o r ra th e r an ti - ur ban p ro posals that respond only to this limited v iew and to the par ticular interests of the marke t , in order to argue against the anti - urban [ that blurs the distinc tion of the public and the private] and de velop a projec t that does nor fall into this c ategori zation. Fo c u s i n g o n t h e c i t y o f M i a m i t h e p a r t i d e n t i f i e s s e v e r a l p r o b l e m s w i t h i t s c o n c e p t i o n o f u r b a n f a b r i c , i n c l u d i n g t h e l a c k o f p u b l i c s p a c e i n t h e c i t y , t h e l a c k o f c o o rd i n a ti o n be t w e e n v a r i ous pu b l i c w o r k s , a n d th e u n e x p l o re d possi b i l i ti es o f th e si t es th e y f i n a l l y d e c i d e t o i n t e r v e n e i n , a t t e m p ti n g t o m a k e a sy nc hroni zed e f for t through their re fitting to make infrastruc ture and enabler of public spac es The y later ensue in a disc ourse that c ites Baudr illard , Silve tti and other major figures that have studied the c onc eption of the real , and the real arc hi tec ture . Elaborating from their wr itings a theore tic al argument that establishes that bec ause of the theore tic al shif t that happened af ter mo der nism , in w hi c h th e “ re al ” o f arc hi te c t ure star te d to be un d e rsto o d as m o re th an i ts histo r i c al c o n c e p ti o ns , an d re l a te d c l ose r to i ts para di g m a ti c c o nstrain ts . In o th e r w o rds arc hi te c t ure p rese n ts an in tr insi c re l a ti o nship to h ow i t is d e v e l o pe d an d i ts re c e p ti o n is dire c tly ro o te d in so m e fo r m o f so c i al p ra c ti c e , e n d i n g w i th a q u o t e th a t a p pe a r s i n S i l v e t ti ’ s “ Un p re c e d e n t e d Re a l ism “ : “ The star tling novel t y is tha t Mo der n Arc hi te c t ure , re alistic in the sense tha t i t uses as figura tive sourc e for represen ta tion some thing existen t ( bu t not arc hitec tural ) , disregards what might as so c ially and c ollec tively belie vable and plausible as its r he tor ic al basis for persuasion . Thus the ter ms of the v e r isimili t u d es are in v e r te d , in as mu c h as th e re p rese n ta ti o n o f re ali t y an d th e e f fe c ts is n o t base d o n a p r i o r i k n ow l e d g e o f w h a t , as arc hi te c t ure is so c ially belie vable or not , but rather on the “ truth ” in whic h the ar tist belie ves , sinc e it will bec ome the focus that will make that realit y e v ident when Man is , by the sole potent presenc e of arc hitec ture , transformed. ”
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-This 1993 refurbished vision of the thesis project won the firm one of their first awards, the 1993’s First Place at the BSA Unbuilt Architecture Competition, which allowed exposure for the firm in its earlier years. -The project basically continues with the same theoretical framework as the conjoined thesis, now counting with office personnel for material production. -It also limits its scope in order to make a more countoundent statement “This proposal treats three different moments in Miami as a means of addressing some of the programmatic, urbanistic, and architectural potentials of infrastructure.” MOMA
greene house
il travalone
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millroad res.
toledo art museum
suchard residence
casa del roca
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zahedi house
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-They also distance themselves from part of the theory they had previously argumenta “The iconographic specificity of each proposal was seen as rhetorically crucial to create a link with Miami’s history, but also to give an air of reality and a sense of cultural immediacy to schemes that may otherwise remain utopian.”
interfaith center
1997
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furniture products
witte arts center
1998
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1. upper crust 2. world trade center 3. back bay residence 4. mantra 5. GSD offices 6. material/immaterial
1. tongxian gatehouse 2. elemental 3. rose art museum 4. mantra 5. intergenerational center 6. north point
1. weston performing arts 2. duxyang senior center
miami waterway
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papago trail ci arc transegrity PS1 RISD dorms
1. DC house 2. model home gallery 3. dortoir familial 4. ordos 20+10
1. boolean valley 2. UofT architecture school 3. kaist memorial 4. gwangju cube 5. noma artscape 6. ff loft 7.wcz
1. obzee HQ 2. numnum 3. nobnob 4. vorumuro 5. helios house 6. macallen bldg
1. hinman research building 2. gwanju 3. MIT 150 liquid archive
1. kuwait masterplan 2. tulane murphy center
2005
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1. koningin elisabethzaal 2. newtown house
1. issam fares institute 2. fleet library 3. kuwait sports club 4. change of state 5. collyer quay 6. west end bridge
1. bina osteria 2. elemental 3. ordos hotel 4. vorumuro 5. banq rest. 6. syracuse residence 7. catenary clouds 8. voruduo 9. thunder stadium
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N a d e r Te h r a n i , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h p a r t n e r s D a n G a l l a g h e r a n d K a t h e r i n e Fa u l k n e r, a n d a t e a m o f t w e n t y designers, establishes a practice dedicated to design innovation, research, the cultivation of new means and methods of fabrication, and the transformation of the building industr y. A s t h e f o u n d i n g p r i n c i p a l o f o f f i c e d a , N a d e r Te h r a n i d i r e c t e d t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s o f i n t e n s i v e d e s i g n r e s e a r c h , ranging from furniture to product design, architecture to interiors, and urbanism to infrastructure. With longt i m e p a r t n e r M o n i c a P o n c e d e L e o n , Te h r a n i w a s w i d e l y p u b l i s h e d a n d e x h i b i t e d , a n d r e c e i v e d n u m e r o u s awards including the Cooper-Hewitt national design award in architecture, the American Academy of Arts and Letters architecture award, the Harleston parker award, and 13 progressive architecture awards. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the museum of modern art, the Boston institute of contemporary art and la Moca.
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As the vice president of office da, Dan Gallagher oversaw a range of projects of varied scale and complexit y, among them: Banq restaurant, the M acallen building, the fleet librar y at R hode Island S chool of D esign, H e l i o s h o u s e i n L o s A n g e l e s , a n d t h e n e w l y o p e n e d H i n m a n r e s e a r c h b u i l d i n g a t t h e G I T.
K a t h e r i n e Fa u l k n e r, A I A , j o i n s N A DA A A a f t e r t w e n t y y e a r s o f d e t a i l e d d e s i g n a n d m a n a g e m e n t e x p e r i e n c e i n l a rg e s c a l e p l a n n i n g, a c a d e m i c, i n s t i t u t i o n a l a n d h e a l t h - c a re p ro j e c t s. Fa u l k n e r re ce nt l y co m p l e te d a n MBA and continues to focus on business and branding through architecture. At NADAAA she will work to position the firm within an expanded market. N A D A A A r e p r e s e n t s a n e w p h a s e f o r Te h r a n i a n d s e r v e s a s a p l a t f o r m f o r d e s i g n i n v e s t i g a t i o n a t a l a r g e r scale and with a greater geographic reach. NADAAA is currently working on numerous public, institutional, and private commissions, both nationally and internationally.
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T h e f o c u s o f N a d e r ’s p r a c t i c e , s u m m a r i z e d i n t h i s s t a t e m e n t , ( w h i c h b y h i s o w n a d m i s s i o n i s a continuation of office da) manages to shed some light in the evolution of this couple and t h e i r i n t e r e s t s ( l u c k i l y b e c a u s e P o n c e d e L e o n ’s o f f i c e i s s t i l l i n t h e w o r k s ) . T h e y b o t h d e f i n i t e l y shifted their broader design ideas that related to urban design into a more local approach to materiality, seek ing, in this seldom visited aspec t of criticality, a haven in discourse.
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[conclusion] As th esis d raw s c l ose r , ou r p e rc e p ti o ns o f th is fu n d a m e n t a l p ro j e c t i n ou r c a r r i e r s h as tr u l y sh i f t e d . W h a t w e i n i ti a l l y b e l i e v e d t o be a projec t , in whic h we would work and de velop our ideas to the fullest ex tent , is not . Af ter analy z ing these theses we reali ze that a thesis is an oppor tunit y for expansion , as is any other projec t , withhold a time distinc tion. This should have two major im plic ations on the reader. The rec ognition of e ver y projec t ’ s c apac it y to be c ritic al and a c hange in mentalit y that argues that ideas d o n o t n e c essa r i l y e n d o n a pa r ti c u l a r p ro j e c t . Th e y m i g h t be bo r n th e re a n d e v e n c o n ti n u e t o th e n e x t a d e q u a t e ou tpu t o p po r t u n i ties.
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