Courses
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FAMILY
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Model as Building – Building as Model 2
This is the second -and final- instalment of a critical exploration of the phenomenon known as 'model as building – building as model', whereby buildings of…
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Recasting the Outcasts
At a time when it is more essential than ever to conserve resources and prevent carbon pollution, we find that buildings are frequently discarded…
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Setouchi (Seto Inland Sea) Studio
The Seto Inland Sea in western Japan has historically been an active location for trade, marine activities, fishing industries and tourism. The bay, which boasts…
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The New Generic
This studio will investigate new forms of ephemerality and adaptability in spaces for living and working through the design of a tall building in Miami,…
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Zero Energy Residential High-Rise
As urbanization and internal migration to existing cities has been on the increase, residential high-rise typology became the norm in many countries. Although this typology…
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A Novel Museum
Johannes Kuehn, Wilfried Kuehn, Simona Malvezzi
The objective of this studio is to advance design proposals for the museum of the 21st century. Taking into account the historical precursors and…
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HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER?
Is there an alternative to the suburbs capable of satisfying contemporary needs and aspirations? Can we attend to our societies and their unexpected transformations through…
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American Gothic, Monuments for Small-Town Life
“American Gothic” is a painting of 1930 by Grant Wood, showing a white, middle-aged couple in front of a farm. The man wears jeans overalls…
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The Anamorphic Double: A Bridge for DC
Uniquely called upon to embody purpose and beauty, bridges tend to be judged (more than any civic construction save the tower) on their singular object…
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Tokyo Study Abroad Studio: New Topologies of Our Living Environment
The Tokyo Study Abroad Option Studio, New Topologies of Our Living Environment: Beyond the Division of Architecture, City and Landscape, explores the typology of…
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SUPERBLOOM: Shelter, Drought, and Sculpture in the California Desert
This studio will focus on the Yucca Valley, CA, and its adjacent desert settlements. Students will consider the desert as a physical and metaphysical void,…
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Field Work: Brexit, Borders, and Imagining a New City-Region for the Irish Northwest
Niall Kirkwood, Gareth Doherty
The FIELD WORK sponsored studio will advance alternative futures for the Irish Northwest through the collaborative disciplines of landscape architecture, ecology and anthropology. Focused on…
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The Monochrome No-image
The earth is no longer the background of human action. Now, more than ever, we can only speak of space in relation to the mobile,…
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Landscape of Trans-Nationality: Trans Siberian Railway (TSR) and Alternative Nature
This is the second studio in a row for Kim/ Park at the GSD that project the role of landscape architecture within the anticipated physical…
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Build with Life: Transformation + Formation: Landscape and Islamic Culture
The uprisings of the North African Arab Spring exposed the fragility of countries whose citizens were eager to revisit and adapt their identities in the…
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Extreme Urbanism 6: Designing Sanitation Infrastructure
This studio examines the issue of sanitation infrastructure in Mumbai, with a special focus on community toilets in the city’s informal settlements. The site…
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Large Scale Projects to Create New Centralities in Shanghai. Potentials for the Regular City
The studio focuses on a study of capacity of big urbanistic projects to direct the growth and transformation of large metropolises. It takes the example…
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Designing Atmospheres and Technologies for Social Interaction
The knowledge economy has become the main engine of economic prosperity in urban areas. High-tech talent and industry have moved back to many cities, raising…
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Future of Streets in Los Angeles
The Future of Streets studio in Los Angeles will investigate the impact of new mobility technologies on the built environment of LA, seeking solutions that…
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Patterned Justice: Design Languages for a Just Pittsburgh
Christopher Alexander’s seminal 1977 book “A Pattern Language” describes that people designing their environments rely on certain "languages” that allow them to articulate and communicate…
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Re-thinking a Humanist Skyscraper City
As the birthplace of the modern Skyscraper, the city of Chicago holds a place in history as one of great architectural innovation. From the first…