M/PAL is a design studio curating experiences at the intersection of art, architecture, and community. Built on the belief that design is not a linear process, the work manifests in various scales and formations ranging from architectural design and consulting, art direction and curatorial assistance, to public art installations.
Mandy Palasik Studio, Los Angeles, CA, US, Principal
M/PAL is a design studio curating experiences at the intersection of art, architecture, and community. Built on the belief that design is not a linear process, the work manifests in various scales and formations ranging from architectural design and consulting, art direction and curatorial assistance, to public art installations.
Temple University- Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, US, Adjunct Instructor
Supporting graduate level research seminars:
Arch 9991 Directed Research for MArch Thesis
Arch 8131 Research Seminar 1: Urban Design Theory & Practice
Artblog, Philadelphia, PA, US, Freelance Writer
Weekend writer on art and architecture in Philadelphia and abroad
https://www.theartblog.org/author/mpalasik/
SITIO, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architect
ArchPlan Inc. Philipsen Architects, Baltimore, MD, US, Project Manager
Development Design Group, Baltimore, MD, US, Designer
Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), London, GB, MArch, Housing as Urbanism
Participant in a two week intensive design workshop with the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. Design investigations tested mobility, housing, and productivity interventions to urbanize and protect informal settlements within a particularly flood prone area of Recife. The proposals were presented for discussion in a major debate with representatives of the existing citizens’ groups, architects and planners, officials from the City, and officials from the Federal Ministry for Cities.
Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, US, BArch, Architecture
Minor in Construction Management
Commissioned Artist for Atlanta's Art on the BeltLine, Other
Selected as an artist to participate in the design and construction on an interactive public design folly, #livingsynergies, for large temporary art event.
View project progress at: https://www.instagram.com/livingsynergies/
AA School Outstanding Merit Bursary, Scholarship
Focus Studio Research & Design Award: Kennesaw State University, 1st Place
