This Saturday, June 30, 2018 from 6:30-10pm the A+D Museum will unveil The Assembly. The Assembly is a new tradition; it is a gathering. This approach to exhibition openings is an expression of the museum's mission to join together a diverse group in celebration of different disciplines of design and points of view.
The inaugural event opens five exhibits open for the summer season. The Room gallery houses Cycle & Pattern, a fashion exhibition in collaboration with Otis College. A+D premiers its first outing with GCP, the museum’s curatorial lab, in The Alcove gallery with 3-Ways, a projection-based show exploring themes of scale and communication. Sunset 2050, in The Alley gallery, is a breathtaking retrospective and futuristic interpretation of Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles with UCLA. Doppelgängers, in The Lane gallery, offers a view into the architectural mind of Patrick Tighe Architecture. The Island features Back to Front, an outdoor installation by StereoBot & Oasys taking on the issues of ‘shelter’ in the contemporary arena.
Cycle & Pattern
‘Cycle & Pattern’ is a series of four dioramas experienced through multiple framings and perspectives. They tell the story of a playful interaction between the elegance of the celestial and whimsy of the mortal and material. Through the mentorship of Jose Fernandez of Ironhead Studio and costume designer Louise Mingenbach, who are each responsible for the costume design seen in many major motion pictures, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the garments on display are original works by senior fashion design students at Otis College of Art and Design. Each work is framed as a singular design while simultaneously presented as a grouping that encourages collective engagement. The gowns and designs are inspired by the constellations of the horoscope, grouped accordingly by their respective elements, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air. These unique pieces first debuted at the 2018 Annual Scholarship Benefit and Fashion Show at Otis College, which showcases work from juniors and seniors in the Fashion Design department.
3-Ways
3-Ways explores these themes of scale and communication through a series of projections by over 30 participating architects, designers, and artists. The sheer size of the structures being projected upon creates an immersive experience which draws the audience's attention to these themes.
Doppelgänger
Doppelgängers is a critical reminiscence on multiple projects from Patrick Tighe Architecture. This revisiting pulls the initial inspiration for each project to back to the focal point.
Often, the entanglement of architectural legislation and urgency of schedule dilutes the DNA of design. The exhibition returns to the architectural inception – the idea, the quote, the character or quirk that ignited each project. The drawings extract the essence of each project, whether a bold statement of form or an ethereal association. The work displayed results in an honest exposition of conceptual identity.
The work situates each project firmly in theory and context but becomes a fluid discussion of both their formal and figurative existence. Collage, be it digital or physical, has been utilized as a tool to coalesce and catalyze the intentions. By layering material, the amalgamation of concept, context, and construction reinvigorate the architecture.
Sunset 2050
Will cruising on Sunset be the same when cars steer themselves? The Sunset Strip—a mecca of iconic music venues and nightclubs characterized by its billboard culture—made the dreams of many an aspiring rock star. Its potent milieu of glamour, stardom, melody and mischief carry tales far beyond its two-mile run. In a world that is rapidly redefining the rules of access, the Strip is caught in limbo between its layered iconography and the congestion that has become a hallmark of everyday urban living. In a city that is coalescing into urban gridlock, how can we breathe life back into our streets?
Cut to 2050: the advent of autonomous vehicular technology has rendered a new landscape for the City of Los Angeles.
What future can we envision for Rock and Roll's Crawl of Fame?
For the past year, Professor Craig Hodgetts & Marta Nowak have led a research studio at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design to envision a master-plan for the Sunset Strip circa 2050. From tackling the nuances of autonomous technology in a ten-week collaboration with ArtCenter College of Design to spearheading a new wave of “visual billboarding," the studio imagines a future for the Strip that champions its innate charm while embracing an optimism promised by the technological advances of tomorrow.
Back to Front
BACK to FRONT is an urban activation by award-winning STEREOBOT looking at advances in building technology, zoning and city planning as means to increase home affordability in Los Angeles. Over the course of 12 weeks, STEREOBOT will design, build and test a 400 ft2 backyard unit within the A+D museum grounds and host a series of community workshops surveying current planning initiatives advancing affordable housing. Part Tool Shed, part Research Lab and part Community Forum, the four-month activation seeks to bring forth innovative building and planning principles making home building an attainable goal, for everyone.
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