Archinect - News 2024-11-23T17:42:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150049129/the-pop-culture-bending-firm-family-new-york-has-decided-to-part-ways The pop culture-bending firm, Family New York, has decided to part ways Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-02-08T13:36:00-05:00 >2018-02-08T13:37:25-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/at/atr6fve094nn9p4g.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Since establishing the practice in 2010, <a href="https://archinect.com/Family" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family New York</a> has accrued an impressive array of projects to their name, as well as fans of their work. Over the course of only eight years, founders Oana Stanescu and Dong-Ping Wong have had the opportunity to collaborate with everyone from the New Museum to Virgil Abloh and&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/131961/kanye-west" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kanye West</a> and Kim Kardashian. During this time, the duo has engaged in fanciful projects like <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/119446273/pool-installation-to-open-at-the-ace-hotel-in-ny-next-month" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">their proposal</a> for a water-filtering, floating pool&nbsp;off the shores of New York City and their <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/133660145/oana-stanescu-the-architect-behind-kanye-s-volcano-talks-to-ny-times-about-pushing-design-boundaries-via-pop-culture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">movable, 50-foot volcano</a>&nbsp;for West's dazzling, Yeezus tour.</p> <p>Despite this solid run, the two have decided to go their separate ways and disband the practice. According to their statement, Stanescu, who is a former top-notch&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/blog/21448823/architecture-school-of-tm-romania" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect School Blogger</a>,&nbsp;is going on to pursue a multifaceted practice under her own name. She will also continue on with her teaching positions at <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard GSD</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/697/the-cooper-union" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cooper Union</a>. Wong has also decided to start his own firm, FOOD, with projects already in the works i...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/119446273/pool-installation-to-open-at-the-ace-hotel-in-ny-next-month +POOL installation to open at the Ace Hotel in NY next month Justine Testado 2015-01-28T19:38:00-05:00 >2021-05-10T13:43:15-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/in/in00nag1mjdyoh0z.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Since Archinect first mentioned the Family and PlayLab's +POOL <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/10595090/pool-needs-your-support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in 2011</a>, the initiative has made significant progress toward realizing the world's first water-filtering, floating pool in New York.</p> <p>After two wildly successful Kickstarter campaigns in <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694835844/pool-a-floating-pool-in-the-river-for-everyone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2011</a> and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694835844/pool-tile-by-tile?ref=equx87" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2013</a> along with international acclaim, the non-profit support group Friends of +POOL teamed up with the Ace Hotel in New York to present a free public art installation,&ldquo;Doing Something Big When No One Asks You To Do Something Big.&rdquo;</p> <p>Opening on February 5 at the Ace Hotel Gallery, the interactive installation will visually depict the four years of research and development that led to the creation of the +POOL. The installation will feature floor-to-ceiling wall drawings of the +POOL that explain its design process and reveal its latest discoveries and anecdotes.</p> <p>All are welcome to the opening reception hosted by +POOL&rsquo;s founders and board members on February 5 from 7-9 p.m. The exhibition will be open 24/7 until March 1.</p> <p>Learn more...</p>