An. Arch. at ArCH (2)

1/16/12 •

You’re invited to the 2011 Animal Architecture Awards opening at the Architecture Center Houston on Jan. 19th, 2012.

Animals in The Classroom (0)

1/03/12 •

The burgeoning field of Animal Studies is among the the primary sources that have inspired and shaped Animal Architecture. In fact we can go as far as to say that without the theoretical framework laid for us by thinkers in the field (in our case primarily lead by Cary Wolfe and Christopher Hight at Rice University) Animal Architecture would look very different, or not exist at all.

Interview: Farmland World (0)

12/18/11 •

..This type of erosion between a “nature” that is undisturbed and human intervention confronts us everyday and exploring this erosion is the basis for much of our speculative work. What started as an unconscious observation has turned into a passion for how these issues can be made architectural…

DUDYE.COM (0)

11/28/11 •

Earlier this month our Editor in Chief was interviewed for his thoughts on design and how to Jury a Competition by the folks at DUDYE.com.

Interview: Nottingham Apiary Team (0)

11/25/11 •

Our project stemmed from the fact human settlement had been exploiting the divide between us and other species for centuries, in large scale food production, monoculture and pollination…

Tower of Nests (0)

11/20/11 •

…best of all, one is lead to believe that over time the density of the structure will increase with all of the small materials brought along by the various inhabitants, growing thicker, heavier and stronger with the passage of life and time.

Awards Exhibition Opening (0)

11/08/11 •

…the opening of the first Animal Architecture Awards Show this past week with a reception at Caroline Collective. The show will be on display at Caroline Collective through Nov. 28th. Party snap-shots and installation views of the show are below

Interview: SIMONE FERRACINA, Theriomorphous Cyborg (2)

11/02/11 •

We’ve asked Simone Ferracina’s to share with us a little bit more about the project, his process and the forces that drive his creativity. Enjoy!

Pet Architecture; Human’s Best Friend (1)

10/04/11 •

In the Animal Architecture Competition Awards the tamed animal is easily taken for granted in projects which revere the productive//production character of farms and take it to the next level of safe robotics – tamed not to harm – or…

My Client the Brown Bear (1)

9/13/11 •

But what if humankind builds for other creatures on earth? How would animals like to live? What wall color does a capybara prefer, how much space does a brown bear need? From what height do chamois need a balustrade? Do penguins like concrete?

Architecture in the Darwinian Arena II (0)

9/06/11 •

This week continues the discussion between N. Dodington and R. Ludwig on the role of biology in Architecture. For background information and for previous discussions please visit the Darwinian Arena under “Posts.”

Commentary on Archinect (0)

9/01/11 •

“..to me, this is not Animal Architecture. I feel they have taken a term that was already being used to describe other projects…”

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