Is architecture inherently complete? Or is it a state of incompletion and seeming inadequacy that incites us to imagine architecture as an armature for an ever-changing daily life? Across a range of buildings, public spaces, and ephemeral installations, N Architects argues for the formal and social potential of an architecture that remains somehow incomplete and ambiguously perceived - or in the architects' words, "almost buildings. She regularly lectures on the work of N Architects and the themes of innovative contemporary practices, future workspaces, and new housing models. She previously taught at Yale University, as a visiting professor at Harvard University, and University of California–Berkeley. Hoang received a master of architecture from Harvard GSD and a B.Sc. Mimi Hoang is a cofounding principal of N Architects and an adjunct associate professor at Columbia GSAPP. He regularly lectures on the work of N Architects, new housing paradigms, and other contemporary issues in architecture. He previously taught at Parsons School of Design, RISD, and Columbia/Barnard Colleges, and as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Yale University, University of California–Berkeley, and University of Toronto. Bunge received a master of architecture from Harvard GSD and a B.Arch. Free parking is available after 5:00pm in surface lots.Eric Bunge is a cofounding principal of Brooklyn-based N Architects, and an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP). All lectures are free and open to the public. Lecture begins at 5:30pm in Design Building Room 170. With thanks to the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and the UMass Department of Architecture for their ongoing support of this series. Eric regularly lectures on the work of nARCHITECTS, new housing paradigms, and other contemporary issues in architecture. and Columbia/Barnard Colleges, and as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Yale University, UC Berkeley and University of Toronto. The Brooklyn Studio is an architecture and interior design firm committed to restoring and enhancing New York City’s historic fabric. He previously taught at Parsons School of Design, R.I.S.D. Eric received a Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a B.Arch from McGill University. The firm has been ranked within the top 10 in the US in the design category for the past five years by Architect Magazine.Įric Bunge, FAIA, is a co-founding Partner of Brooklyn based nARCHITECTS, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at GSAPP/Columbia University. The firm’s awards and honors include a 2017 national AIA Institute Honor Award in Architecture, the 2017 NYS AIA Firm of the Year, a 2016 Academy of Arts and Letters Award in architecture, the AIANY Andrew J Thomas Award for Pioneers in Housing, and the 2006 Architectural League’s Emerging Voices. In recent projects such as Carmel Place (New York City’s first micro unit building), the design center A/D/O, the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, and the renovation of Chicago Navy Pier, nARCHITECTS is tackling the most pressing issues that our cities face – how we live, work and activate public spaces in response to our nation’s changing demographics, housing shortage, evolving workplace technologies and need for equality in the public realm. Their work instigates interactions between buildings, public space, and their dynamically changing contexts. The practice was founded with the goal of addressing contemporary issues in architecture through conceptually driven, socially engaging and technologically innovative work. NARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn based architecture office led by Principals Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang. Is architecture inherently complete? Or is it a state of incompletion and seeming inadequacy that incites us to imagine architecture as an armature for an ever-changing daily life? Across a range of buildings, public spaces, and ephemeral installations, nARCHITECTS argues for the formal and social potential of an architecture that remains somehow incomplete and ambiguously perceived-or in the architects’ words, Almost Buildings.
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