Archinect - News 2024-09-27T21:31:55-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150448277/neri-oxman-announces-formation-of-oxman-research-practice-in-nyc Neri Oxman announces formation of OXMAN research practice in NYC Josh Niland 2024-09-27T13:41:00-04:00 >2024-09-27T16:08:14-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d449cdb7a7ad25b24e6835ea8036d59.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12353/neri-oxman" target="_blank">Neri Oxman</a>, the former <a href="https://archinect.com/mitarchitecture" target="_blank">MIT</a> professor and winner of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/6521/cooper-hewitt-reveals-2018-national-design-award-honorees" target="_blank">2018 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award</a>, has launched a new operation called OXMAN and based in New York City.</p> <p>Promising a "radical new species of design practice," Oxman, who is collaborating with <a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> on the realization of its 36,000-square-foot space on 11th Avenue in Manhattan, described it as a "design and innovation company that creates new technologies, products, and environments across a range of scales and applications, from the molecular to the urban scale."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3e70297c6aa53ee627738d89ac7a18a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3e70297c6aa53ee627738d89ac7a18a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: courtesy of OXMAN</figcaption></figure><p>Initiatives will be pursued in three main project areas and their corresponding platforms. Throughout, a press announcement for OXMAN states, the project will advocate for "synergy between biology and technology, moving towards products and buildings that are designed for the immediate and long-term well-being of human civilization and the natural world."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c443b3201c0c3323e0108f03a64070cc.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c443b3201c0c3323e0108f03a64070cc.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Nicholas Calcott, Courtesy of OXMAN</figcaption></figure><p>The first, Oo (pronounced 'O-Ze...</p>