Emerging Voices 2011: Marcelo Spina, P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S

Recorded: March 30, 2011

Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich are principals of the office, P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, founded in Los Angeles in 1999. In this excerpt from the presentation, Marcelo Spina discusses the Prism Contemporary Art, West Hollywood, CA; FYF Residence and Jujuy Redux, both in Rosario, Argentina.

The research- and collaborative-based approach of the practice seeks to move between digital and material expressions. P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S describes its form-making, as “Driven by digital techniques and advanced computation, this is not just an abstract formalism, but a formalism deeply embedded in the physics of materials and tectonics, and the potential of construction methods and new fabrication processes.” In addition to their research, built projects include Prism Contemporary Art in West Hollywood; FYF Residence and Jujuy Redux both in Rosario, Argentina; and Fluid Core Yard in Chengdu, China. The firm was named by Architectural Record in 2004 to its Design Vanguard and is the recipient of a Graham Foundation Grant. The firm has been nominated for the Ordos Prize and is a current finalist for the Iakov Chernikov Prize. A monograph on the firm’s work, Embedded, is forthcoming.

The Architectural League’s annual Emerging Voices Award spotlights North American individuals and firms with distinct design “voices” that have the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. The work of each Emerging Voice represents the best of its kind, and addresses larger issues within architecture, landscape, and the built environment.

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