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El Paso, laser scanned in 3D

2013-05-16T14:23:00-04:00

Robert González wants to create a 3D digital replica of Downtown El Paso, using lasers. The director of Texas Tech’s fledgling architecture program in El Paso says the student project would be part of a new historic preservation program he is developing here. The project would create a permanent record, in 3D, of El Paso’s most historic and endangered buildings.

An exhibition of 3D captured border cities from around the world projected onto giant scrims filling an abandoned maquilladora, might be an interesting project.

Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Student Work" Pinterest Board

2013-02-22T14:11:00-05:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work.

↑ Bulge (Comteporary Hotel and Theatre Design) by Danny Ye Li & Haoyang Yu

↑ Almere Pampus Transferium - MetaStable Prototype by Mariusz Polski & collaborators

↑ future city research lab by Christopher Riley

↑ Architecture + Fashion by Madelynn Ringo & Sara Jane Estes

↑ Continuous Surface/ Tectonic by Leen Katrib

↑ Fortresses, Bridges, Islands by Mona Ghandi & Sofia Avramopoulou

↑ Floating Bhavacakra by Risha Na

↑ Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary by Roy Peer

↑ DETROIT: from motor city to rural town by Sofia Bonvicini

(Cover pic: A Gothic Thing (Schindler House), West Hollywood,CA by Ehab Ghali & Xiaofeng Mei)

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Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Student Work" Pinterest Board

2012-12-14T14:16:00-05:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work.

↑ Asemic Forest - Westbahnhof Train Station, Vienna by Shahira Hammad

↑ Around the Wormhole by Al Ataide in collaboration with Mehrzad Raffei, Somayye Ramezani, Peter Vikar

↑ Work samples by Carmen Garcia Santiago

↑ Fiberglass Rope Chair by Joseph Piorkowski

↑ Field Conditions 2030 | Tall Urban Density by Razvan Ghilic Micu

↑ A Political Party House by Dhara Patel

↑ 40 Rector Tower Library by LaSalle Tippens in collaboration with Anastasija Gridneva

↑ Re:Source Albany by Stephen Scribner

↑ Harbour Bath(e) by Grant Bates

(Cover pic: superNODE by Tyler Hopf in collaboration with Alex Dorn)

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Wall Mart by Adrienne Lau

2012-10-25T11:59:00-04:00

... with New York as her project's chosen location, Lau explored the spatial possibilities offered by informal street vending, eventually inverting, in her words, the concept of the floating market. Boat-like structures are, instead, routed through the sky via rails, lifts, and crossings bolted onto or otherwise suspended from the fronts of buildings.

Frank Gehry establishes annual "Gehry Prize" for SCI-Arc

2012-09-05T19:20:00-04:00

Gift Will Endow an Annual Prize to Recognize Outstanding SCI-Arc Graduate Thesis Projects

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) today announced it has received a transformative $100,000 gift from world-renowned architect and SCI-Arc trustee Frank Gehry, and his wife, Berta. The noteworthy contribution will go toward the establishment of the Gehry Prize, to be awarded annually to the best thesis projects selected by critics and jurors in the Graduate Thesis Weekend hosted in September.

SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss suggested a quote from Thucydides which conveys the spirit in which the prize is given: “They were born never to live in peace and quiet themselves and to prevent the rest of the world from doing so.” He also praised the donors, after whom the graduate thesis prize will be named, for the generosity of the donation and its prestigious nature. “The entire school community, including students, faculty, staff, administration and board, is extremel...

Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Student Work" Pinterest Board

2012-08-24T14:02:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work.

↑ Savannah Extended Hotel by Hoa Vu in collaboration with Alex Benoit

↑ Icebergs trading post in a melting Greenland by Alexandre Braleret

↑ The Thunderbox by Justin Darrow with Rhys Williams and Kyle Noren

↑ 20k [Leagues] Under the Sea by Kyle Reckling

↑ Fashion Schau by Adam Welker

↑ Apoidea Lamp Design and Prototype by Kimberly Hylton

↑ Museum of Vanishing Commodities by Brittney Dillon

↑ School project by Matthieu Provoost

↑ The Bank Of Providence by Mehruss Jon Ahi

(Cover pic: Luthier House by Emma Campbell)

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Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Student Work" Pinterest Board

2012-06-22T14:11:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work.

↑ RETROFITTING THE AMERICAN DREAM by Artur Nesterenko Alexandrovich

↑ LiveWork by Eric Laine & Suzanne Steelman

↑ Immerse(D) by Matthew Noe & John Risi

↑ New Chinese Museum by Paula Banda

↑ Modulating Sukkah by David Eskenazi

↑ Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston by Lesley Ann Malapit

↑ Undergraduate Thesis - Inhabiting Porosity by Allie Jarett

↑ AAC Digital Futures Computation Seminar by Anirudh Dhawan

↑ Lepidoptera Deck by Anthony Wilson

(Cover pic: Digital/Physical Surface Deformation by Perry Wold)

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Winners of the 2x8:Taut Student Exhibition and Scholarship

2012-06-07T13:22:00-04:00

2x8:Taut showcased outstanding work from students from very diverse design backgrounds, "What is most impressive is to see the level of work from all these different schools." said 2x8 juror David Montalba, AIA - "You expect high caliber work from the more highly regarded schools, and you see that, but it's also great to see some of the smaller schools, like the Community Colleges, submit high level work."

Polymorphic: A Kinetic Installation

2011-09-28T21:27:56-04:00

Polymorphic is a fascinating kinetic installation designed and produced by ten architecture students from Columbia University GSAPP in New York City. The installation was created within Fast Pace/Slow Space, a course taught by Brigette Borders and Mark Bearak. [...] The design is comprised of a double-sided bench which transforms through a series of 119 unique and interconnected sections into a chaise lounge and finally an interactive balance board.

See also the videos of Polymorphic in action and Slow Space Slinky Seats (The Making).

Tar Creek Supergrid

2011-09-28T14:22:42-04:00

For his thesis project at the University of Toronto, Clint Langevin, in collaboration with Amy Norris, proposed "repurposing abandoned mines as renewable energy infrastructure in the U.S."

Check out more of Clint's work on his profile.

Best of the Student Shows 2011

2011-07-25T20:11:29-04:00

This year the Blueprint team and a panel of 14 critics travelled to student degree shows across Great Britain and Europe. After viewing hundreds of presentations from a diverse range of disciplines, here we have compiled their findings, bringing you some of this year’s best work from the designers and architects of the future.

From the School Blogs: A Gallery for One.

2011-07-11T16:34:37-04:00

Our third studio project was called ‘Gallery for One’. The point of the project was to choose a work of art and design a space to house only this piece. The hypothetical site was on UBC’s main mall next to our Belkin Art Gallery, on an enormous strip of grass. With such a simple program and very little site restrictions the goal was to generate a space that was completely original and enhanced the experience of viewing the selected art piece without overshadowing it.

Mettre - Student Design Project at BTU in Cottbus, Germany

2011-06-27T20:34:59-04:00

Sabrina Kolar, graduate architecture student at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany, has sent us images of the temporary membrane sculpture "Mettre" which was exhibited on the school's campus earlier this June. The sculpture design followed an internal, studio-wide competition for students of architecture and structural engineering in which Kolar, together with fellow student Ben Strachotta, was awarded the First Prize. The winning proposal was then further worked out within the studio project "Flying Surfaces" and finally realized.

Here's a more detailed project description from the designers:

Mettre: French for use, make, and create.

This single word is the inspiration for the design and construction of the Flying Surfaces sculpture for the 20th Anniversary of BTU Cottbus.The sculpture was specifically designed to be ‘hands on’ allowing people to use, touch, explored, and view from every angle. Allowing people the chance to fully ‘experience’ the sculp...

From the School Blogs: GLITCHED MATRX by Jason Mould

2011-05-31T14:19:51-04:00

Here is a project from Jason Mould in my studio ARCH 552. This project was also chosen for the Year End Show.

Columbia University GSAPP and SOA Unveil Temporary/Contemporary Pavilion – BOB

2011-05-25T18:51:21-04:00

BOB, an inflatable cloud above a public bathroom and forum, will officially open on June 1, 2011. The pavilion is the result of a pedagogical experiment involving graduate art and architecture students at Columbia University. Supported by the Bridge Grant for the Art and Architecture, Professors Galia Solomonoff (GSAPP), Nathan Carter (GSAPP), and Liam Gillick (SoA) advised and provoked a joint team from the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning (GSAPP), and the School of the Arts (SoA).

The pavilion will be open from June 1st to July 25th, and features a public restroom installation, a projection screen, twelve student-designed seats and a bar beneath an inflatable canopy. The public restroom, which includes a composting toilet, is enclosed by a screen for the projection of ideas. Reconsidering the idea of graffiti and public anonymity, images and shadows are cast upon a translucent scrim. Privacy is preserved, but information is not restricted by solid wal...