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School of Architecture

Bio-based Materials Collaboration Research

Maria Vrdoljak and Gregory Merryweather
School of Architecture

Hemp objects are presented on a table for viewers to look at.

Cephalic Structures: Robotically Printed Eco-Composites & Bio-Pastessearch

Greg Sheward and Jason Vigneri-Beane
School of Architecture

A collection of bio printed objects are displayed on a white background.

Community-Engaged Resiliency Planning For Prospect Park’s Southeastern Quadrant

Eve Baron
School of Architecture

A plan for the project showing walkways, trees, and other elements. The title reads, Opening A New Door to Prospect Park: A Vision for A Welcome Center That Honors Shirley Chisholm's Legacy.

Corridor Catalog

Emmet Sutton
School of Architecture

An architectural rendering of a building showing the interior rooms and passageways.

Future Megastructures: Urban Growth and Interiority in Singapore

Patrick Rutan
School of Architecture

A diagram showing the cross-sections of buildings and highlights certain rooms and floors as important.

Future Memory in the Public Sphere

Eric Moed
School of Architecture

A piece of stone resembling marble is set on a black cutout on a table with other project materials on presentation. There is orange text set in the marble reading Memory Monument.

Future of Urban Archipelago, Governor’s Island Rainwater Harvesting

Naz Olmez
School of Architecture

A 3D rendering of a building in a wet, marshy area. The building consists of a brick structure in the marsh and then a larger structure built out of the top of the brick building. It shows that water is collected on the roof of the building and then dispersed through the building and back into the wetland area.

Gadrooned Reeds: Robotic Clay Additions and Subtractions

Jonathan A Scelsa and Gregory Sheward
School of Architecture

A cylindrical object is set on a pedestal in a gallery space. There is a projection on the wall behind it showing a title slide for the project, Re-Ordering Architecture.

Hempcrete Habitats and Feral Surfaces

Ariane Harrison and Yuxiang Chen
School of Architecture

A platform in a plaza has an array of mycelial pods. There are trees and towers in the background.

Hooks & Loops – The Hyperstitch

Gisela Baurmann
School of Architecture

A closeup photograph of four hands working with thread and a machine.

Jamaica Bay Story: Wicked Problem of Climate Change

Zehra Kuz
School of Architecture

A rendering of the interior of a building showing a room with a pool and large windows that look outside.

Multispecies Totem

Eva Perez de Vega
School of Architecture

A rendering of a tree-like object with birds resting on and in it.

Paterson 3: The City, The Poem, The Film

MJ Sieira
School of Architecture

A tryptic showing an aerial map of Paterson, the cover of the William Carlos Williams book called Paterson, and the movie poster for a film called Paterson

Reimagining Materials: Towards Sustainable Making with Bioplastics Across Art and Design

Sera Ghadaki
School of Architecture

A closeup photograph of a mannequin. The torso of the mannequin is wrapped in plastic. There is a strip of the plastic that is brown and less transparent than the other parts which are clear and totally transparent.

Rescuing Woven Tales: The Ever Growing Sponge

Michael Ortiz Jiménez and Paula Stoddard Sotomayor
School of Architecture
Start-Up Power Award Winner

Gray objects that look like anchors but made of textile material are stacked on top of each other. A larger gray block made of similar material is in the background.

Wire-Cut 3D Curved Surfaces

Haresh Lalvani
School of Architecture

A white helix-like 3D printed object set against a black background.