Monday, October 25, 2010 at 1:46PM A debate from a larger conversation entitled "More for Less".
Glenn Murcutt, Jacques Herzog, Renzo Piano in Video Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 7:15PM Via The New School
In this talk, Mayne discusses the design and construction of 42 Cooper Square a building which aims to reflect the Cooper Unions values and aspirations as a center for advanced and innovative education in art, architecture, and engineering.
Thom Mayne in Lecture, Long, Video Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 7:03PM Always been a big fan of OSKA and Tom Kundig. Very inspiring work. Great video showcasing the mechanical aspect of Tom's architecture.
Tom Kundig in Video Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 11:41PM Description via Youtube.
Shigeru Ban, who studied with Ray Kappe at SCI-ARC, is known for his pioneering use of low-cost building materials such as paper and bamboo. As a consultant for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the early and mid-1990s, Ban created emergency housing from paper tubes for victims of the Rwandan civil war. Ray Kappe, much awarded and published Architect/Educator, founded SCI-ARC in 1972, and is renowned for his residential architecture, characterized as the "apotheosis of the California Modern House." Since 2004, he has been working on his innovative, much acclaimed and published modular steel-framed prefabricated houses.
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Shigeru Ban in Long, Video