This week, Karen is heading to Knoxville for the AIA Tennessee Convention, TENNESSEEING. She will be speaking on this year’s topic, “seeing,” in her lecture, “SEARCH and Research.” Catch the talk from 8:30-10:30AM on Thursday, July 30th, and in the mean time, check out her interview with AIA Tennessee.
The AIA’s inaugural Intersections Between Academy and Practice conference earlier this month focused on the nexus between architectural education and practice—specifically, how applied research can directly advance the practice of architecture. Scott lectured on the Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C BIP), a research program designed to explore new forms of technology-enabled collaborative design workflows within architectural education. C BIP is comprised of integrated design studios supported by local and international think tanks along with and research seminars at GSAPP.
On Thursday, December 4, Architecture League of New York and Center for an Urban Future hosted presentations and panel discussions of the Re-Envisioning Branch Libraries studies. Karen, along with James Lima and Leah Meisterlin presented our proposal to use data to inform system-wide policy and zoning changes, along with design excellence, to foster community enriching co-developments on new and existing library sites.
Our panel was made up of Vicki Been – Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Michelle de la Uz – Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee, Mark Dempsey – President, Philip H. Corboy Foundation, David Kramer – Principal, Hudson Companies, and Brad Lander – Council Member, New York City Council. The panel discussion was moderated by Jonathan Bowles – Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future.
Our proposal was also featured in the article, “Modern Public Libraries Might Help Renters Afford NYC,” by Brady Dale for Next City.
Karen, James, and Leah will be giving a follow up presentation on Monday, January 12, at 6:30pm, hosted by The School of Media Studies at The New School at the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, in Arnhold Hall. We hope to see you there! And be sure to stay tuned for more news about Branch Libraries moving forward — keep an eye out for more #libraryideas on twitter!
Scott will be giving a lecture titled Workflow, today (Tuesday, October 14), at Louisiana Tech School of Architecture.
Scott Marble will be participating in the upcoming Working Models Forum, a 3-day event of panel discussions, presentations, a prototyping charette, and an exhibition.
Hosted by FARMM, the Facility for Architectural Research in Media and Mediation research hub at McGill University School of Architecture, the forum will address architectural discourse’s shift from formal to informational concerns, and the computational technologies that enable us to “collectively consider the limiting and enabling impacts of technics on our ability to judge, invent, and act together.”
Learn more and register for this free event here.