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University of Florida Graduates Mani Karami and Drew Kauffman Create Photobioreactor Facade Systems for Algae Architecture

2020-07-30T13:27:00-04:00

In their project Biokinetics, University of Florida School of Architecture M.Arch graduates Drew Kauffman and Mani Karami explore kinetic design systems as they apply to photobioreactor facade systems powered by algae growth. The duo, working under their project advisors Professor Lee-Su Huang (chair) and Professor Jason Alread (co-chair), experiment with a series of material studies to help create this new system.

They share, "With an emphasis on digital fabrication technologies including thermoforming, 3D printing, and CNC routing, Biokinetics advances the complementary disciplines of algae cultivation and facade design." Archinect connected with the two as they discuss the details of their research as well as their entrance into professional practice after graduating during a pandemic.

Archinect's Spotlight on 2020 Thesis Projects: 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for architecture graduates. Students were displaced as schools shut down, academic communities had t...

A Conversation with Pamela Tan, the Architectural Designer Challenging Malaysia's Design Perspective

2019-05-28T12:59:00-04:00

Studying architecture is a challenging yet rewarding transdisciplinary nature, according to Malaysian architectural designer Pamela Tan. Through her work, she explores architecture as a celebration of diversity and narrative. After receiving her architectural education from Taylor's University and the University of Greenwich, Tan set out to explore various ways the discipline of architecture can intertwine within other disciplines such as art, philosophy, social science, literature, and poetry. Blending the speculative with ethereality, movement, and patterns, Tan has used her multi-dimensional approach to design in ways that highlight community and alternative perspectives.

Challenging Malaysia's perspectives on the importance of art, architecture, and design culture, Tan has pursued these interests by merging these fields in order to recreate opportunities for architectural narratives in Southeast Asia. This week Archinect chats with Tan for an in-depth interview discussing influ...

Designing Everything From Buildings To Pulled Plaster Panels, Young Projects Discusses How the Small Studio Accommodates for Variety

2018-05-07T09:00:00-04:00

The work of Young Projects—a New York-based studio founded by Bryan Young in 2010—extends beyond just buildings, with the firm of seven designing everything from materials and prototypes, to furniture and objects. For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talk with the studio about the variety of their projects and how they utilize down-time to push those boundaries.

C.W. Keller, the Family-Run Fabricators Working with Google and WeWork, Discuss the Art of Streamlining Construction

2016-10-06T13:29:00-04:00

Shawn Keller is the President of C.W. Keller + Associates, an engineering and fabrication company headquartered 45 minutes north of Boston in Plaistow, NH. I’ll sheepishly admit that, despite their long history, until a handful of years ago I was only vaguely aware of the office and their work. I first came across them after spending an afternoon at the Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion construction site watching formwork go into place, and since then their name has come up with increasing frequency in discussions about fabrication shops really pushing the capabilities of digital tools.

Archinect - Features

University of Florida Graduates Mani Karami​ and​ Drew Kauffman ​​​Create Photobioreactor Facade Systems for Algae Architecture

A Conversation with Pamela Tan, the Architectural Designer Challenging Malaysia's Design Perspective

Designing Everything From Buildings To Pulled Plaster Panels, Young Projects Discusses How the Small Studio Accommodates for Variety

C.W. Keller, the Family-Run Fabricators Working with Google and WeWork, Discuss the Art of Streamlining Construction

University of Florida Graduates Mani Karami and Drew Kauffman Create Photobioreactor Facade Systems for Algae Architecture