In collaboration with senior lecturer Don Koster and Richard Reilly of the Sunflower+ Project: StL, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis launched Sunflower+ Project: CAM. The installation comprises twenty oil drums planted with sunflowers that will grow from seedlings into mature plants.
http://camstl.org/exhibitions/main-gallery/sunflower-project-cam/
Derek Hoeferlin, assistant professor of architecture at Washington University, moderated a closing panel for Comprehensive Design + Science: Visions for St. Louis and the Great Lakes Region. Presented by the Buckminster Fuller Institute and the Sam Fox School, the symposium examined the challenges and opportunities facing St. Louis and the Great Lakes region as they seek resilient solutions to the effects of climate change.
The half-day program, presented as part of Marfa Dialogues / STL, presented visionary and practical ideas at the intersection of architecture, design, technology, and activism. From community renewal to watershed management, each project represents a systemic approach to addressing critical urban issues. Presentations included: Old Man River’s City Project by Jonathan Marvel, principal and founder of Marvel Architects and member of the BFI board of directors; Great Cities, Great Lakes, Great Basin of Philip Enquist, partner in charge of Urban Design and Planning at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Plant Chicago by Blayne Greiner of program cultivator; and Public Laboratory for Open Science and Technology by Shannon Dosemagen, president and executive director.
The professional/faculty category of the juried Research + Design Exhibition at the ACSA/AIK International Conference features Geographies of a Global Company Town, a project/poster by assistant professor Patty Heyda. The poster was produced in an advanced architecture studio as part of Heyda’s ongoing Emergent Urbanisms project. It includes drawings by Bryan Bogaards, MArch14, and current MArch student Acyn Xinrui Zhong. In addition, associate professor John Hoal will present the paper MISI-ZIIBI: Living with the Great Rivers, Climate Adaptation Strategies in the Midwest River Basins during a conference session at 9:30a June 23. The paper is co-authored by Hoal, assistant professor Derek Hoeferlin, and Dale Morris, senior economist for The Royal Netherlands Embassy.
Robert McCarter, the Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture, delivered a standing-room-only presentation illuminating the career of architect Alvar Aalto as part of the kickoff to FinnFest. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland to the United States, was among those in attendance. The book engages the architecture of one of the twentieth century’s most popular and accessible masters through an integrated examination of his major works, and how they engage the light, climate, and topography of their sites, exemplifying the way in which Aalto extended Finnish tradition and engaged newly emerging Modern materials.. The event also celebrated the publication of “Aalto,” authored by McCarter and published by Phaidon. McCarter discussed the book in an interview for the show “Section D,” which was air August 12 on Monocle 24 radio. http://monocle.com/radio/shows/section-d/
Assistant professor Derek Hoeferlin wrote a chapter titled “Architectural Activism through Multiple Scales, Programs, Venues and Collaborations” in the recently published book New Orleans Under Reconstruction: The Crisis of Planning, edited by Carol McMichael Reese, Michael Sorkin, and Anthony Fontenot. Hoeferlin’s chapter includes student work from WUSTL architecture studios.
http://www.versobooks.com/books/1615-new-orleans-under-reconstruction
Lecturer Ersela Kripa and visiting assistant professor Stephen Mueller, partners of AGENCY, collaborated with an interdiscipinary team of design professionals–including assistant professor Kees Lokman–on XFL, a model partnership and reuse for low-density retail parking lots in cities with lagging stormwater infrastructure. The project was a finalist in Infill Philadelphia’s nationwide design competition, and was published in Issue 71 of Archiworld. http://agencyarchitecture.com/project/performative-landscape/
Assistant professor Catalina Freixas presented “Eco-urbanism: Sustainable Strategies for Vacant Land in St. Louis” at 1pm May 29 as part of EDRA45NewOrleans. Co-authored by senior lecturer Pablo Moyano, the paper introduces WUSTL’s Sustainable Land Lab initiative, which showcases strategies that can transform vacant land into assets that advance sustainability. Specifically, the paper looks at the five projects that have been implemented, as well as HUB: Hybrid Urban Bioscapes, a finalist proposal focused on a synergistic approach to eco-urbanism.
How does one move past a creative standstill? Associate professor Heather Woofter (principal of Axi:Ome), Steve Knight (director of COCAbiz), and poet MK Stallings led workshop participants in a series of hands-on exercises aimed at moving past creative blocks. The workshop concluded with a conversation on ways to nourish innovation. The event, sponsored by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, is part of Build4STL.
JOHN HOAL, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair of the Doctor of Sustainable Urbanism and the Master of Urban Design programs for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and founding partner of H3 STUDIO, leads an international, national and local team of experts known as STUDIO MISI-ZIBBI – as finalists in a global design competition to improve river management and the rebuilding of the lower Mississippi River Delta.
Titled “Changing Course: Navigating the Future of the Lower Mississippi River Delta,” the competition aims to halt land loss and restore the delta ecosystem while improving navigation and strengthening the resilience of local communities and industry. The final designs are intended to assist Louisiana coastal planners and engineers with developing the state’s 2017 Coastal Master Plan.
Besides H3 STUDIO other members of this carefully selected 35 member expert team include design professionals from URS, HKV, Robbert de Koning Landscape Architect, Colectivo, Delft University of Technology, Washington University in St Louis, M.I.T., HR&A Advisors, Dynamic Solutions, Bureau Drift Ecological Planning, Coastal Environments, Inc. AEP River Operations, and Louisiana-based experts from Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana State University, University of New Orleans, and Tulane University (see http://changingcourse.us/team_finalists/ for a complete list).
“It is a real privilege to lead an incredible and unique international collaboration to develop design solutions that could be implemented over many years which will result in the rebuilding of a sustainable living delta for one of the world’s greatest river systems – The Mississippi River.” Says JOHN HOAL
Washington University in St Louis is well represented with Derek Hoeferlin, assistant professor of architecture a member of the core team, and alumni Matthew Bernstine as project manager and Laura Lyon, Bryan Robinson, Tim Breihan, Courtney Cushard, Colleen Xi Qui, and Junru Zheng as members of H3 STUDIO design team. Hoal and Hoeferlin had previously collaborated on water management strategies in New Orleans and organized MISI-ZIIBI: Living with the Great Rivers, an international design workshop investigating climate adaptation strategies along the Mississippi.
Over the next five months, each team will develop a preferred design for the Lower Mississippi River system, including using the natural power of the Mississippi River to protect and restore the delta landscape while addressing the needs of navigation, flood risk management, fisheries and coastal communities.
“In a very strong competition, these winning teams stood out because their experts bridge strong regional knowledge with innovative ideas from deltas around the world,” said Carlton Dufrechou, general manager of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and a member of the Changing Course leadership team. “We are confident these teams have the vision and experience to develop bold solutions for the delta and our people, economy and culture.”
Changing Course is a design competition aimed at developing innovative solutions to rebuild and protect the Louisiana coast. It is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, Shell, Blue Moon Fund, Greater New Orleans Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The Selley Foundation and The Walton Family Foundation; with leadership support from Van Alen Institute, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes the power of design to transform cities, landscapes and regions to improve people’s lives, and Environmental Defense Fund, which has 30 years of experience in the Mississippi River Delta region; and with technical support from BuroHappold Engineering, a worldwide consulting and engineering firm.
More information on Changing Course is available at www.changingcourse.us.
Follow Changing Course on Twitter at @ChangingCourse and on Facebook at facebook.com/ChangingCourse.us.
QUT Creative Industries Faculty PhD Scholarships for 2015 Entry
Applicants with excellent academic track records (equal to an Australian Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours) or equivalent professional research experience may be eligible for competitive PhD scholarships to undertake study in the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT. The Faculty is also offering a number of top-ups to these scholarships for highly ranked students whose projects align with our areas of strength.
The Creative Industries Faculty’s world class, industry-connected researchers undertake innovative applied and theoretical research in the media, creative arts and design, and QUT is home to some of the world’s best researchers in digital media, communication and culture, given the highest possible rating of 5 in both the 2010 and 2012 ERA rankings.
Researchers in Architecture at QUT cover a range of different areas, from history and theory of architecture to daylighting; from subtropical urbanism to people-place interaction; from design education to sustainability. Our work is grounded in real world research projects aimed to provide a service to the general community as well as advance knowledge in strategic areas. An overview of our researchers and their expertise is provided in the included poster.
How to apply
PhD program > https://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-creative-industries
Information on the University’s Annual Scholarship Round can be found here > https://www.qut.edu.au/research/scholarships-and-funding/research-scholarships
Closing date: 30th September 2014 (earlier enquiries strongly encouraged)
Further information about the Faculty’s research can be found here > https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/research
Looking for a supervisor? Please view our Academic Staff profiles here > https://www.qut.edu.au/creative-industries/about/staff
Any Questions?
Contact the Creative Industries Faculty HDR support team at ci.hdr@qut.edu.au or phone +617 3138 3799 or 3138 8591
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