Learn more about epiphyte labs design work in the interview with dana. Professor cupkovas aso studios are focused on the intuitive and creative use of data frameworks in design. Living architecture systems software simulator sentient systems. Assistant professor dana cupkova delivered a concluding keynote titled shape matter, which the simaud community described as a great journey through complex thermodynamic aesthetics. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. This project, inspired by a body of water, utilizes 275 unique slats, to control acoustic levels and lighting in this small restaurant. Apr 07, 2019 dana cupkova is a cofounder and a design director of epiphyte lab, an interdisciplinary architectural design and research collaborative. Stuckeman school faculty within the department of architecture are hosting dana cupkova, assistant professor at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and cofounderdesign principal of epiphyte lab, as a keynote speaker on april 18 in the. Dana ozik is a registered architect in massachusetts, working in institutional and residential design since 2007.
From 20052012 dana was a visiting assistant professor at the cornell university department of architecture. I value handson experience and am looking to create in as many ways as possible, and gain wellrounded experience using different tools, materials, techniques, and software. Dana cupkova is a cofounder and a design director of of epiphyte lab. As human impact on the worlds biosphere reaches critical levels, we should recognize and accept the fact that the concept of nature has radically transformed. University school of architecture and serves as a graduate program. The role of additive manufacturing and physiomimetic computational design for digital construction article in architectural design 822 march 2012 with 186 reads how we measure reads. Feb 20, 2018 dana cupkova holds assistant professorship at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and is a cofounder and principal of epiphyte lab, an architectural design and research collaborative that engages the built environment at the intersection of ecology, thermodynamics, computationally driven processes, and material logic. Dana cupkova is a cofounder and a design director of epiphyte lab, an interdisciplinary architectural design and research collaborative. Statement cv cv updates print dossier creative practice epiphyte lab 230 cwp lit planes senyai. Chair of soas masters of science in sustainable design mssd program. Oct 12, 2018 epiphyte lab, led by dana cupkova and gretchen craig, recently completed this architectural installation from new shadyside thai restaurant, senyai 2017. Epiphyte lab has been recognized as the next progressive design practice by architect, the journal of american institute of architects. She is cofounder and design director of foreground design agency, a critical landscape practice which works to dismantle structures of power and privilege that render specific humans, species, and matter silent.
Robotic manipulation of clay and waterglassbonded sand for computationally derived variable architectural. Dana cupkova holds associate professorship at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and is a cofounder and director of epiphyte lab, an architectural design and research collaborative. Symposium 2019 program living architecture systems group. Dana cupkova holds assistant professorship at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and is a cofounder and principal of epiphyte lab, an architectural design and research collaborative.
Taylorx symposium university of calgary faculty of. Material interactions symposium the bernard and anne spitzer. Ive used my equipment resources to create unique models and projects with quirky characteristics that attempt to solve contemporary architectural and environmental problems. From 2005 to 2012 she was a visiting assistant professor in the cornell university department of architecture. Dana cupkova modulating thermal mass behavior through.
Fund for research and creativity college of fine arts. Professor in the cornell university department of architecture. The project is a study in autonomous formal systems, and a gently tongueincheek critique of the culture of diagramatism popular in architectural schools and practices wherein a formal decision is justified through a series of simple diagrams showing how each step evolved from the last. The first is a tangible computational interface for the design of artifacts such as chairs. I was given the task to generate a 3d space out of a 2d exercise, pushing the project through various mediums of representation. Nov 12, 2017 his recent research includes builders of the vision.
It explores recent work within computational design that develops and applies the integration of software, information, fabrication, material intelligence and sensing. View andrew heumanns profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dana cupkova delivers keynote at simaud 2019 symposium. The waterfall house is a proposal for a complete renovation of the existing single family house near syracuse, new york. For nearly three decades, architectural design strategies and methodologies involving. Dana cupkova carnegie mellon university epiphyte lab. Dana cupkova is a founding director and design principal of epiphyte lab.
Dana cupkova promoted to associate professor with indefinite tenure. Dana believes that architecture benefits from a collective effort by the designer, the client, the builder, and the craftspeople who together participate in the conceptualization and execution of a built project. The aap architecture prize honors designs in the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture with the goal of advancing the appreciation of architecture worldwide. A semesterlong class project embraced by two student architects has grabbed the attention of leading professionals in the architecture and software industries. Dana cupkova is a cofounder and a design director of epiphyte. The fund for research and creativity frc was established in 2015 by the president of carnegie mellon and supplemented by the college of fine arts to support research and creative projects across cfa. May 09, 2016 inside out students visionary architectural design wins international competition.
Framed within userdriven customization precedents and literature, it suggests ways in which computation can enable new ways of interacting with design knowledge. Creating interfaces for data visualization with human ui for. Dana cupkova delivers keynote at simaud 2019 symposium cmu. Those conversations led to a seminar course during the spring of 2011. Stuckeman school to welcome progressive architect dana. Aroussiak gabrielian is a scholarpractitioner working across the fields of landscape architecture and media arts. Dana cupkova carnegie mellon school of architecture patcharapit promoppatum carnegie mellon college of engineering. Multiphysics modeling software, while mapping the h value at each point of the surface variation. Software and the imagination of design routledge, 2015, a book on the cultural history of computeraided design and numerically controlled machinery, which examines how postwar technological projects shaped conceptions of design informing current architectural practices. Editorial board at the international journal of architectural computing ijac.
She currently holds assistant professorship at carnegie mellon university school of architecture and serves as a graduate program track chair for the master of science in sustainable design mssd. The cmu soa is pleased to announce that dana cupkova has been promoted to. She currently holds an assistant professorship at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and serves as a track chair for the schools master of science in sustainable design program. May 08, 2019 assistant professor dana cupkova delivered a concluding keynote titled shape matter at the symposium on simulation for architecture and urban design simaud at the georgia tech school of architecture in atlanta april 79, 2019. Sabin is an architectural designer whose work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st century architectural practice one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of material structures. Dana jeffery hoff is an award winning architectural photographer who photographs residential interior and exterior photography for architects and designers. Two design experiments in playful architectural adaptability. Epiphyte lab is a design and research practice that engages the built environment at the intersection of ecology, thermodynamics, computationally driven processes, and material logic. Graduate program track chair, master of science in sustainable design mssd. Dana cupkova holds assistant professorship at the carnegie mellon school of architecture and is a cofounder and principal of epiphyte lab, an architectural design and research collaborative that engages the built environment at the intersection of ecology, thermodynamics, computationally driven processes, and material logic. View sreya tolety, leed green associates profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dana cupkova associate professor track chair, masters of science in sustainable design. Dana hoffs exterior photography not only wins his clients international awards. Creating interfaces for data visualization with human ui for grasshopper.
Andrew heumann software for the future of design at hypar brooklyn. Keynote speakers the laboratory for integrative design. Less than 30 years ago, the appearance of new software, first in engineering companies and then in architectural practices, triggered a debate about the changing nature of architectural drawing and about how what was previously drawn was becoming standardised and normalised through a singular language, a common identity and, perhaps most. Mellon universitys school of architecture and serves as a graduate program track. View dana cupkovas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Youth hostel design build in the fall of 2010 the archolab began a series of conversations with the director of hostel detroit, a nonprofit youth hostel located in the reemerging corktown neighborhood in southwest detroit. Architectural ecosystems tomasz jaskiewicz, tu delft improvisatory events using sc. The role of additive manufacturing and physiomimetic. Founded in 2009 by dana cupkova and kevin pratt, professors at carnegie. The symposium on simulation for architecture and urban design took place at the georgia tech school of architecture in atlanta april 79, 2019. Modulating thermal mass behavior through surface figuration. The team used parametric software to create a graphic, 3d pattern system for an architectural screen that mimics natural variations of wood.
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