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Meet Dream the Combine, Winners of MoMA PS1's 2018 Young Architects Program

2018-03-12T09:30:00-04:00

Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream the Combine were recently announced as winners of MoMA PS1's 2018 Young Architects Program. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the two run an experimental design practice focused mainly on public art installations that revitalize neglected spaces like an unused railroad track (The World is Rated X), a subway platform (Space Destroyer), or an abandoned fragment of Minneapolis' Skyway System (Longing).

For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talk with Newsom and Carruthers about their practice, their winning proposal Hide & Seek, their use of reflective materials, and the thriving art scene of Minneapolis.

Material Misuse: A Small Studio Snapshot of NYC-Based CODA

2017-08-28T10:18:00-04:00

Since 2008, CODA has become known for their highly experimental projects that play with everyday materials. For instance, their URCHIN installation for Cornell's CCA Biennial is made up of 500 borrowed plastic chairs and some may remember their 2013 MoMA PS1 Pavilion, Party Wall, made of skateboard offcuts.

The founder and sole principal Caroline O'Donnell, who also teaches at Cornell, talks with us about her practice, background in bioclimatics, and material misuse—the term given to reusing ordinary objects for their built works.

Jenny Sabin Discusses 'Lumen' as MoMA PS1's 2017 Young Architects Program Opens

2017-06-29T12:08:00-04:00

Jenny Sabin, principal of Jenny Sabin Studio and director of the Sabin Design Lab, has been selected as the 2017 winner of MoMA PS1's annual Young Architects Program, which kicks off today, June 29. Sabin is active in academia and the cultural sphere, often showcasing her work in pavilions and installations like this year’s Lumen.

As COSMO gets ready to 'Warm Up,' we sit down with Andrés Jaque of the Office for Political Innovation

2015-06-21T11:11:00-04:00

This Tuesday, the eagerly-awaited, annual Warm Up series of concerts and events will launch beneath the orbicular forms of COSMO, the winning entry of this year’s MoMA PS1 Young Architect’s Program competition. Designed by Andrés Jacque / the Office for Political Innovation, COSMO is not just a pavilion but also a complex water filtration system. Archinect got in touch with Andrés Jaque to talk about the process behind the design as well as his hopes for its impact, both locally and abroad.