Pratt Presents Sustainable Architecture Exhibition
Participating architects and firms include HouMinn Practice, Philippe Rahm, and Weathers.
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"Wanderings," 2009 by Weathers. Image courtesy of Weathers.
Pratt Institute has crossed the East River to Manhattan—and into the realm of architectural skins—with “Envelopes,” a free exhibition running through May 5 at the Brooklyn design school’s West 14th Street gallery.
Guest curated by Rice University School of Architecture associate professor Christopher Hight, the exhibition is inspired by early 20th century biologist Jacob von Uexküll, who studied how living beings relate to and perceive their environments.
"Hydrophile - Hydrodynamic Green Roof," by servo. Image courtesy of servo.
The exhibition features full-scale interactive models, along with architectural drawings and computer animation from eight architects and firms, including HouMinn Practice, Philippe Rahm, and Weathers.
“Issues of sustainability and ecology raise many conceptual and design issues about the nature of the boundary between body, building, and larger environments,” says Hight. “The architects in ‘Envelopes’ are all exploring relationships between systems—human, animal, plant, and energy flow—as a site for architectural innovation in the 21st century.”
"Eclairage (Lighting)," 2008 by Philippe Rahm. Image courtesy of Valorisation de l'Innovation dans l'Ameublement, Paris.
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