2011F_CASE
ARCH4240/4250/4260/4360 (CASE) | Jefferson Ellinger, Assistant Professor and Graduate Director CASE Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology Selected Student Work: The design studio at the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology seeks to develop design techniques in which environmental research; innovation, analysis and performance, is synthesized with what might be considered traditional design techniques to holistically […]
2011F_Arch Design 2_Vetcher Section
ARCH-2220/2620 | Florencia Vetcher, Adjunct Professor (re)Configuring Identity: Expanding the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Selected Student Work: The Hyde Collection; initiated by Ms Hyde in the 1940’s holds some of the world’s greatest works of art including pieces by Rembrandt, Picasso and Van Gogh. In the spirit of Ms. Hyde’s vision for the collection to […]
2011F_Arch Design 2_Krueger Section
ARCH-2220/2620 | Ted Krueger, Associate Professor (re)Configuring Identity: Expanding the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Selected Student Work: In the design studio, students from a wide range of backgrounds have the opportunity to consider the same problem, in a sense, to consider it together. Each however, understands it differently and approaches it with the strength and […]
2011F_Arch Design 2_Crembil Section
ARCH-2220/2620 | Gustavo Crembil, Assistant Professor (re)Configuring Identity: Expanding the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Selected Student Work: The Hyde Collection historical development, from domestic collection to museum, follows the historical path the institution “museum” itself. Its peripheral location, however, doesn’t shelter it form the contemporary institutional dilemmas and challenges. Its singular site situation, trapped between […]
2011F_Arch Design 2_Carvalho Section
ARCH-2220/2620 | Jeremy Carvalho, Adjunct Professor (re)Configuring Identity: Expanding the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Selected Student Work: ‘Affect Diagramming’ as spatial analysis – Each student began with an interpretive analysis of unique painting and sculptural works from the Hyde Collection itself. Since each piece under analysis had a series of signature elements and characteristics, the […]
2011F_Design Studio_Ionescu Section
ARCH-2200 | Serban Ionescu, Adjunct Professor Mars: An Architecture of Terra-formation Selected Student Work: Mars, surface mining with time lines on this mystery world. How can one touch and begin to dream of a place, of a smell, just from a photograph of a strange and foreign atmospheric Space?. The photograph, became static , a frozen moment. […]
2011F_Design Studio_Perez Guembe Section
Arch-2200 | Elena Perez Guembe, Adjunct Professor Mars: An Architecture of Terra-formation Selected Student Work: How do we teach new architecture students to achieve the synthesis of conceptual strength, realizable form, and compelling expression? My intention as a design instructor is to guide students in their definition and elaboration of clear theoretical underpinnings that can […]
2011F_Design Studio_Rehm Section
ARCH-2200 | Casey Rehm, Adjunct Professor Mars: An Architecture of Terra-formation Selected Student Work: The studio focused on production of space and form through the use of nonlinear transformation and mutation with an emphasis on local tectonic relationships as the driving force for decision making. Students worked with an abstract material system in which each student […]
2011F_Design Studio_Dayem Section
ARCH-2200 | Adam Dayem, Adjunct Professor. Mars: An Architecture of Terra-formation. Selected Student Work: The basis of formal and conceptual development in this studio was a set of interlocking wood joint components. Joints were devised as relational conditions based on geometric affiliations between parts. Specific geometry built into the wood beca a type of information guiding […]
2011F_Design Studio_Titus Section
ARCH-2200 | Anthony Titus, Professor Mars: An Architecture of Terra-formation Selected Student Work: ARCH 2200 is the first semester of the four semester long sequence of core design studios within the School of Architecture at Rensselaer. In this semester one will engage in fundamental design principles of the discipline of architecture, focusing upon the conceptualization and realization […]