Measured Displacement, 2023
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
Goo Machine, 2023
In this project a midi controller is converted into a multipurpose design tool. Knobs control parameters such as scale, rotation, position, color, and more in order to form various blob shapes. By assigning parameters to knobs, one can make decisions without having to take their eyes off the shape they are working on, and this enables a workflow that prioritizes the intuitive connection between hand and mind.
This project was completed for A4778-1 Metatool, taught by Dan Taeyoung at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Computational Design
In this project a midi controller is converted into a multipurpose design tool. Knobs control parameters such as scale, rotation, position, color, and more in order to form various blob shapes. By assigning parameters to knobs, one can make decisions without having to take their eyes off the shape they are working on, and this enables a workflow that prioritizes the intuitive connection between hand and mind.
This project was completed for A4778-1 Metatool, taught by Dan Taeyoung at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Computational Design
A Weighty Cloud, 2022
Cast in hydrocal, this tiling system imitates the form and structure of clouds. With just two types of tiles, a variety of free flowing compositions can be created. The rigidity of the geometry that underpins this tiling system contrasts with the amorphous texture of the tile pieces, and allows for varied arrangements and compositions. The cloud-like texture and the structure that emerges when the tiles are placed next to one another explores the relationship between the ideal and the material. Through repetition, the ideal emerges, but isolated each piece is only suggestive of the greater system of harmony.
This project was completed for A4856-1 Transitional Geometries, taught by Joshua Jordan at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Architecture, Interior Design
Cast in hydrocal, this tiling system imitates the form and structure of clouds. With just two types of tiles, a variety of free flowing compositions can be created. The rigidity of the geometry that underpins this tiling system contrasts with the amorphous texture of the tile pieces, and allows for varied arrangements and compositions. The cloud-like texture and the structure that emerges when the tiles are placed next to one another explores the relationship between the ideal and the material. Through repetition, the ideal emerges, but isolated each piece is only suggestive of the greater system of harmony.
This project was completed for A4856-1 Transitional Geometries, taught by Joshua Jordan at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Architecture, Interior Design
(Is)landscapes, 2022
This project proposes an alternative to dredging as a way of living with and within the Danube Watershed. Building off of a historical instance when sunken lumber from a ship caused the Danube river and its islands to shift dramatically over a relatively short amount of time, this project speculates about potential for discarded lumber to serve as the means for generating islands. These islands can act as sensors that detect greater imbalances in the ecosystem. Because the Danube river forms the border between many of the nations along it, the initial unpredictable outcomes resulting form engaging with the watershed in this way would require a method of readdressing the contemporary idea of the border. Instead of a fixed line, the border might be treated as a mutable zone.
This project was completed in collaboration with Kaixi Tu for A4105-3 Advanced Studio V, taught by Elise Hunchuck and Marco Ferrari at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
This project proposes an alternative to dredging as a way of living with and within the Danube Watershed. Building off of a historical instance when sunken lumber from a ship caused the Danube river and its islands to shift dramatically over a relatively short amount of time, this project speculates about potential for discarded lumber to serve as the means for generating islands. These islands can act as sensors that detect greater imbalances in the ecosystem. Because the Danube river forms the border between many of the nations along it, the initial unpredictable outcomes resulting form engaging with the watershed in this way would require a method of readdressing the contemporary idea of the border. Instead of a fixed line, the border might be treated as a mutable zone.
This project was completed in collaboration with Kaixi Tu for A4105-3 Advanced Studio V, taught by Elise Hunchuck and Marco Ferrari at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
