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Inside out: uncovering possibilities from within the discipline.

Nov 13, 2012

aqua tower | studio gang architects | c. 2005 | photo by butler v. adams | click > enlarge

The Architecture & Design Society will host the first Archi-Salon, Inside Out: Uncovering Possibilities from Within the Discipline in conjunction with our current exhibition Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects. This salon, led by Iker Gil and located within the Architecture and Design galleries, will use the exhibition as a platform to discuss critical issues in the field of contemporary architecture. [ details ]

event> inside out: uncovering possibilities from within the discipline
date > saturday 17 november 2012 | 2p > 4p
location > galleries 283–285 modern wing | architecture & design | monroe street entrance

[ abstract ]
The work of Studio Gang Architects “confronts pressing contemporary issues, acting as a lab for testing ideas on varying scales: from cities to environments to individual buildings’ unique material properties.” This Archi-Salon looks into the new possibilities generated by approaching and exploring aspects of the architectural discipline from new and uncompromised perspectives. The conversation will be focused around uncovering possibilities related to issues of context, materiality, space, and program in architecture.

[ Moderator ]
Iker Gil, Director, MAS Studio & Editor in Chief, MAS Context

[ Panelists ]
Jeanne Gang, Principal, Studio Gang Architects
Matthias Hollwich, Co-founder, Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) & Lecturer, PennDesign
Michel Rojkind, Founder, Rojkind Arquitecto

Building: inside studio gang architects. Chicago.

Sep 19, 2012

modern wing the art institute of chicago | 159 East Monroe | member preview: 22 > 23 september 2012 | public: 24 september 2012 > february 24 2013 | click > enlarge

“Full-scale mock ups test the capabilities and behavior of materials, as can be seen in the hanging “Rope Rooms” in the exhibit. Investigating and uncovering a material’s properties such as fluidity, viscosity, bending, or stiffness, independent of a particular project, is often beneficial for the work that may come next.”

Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects, the first exhibition in the world to explore the work of Chicago-based and world-renowned Studio Gang Architects in-depth, comes at a pivotal time in the firm’s history. The exhibition will frame the work of Studio Gang around major issues of contemporary architecture in a radical departure from past presentations at the museum: a more traditional exhibition will be complemented by a participatory environment that reflects the firm’s collaborative, inquiry-based, and research-driven approach. [ studio gang architects ]