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Thursday, February 13, 2014

CATALYST 2014_SYLLABUS_MODERNIST CUISINE




CATALYST 2014_POSTER_THE ARCHITECT'S BOOK

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CATALYST 2014_POSTER_HEARING SPACE

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CATALYST 2014_POSTER_MAPPING PERCEPTIONS

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CATALYST 2014_POSTER_STIMULUS PACKAGE

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CATALYST 2014_POSTER_MODERNIST CUISINE

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CATALYST 2014_WORKSHOP SUMMARIES




SENSORY PERCEPTIONS: ARCHITECTURE AS CATALYST 2014

Sensory Perceptions: Architecture as Catalyst 2014 includes a range of workshops exploring how we sense architecture, how we represent or model these perceptions, and how architects can leverage sensory investigations in the design process. Workshops highlight how fundamental notions of sight, smell, hearing taste and touch can offer a departure point for an intense and forward-thinking investigation that extends the disciplines of architecture and design.

The Architecture as Catalyst program is an innovative feature of the School of Architecture's graduate M.Arch curriculum.  Each spring, Catalyst week offers the potential for a rigorous, immersive, transformative and creative break for students and faculty during the semester.  Workshops are led by a governing faculty who hosts an outside guest (an educator, practitioner, artist) recognized as a leader within their field or specialty. Together, the instructors collaborate to meet the primary goal of catalyst:  to expose students to themes and skill-sets which may not be addressed in the regular studio sequence.  Each guest also delivers a lecture during the week, open to the design community.

Architecture as Catalyst 2014 runs from March 10-14. 
The Catalyst Final Show Exhibition and Presentations begins at 2:00pm on Friday, March 14, in the Rapson Hall Courtyard.

WORKSHOPS
THE ARCHITECT'S BOOK: FORMING SPATIAL MEANINGS
Guest: Maureen Cummins, Artist
Faculty: Andrea J. Johnson
HEARING SPACE: SOUND AS ARCHITECTURAL MEDIUM
Guest: Michael J. Schumacher, Adjunct Professor, Digital Media NYU/Poly
Faculty: Jim Lutz
STIMULUS PACKAGE
Guest: Martina Decker & Peter Yeadon, Founding Partners, Decker Yeadon
Faculty: Blaine Brownell
MAPPING PERCEPTIONS AND CHANGING VIEWPOINTS
Guest: Andrea Ponsi, Architetto
Faculty: John Comazzi
MODERNIST CUISINE AS DESIGN: CONSTRUCTING WITH FOAMS, GELS AND EMULSIONS
Guest: Randy H. Ewoldt, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Faculty: Barry Kudrowitz
SENTIENT ARTIFACTS
Faculty: Lucy Dunne

LECTURES
BOOKS THAT HOUSE HISTORY: THE ARCHIVAL EXPLORATIONS OF MAUREEN CUMMINS
Maureen Cummins
Monday, March 10, 12:00pm, Rapson 54
SENSE AND SEMBLANCE
Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon
Monday, March 10, 6:00pm, Bell Museum Auditorium
MAPPING PERCEPTIONS AND CHANGING VIEWPOINTS (CANCELLED)
Andrea Ponsi
Tuesday, March 11, 6:00pm, Rapson 100
ROOM PIECES
Michael J. Schumacher
Tuesday, March 11, 6:00pm, Rapson 100
CREATIVE METHODS IN MODERNIST CUISINE
Barry Kudrowitz
Wednesday, March 12, 12:05pm, Rapson 43
DESIGN WITH SQUISHY MATERIALS
Randy H. Ewoldt
Wednesday, March 12, 6:00pm, Bell Museum Auditorium
DESIGNING INTERACTION AND RESPONSE
Lucy Dunne
Thursday, March 13, 6:00pm, Rapson 100

Support for the Architecture as Catalyst program is provided by the Cass Gilbert Fund.

Contact:
Andrea J. Johnson
Catalyst 2014 Coordinator
andreajj@umn.edu