Episteme and Techne

An incredible opportunity to live the life in a Wright designed residence, if only by the night or week. Check out the rental opportunity of the Palmer House located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Professor Alexis Gregory joined the editorial board for the Journal of Architectural Education.

Professor Ming Tang’s project titled ‘Heterogeneity: Math Driven Form Seeking + Fabrication’ was accepted to the ACADIA 2010 Conference project exhibition.

Additionally, Professor Tang’s research project named “Math, Particle and Field, a new way to generate architectural forms” was accepted in the SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Poster Exhibition.

Professor Tim Woods designed a prototype for affordable housing from ISO shipping containers called CONTAINERS FOR A CAUSE: from Commodity to Humanity, that placed 5th in the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) National Competition in May . The visuals for the competition were done by SCAD architecture student Walter Woods. The competing school was Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida. SIFE is one of the largest collegiate competitions in the country, SIFE teams from more than 400 campuses compete based on which of them had the most impact improving people’s lives.

SCAD Architecture alumnus Carolina Aragón’s public work on display in Cambridge, MA

The Cambridge Arts Council Announces Carolina Aragón, Winner of Public Art Commission for the Cambridge Street Corridor in East Cambridge

Cambridge, MA – Carolina Aragón has been selected the winner of an ideas competition for a Public Art Commission in Cambridge. Chosen from an eclectic group of proposals from ten local artists, Aragón’s “Flocks” project will be a three-month long outdoor installation of reflective, abstract, soft sculpture “birds,” suspended in large groups along the one mile stretch between Inman and Lechmere Squares. The project seeks to emphasize the historic and contemporary socio-economic diversity of Cambridge by celebrating and studying the theme of migration. The installation will occur in the spring of 2011.

:: Download photos: http://www.cambridgema.gov/gallery/?albumID=380&level=album

The nine other Boston-area finalists considered for the commission were: Dirk Adams, Halsey Burgund, Bea Camacho, Catherine D’Ignazio, John Ewing, Lisa Greenfield, Yuna Kim, Nick Rodrigues, and Hannah Verlin. Each of these artists developed a site-specific proposal for the Cambridge Street Corridor – a one-mile stretch of Cambridge Street, spanning from Inman Square to Lechmere, a colorful section of urban activity that spans three neighborhoods. These proposals were on display from April 1 – June 11, 2010 in the exhibition “The Cambridge Street Project” in the CAC Gallery (344 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Cambridge, Mass.).

“The Cambridge Street Project: An Ideas Exhibition” revealed a unique approach to a public art commission that permitted a group of selected artists to develop for public viewing a concept in any of the arts and design media – visual, performing, mixed media, architectural, landscape, social, etc. Residents and visitors were encouraged to review the artists’ proposals, give feedback and leave comments over the course of the exhibition. In May 2010, a selection committee composed of the original art jury and a number of Cambridge Street residents and business owners reviewed all projects and select Aragón’s project for implementation.

Important factors in the selection committee’s decision were Flocks’ potential visual impact and its ability to tie the length of the corridor together visually, combined with a strong emphasis on education and outreach, all within the underlying theme of migration that is important to the neighborhood.

Artist Carolina Aragón’s Inspiration:
Inspired by both bird and human migrations, the project seeks to create a memorable experience that celebrates the dream that fuels long and difficult migrations and the coming together of groups to create a new life. Flocks acknowledges the ongoing process of migration to Cambridge. Over 25% or approximately 26,000 Cambridge residents are foreign-born. English, Irish, German, Italian and Portuguese immigrants arrived in earlier migrations. More recent migrations have included West Indian, Latin American and Haitian residents.

A recent survey shows that the families of Cambridge Public School students speak more than 60 different languages at home. Cambridge Street is a particularly good example of the City’s diverse history, with long-standing Portuguese and Italian communities centered in Inman Square, and Yiddish, Indian, Middle Eastern and Brazilian restaurants lining the route toward Lechmere Square. It is fitting that a celebration of multiple heritages coming together is located on Cambridge Street. Flocks celebrates the City’s diverse communities and their historic and contemporary migrations.

About the Artist:
Born in Cali, Colombia, Carolina Aragón has lived and worked in Cambridge, Mass., and currently teaches architecture in Boston. Her work focuses on interior/exterior installations and paintings that explore environmental phenomena through a thorough investigation of materiality and a strong sense of craft. Carolina obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a Master in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Design School. She migrated to the United States in 1995 and has a strong attachment to Cambridge – a place where she feels the most at home, surrounded by fellow immigrants from all over the world.

In addition to environmental phenomena, Carolina’s recent work has focused on immigration. Her pieces speak of the immigrant experience as one that begins with rupture – the breaking up from one’s original landscape and the process of re-creating a life in a new land. It is in this same spirit that Carolina continues to explore human migration as a source of inspiration for her artwork.
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Cambridge Arts Council – Nurturing the Arts in Cambridge
The Cambridge Arts Council exists to ensure that the arts remain vital for people living, working and visiting Cambridge. www.cambridgeartscouncil.org or 617-349-4380.

Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Program
In accordance with Cambridge’s Public Art Program, one percent of construction costs for capital improvements is designated to support the inclusion of integrated, site-responsive public art. Since 1979, over 180 artworks have been commissioned into the Cambridge Public Art Collection for the enjoyment of all who live, work and visit the city.

The Cambridge Arts Council is supported in part by the City of Cambridge, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, New England Foundation for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and many individual and corporate donors.

CAC Gallery is located in the Cambridge City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and Inman Street. Metered parking is available on Inman Street and Broadway.

CAC Gallery hours:
M, W: 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; T, TH: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; F: 8:30 a.m. – Noon

Directions via MBTA: Take the MBTA Red Line to Central Square. At street level proceed west on Massachusetts Avenue (towards Harvard Square) to Inman Street. Turn right and proceed north for four blocks to Broadway. Turn left and walk one block to Inman Street.
CAC does not discriminate on the basis of disability. CAC will provide auxiliary aids and service, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request.

Temporary/Permanent Relief Housing

Submission Deadline: May 10, 2010 before 5pm Eastern Time
The AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF) and the AIA Committee on Design (COD) invites architects, students, and allied design professionals to submit sketches to the international 2010 YAF/COD Ideas Competition: Temporary/Permanent Relief Housing. In this year’s unique sketch competition, submitters are asked to explore the issue of temporary relief housing that could have a permanent function, through a concept design problem.
SUBMISSION
Entries will be submitted electronically through an online submission site. Submissions will consist of drawings and renderings presented in PDF format. All materials must be uploaded through the submission site before by 5pm ET on May 10, 2010. See the 2010 YAF/COD Ideas Competition Homepage for more information. *The link for beginning a submission will be found on this page as of April 1, 2010 when the site goes live for submissions.
Download the 2010 Ideas Competition Call for Entries (PDF)

CHALLENGE
Design temporary relief housing for refugees from natural or other disasters using sustainable strategies and following the Living Building Challenge. The proposed solutions should provide housing for approximately 500 displaced families as well as the necessary support services.
While successful site adaptability is a key goal and criterion for this Competition, the specific site to demonstrate the solution consists of approximately 200 acres. It includes the Astrodome and the surrounding parking lots. Entrants may include modifications to the structure of the Astrodome in their proposal, may allow the Astrodome to remain untouched and focus solely on the surface parking areas, or may have some combination of the two. Individual entries may focus their solutions on the provision of either temporary or permanent housing. Entrants are encouraged to address issues of uncertainty associated with either types of housing and with temporary solutions that become permanent.

RECOGNITION
Winners will be announced and will have their work exhibited at the 2010 AIA National Convention in Miami June 10–12. Selected entries will be displayed on the AIA Web site.

INFORMATION
See the 2010 YAF/COD Ideas Competition Homepage for complete competition requirements and submission instructions. If you have questions concerning this awards program, please contact kcawards@aia.org.

Hi,
Tim Woods here,

I have entered a design competition with FreeGreen.com and am requesting that you go to the site and vote for me. Public voting in this competition will count for 50% of all competition judging scores. That right, your votes will be 50% responsible for determining the winner of the Who’s Next Competition . Please vote for LOCI and that will be a vote for me. It is easy just click on this site and vote for me. http://www.freegreen.com/whosnext/view/most-viewed.aspx

Also,please feel free to forward this to your friends or contacts so they may vote. YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your vote and your patience with my shameless self promotion,
Tim Woods

P.S. A little information about the FREEGREEN organization

FreeGreen.com is looking for talented designers who can bring progressive design ideas to mainstream America. They want to promote new Architects and designers, and increase the influence of thoughtful and sustainable Architecture in the Residential arena.

Along with your voting, please note that each entrants information is up on the site for you to see. From Twitter & Facebook Accounts to Website and Phone Numbers, this contact information is here for one reason: To allow you to interact with your favorite designers. So, go ahead: Follow, Friend, Call, & Contact away.

Finally, note that you can leave comments on for any of the design entries. We highly encourage this form of communication between our audience and our competitors, but please keep those comments clean, as this is intended to be a productive and constructive environment.

Now go vote, interact, and help us determine our winner!!!

Professor Judith Reno, professor of architecture and director of the urban design program, was featured in the January/February 2010 issue of Savannah Magazine focusing on twenty big ideas for the future of the city.

The Architecture Program is proud to announce that local Savannah urban design and architecture firm Sottile & Sottile has received a 2010 AIA National Honor Award for Urban Design for their design for the Civic Master Plan for Savannah’s East Riverfront.

Both firm principals, Amy Sottile and Christian Sottile are alumni of the SCAD Architecture Program, and Christian is an adjunct professor and frequent lecturer for architecture and urban design students. Additionally, Sottile & Sottle employ SCAD alums Craig Clements, also an adjunct professor of architecture, and Anthony Cissell.

Jury comments and news links:
AIA
Architecture Week

The awards will be conferred this June in Miami at the AIA National Convention.

This video was passed along to me; it originates with VW, but the idea is fun to watch.

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