The Critical Moment: Architecture in the Expanded Field, MArch II Advanced Design Studio – Thesis 2012

Wed, Sep 12, 12am - Fri, Sep 21, 2012 12am

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Prosthetic Aesthetics: Modular Prototypes for the Sensorial Body

Prosthetic Aesthetics: Modular Prototypes for the Sensorial Body
Parallel Cities

Parallel Cities
Parallel Cities

Parallel Cities
Urban and Natural Scenes of the Sublime

Urban and Natural Scenes of the Sublime
Disaster as Opportunity

Disaster as Opportunity
Disaster as Opportunity

Disaster as Opportunity

This is a critical moment for the re-thinking of the object of architecture, approaching architectural discourse critically; questioning the very boundaries of Architecture itself.

The innovative and visionary work produced in the Advanced Design Studio, while exploring specific problems, simultaneously addresses the question of the place and relevance of the problem in architectural discourse.

Without prescribed boundaries, the projects address a myriad of critical issues affecting architectural discourse, ranging from urban theory to the present condition of globalization and the continual emergence of new scientific developments and technologies. The exhibition illuminates the graduates’ year-long exhaustive research using text, photography, drawing, technology, science and history to develop innovative programs, all of which feature configurations and narratives that bring forth potential solutions that may not be obvious to the viewer.

Professor of the Advanced Design Studio: Diana Agrest

Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 12th at 6:30pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12-7pm, Gallery Closed: Sunday and Monday

Located in the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, 7 East 7th Street, 2nd Floor, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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