Avant-garde arts foundation features face-off between world-class architects...
February 13, 2006, NEW YORK -- The LVHRD Foundation is proud to announce that Vito Acconci of Acconci Studio and Peter Eisenman of Eisenman Architects are confirmed as the two competitors in the 2nd Annual Master-Disaster Architect Duel. In this year's contest, the founders of Acconci Studio and Eisenman Architects will be challenged to build their best models, given a creative objective, a set of materials, and a strict time limit. The event will take place on February 20, 2006.
The Architect Duel is structured in three progressive stages: sketching and planning, preparation of materials, and full-scale assembly and construction. The time allotted for each round will add up to a total of 2 hours. The teams from Acconci Studio and Eisenman Architects will be led by Vito Acconci and Peter Eisenman, and aided by up to two assistants from their respective studios. The completed models will be evaluated by a panel of judges that includes last year's competitors, Matthew Johnson of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Jason Carlow of Smith-Miller + Hawkinson. The judging panel will hear brief explanations from both architects before deliberating and selecting the winner of the duel.
LVHRD Founder Beauregard H. Montgomery remarks, "The Architect Duel is a test of invention and ingenuity. The caliber of this year's event is outstanding and we are very excited, as both Acconci Studio and Eisenman Architects bear the mark of industry elite." Although known for very different approaches to architecture, both Vito Acconci and Peter Eisenman are internationally renowned for their work and contributions within the field. Eisenman, a noted deconstructivist, is a highly reputed educator and theorist in addition to being the founder of Eisenman Architects. His firm's specialization in "projects with difficult siting, programmatic and/or budgetary constraints," may prove helpful when it comes to the Architect Duel's limitations on materials and time. Acconci, on the other hand, is famous for his conceptualism and his background as a writer and artist. Acconci Studio, joined by the talents of Sarina Basta, Peter Dorsey, Eduardo Marques, Dario Nunez, Garrett Ricciardi, and Kyle Stover, continues Acconci's foray into experimental architecture and public art. Acconci Studio's method of transforming spaces by playing with their form and fluidity may give them an edge in the Duel's imaginative and conceptual demands.
LVHRD' 2nd Annual Master-Disaster Architect Duel is produced with the support of Prophecy Magazine (prophecymagazine.net) and TekServe (tekserve.com). The event will be open to invited guests and LVHRD members only. For more information, please visit lvhrd.com. Further inquiries may be directed to Chantal Strauss ([email protected]).
11 Comments
I'd rather see them do it Thunderdome style. Two men enter, one man leave.
vito acconci is not an architect
actually, Vito Acconci IS an architect - he became one intentionally, despite not having been schooled or registered as such (as Corb, Wright, Ando...)
having said that, this duel is promising...the thunderdome style would be much funnier, tho
Someone please, please take and post pictures if possible! I loved the pics from the last one.
I believe Vito will has a higher threshold of pain and is quite crazy, noted by previous art installations of his, so I believe Eisenman will be defeated in the Thunderdome.
I believe Vito will has a higher threshold of pain and is quite crazy, noted by previous art installations of his, so I believe Eisenman will be defeated in the Thunderdome.
I HEAR GALLAGHER IS AN ARCHITECT TOO. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT SPECTACLE FOR HIM.
*SMASH*
Eisenman drops out of duel? More here
next year's event is gallagher vs. weird al yankovich
strangely enough, Wierd Al will be qualified. from his fansite:
"[Al went to] California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, where he got a degree in Architecture."
who knew?
@NUNO
please tell me how one may become an architect internationally without ever recieving ANY architectural trainings or education. Where did he apprentice? Under who did he study? In what country or state is he licensed? Who stamps his drawings? Vito is an artist who may be interested in spatial qualities, but please expand on your comment and tell us all how he is an Architect. The guy has 2 literature degrees and drove around europe with a giant penis on his car---this is far from an M.Arch degree.
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