Morphosis

🎙 AECtech LA presenter spotlight! 🎙 Kerenza Harris is an associate principal at Morphosis and is the Director of Design Technology. Her team focuses on the research, development, documentation, and integration of advanced technologies from early design phases through the construction process. She also guides the firm’s use of XR technology to create and simulate immersive environments that aid in testing and communicating concepts through all phases. Kerenza is also a faculty at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where her teaching focuses on digital design tools and construction. She is a frequent lecturer on the use of digital design computation in the practice of architecture. 🎫 Tickets available now: https://lnkd.in/erbnS4Xd

We are excited to announce the upcoming exhibition – ‘Thom Mayne: Shaping Accident’ at L.A. Louver   On view 18 September – 26 October 2024, the exhibition is a demonstration of how technology – at the frontiers of computer language and object-creation – can reframe timeless questions at the essence of artmaking.   Featuring more than ten artworks created in 2024 and ranging in size from 24 x 24 inches to 96 x 108 inches, each piece in this new body of work is a representation of Mayne’s latest translation of concepts into physical forms. As a fusion of drawing, sculpture, and printing informed by theoretical inquiries, these artworks build upon a legacy of challenging the boundaries of medium, genre, and discipline.   The exhibition is presented in association with PST ART: Art & Science Collide, the Getty initiative uniting the creative forces of Southern California. Thank you to L.A Louver for being an official gallery participant of the program.   —   Video by Noah Rosenberg, Bend Film Productions, 2024

Enjoying a beautiful day in Seoul, Korea at the Kolon One & Only Tower! Thank you to project architect Sungsoo Lim for leading the tour and snapping some lovely shots.

Celebrating over 400,000 visitors at the OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art since it opened in 2022! OCMA provides an inviting place for people of different backgrounds and generations to enjoy art in its best form—shared with others. Excited for many more to experience the unique ways the curators and artists transform the space... [Image 1: shown — Martin Creed’s installation “Work No. 3868 Half the air in a given space (2024)” in the Avenue of the Arts Gallery in Memory of Yvonne de C Segerstrom. Photographed by Yubo Dong, OFSTUDO Video 2: shown — Part of Charles Long’s “100 lbs. of Clay” exhibition made by over 100 visitors displayed in the James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick Mezzanine Gallery. Video by Simon Klein, OCMA Image 3: shown — Joan Brown’s self-titled exhibition in the Muzzy Family Special Exhibitions Pavilion. Photographed by Simon Klein, OCMA Image 4: shown — Variety of artworks in the Anton and Jennifer Segerstrom Permanent Collection Pavilion. Photographed by Simon Klein, OCMA]  

Happy Olympics! GO USA!! In the early 2000s we joined New York City as the architect of the Olympic village for their bid for the 2012 games. Set among large green spaces, after the games the Olympic village would have provided residents of Queens, NY with a massive waterfront public park and walkable neighborhood with housing, theaters, a fitness center, and a grocery store—a valuable legacy within the density of New York. Architects are a key part of the team a city puts together to bid for the Olympics. We help demonstrate that the city has the capacity and strategy to accommodate an incredible and unusual influx of visitors, activities, and athletes. But it's also a unique opportunity to upgrade the urban fabric (with the added pressure of global attention) to benefit residents long after the games end. Olympics can be transformational for cities. Los Angeles… we’re next!

New flythrough of the future U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, currently under construction. The compound and individual buildings are designed to coexist with the desert landscape through the use of indigenous trees and plants for shade and cooling as well as the use of innovative facade materials that mitigate extreme heat and blend with the surrounding desert environment. The site’s perimeter is screened by bermed landscaping and low walls of local stone and desert plants. The outward surfaces of the buildings feature temperature modulating, earthen hues of light-colored concrete, natural stone, and metallic sun screens, interspersed by a shading canopy of palms and greenery. The working and living experience of embassy staff is a central design driver, with a focus on bringing natural light, airflow, and landscape views to workspaces, and offering a range of indoor and outdoor communal and recreation spaces. Morphosis Partner Arne Emerson notes: “By using the myriad of constraints and parameters an embassy must adhere to as design opportunities, we were able to create a compound that places people, community, health and wellness, sustainability, and the desert landscape at the center of our design while supporting the United States’ mission for diplomacy in Saudi Arabia." With U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. Video by Notion Workshop

It's summer at the Orange County Museum of Art! Kicking off with the CREATURE CAMARADERIE dancers on the upper terrace. Beautiful work by choreographer mia simonović and dancers Fernando Eizaguirre, Zuri Fors, Taylor Grandy, Alessandra Kelly, Theodora Oldfield, Hermoine Poudret, Gwen Treston, Sterling Tu, and Nikia Williams. Photos courtesy of OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art

We are excited to share that the Judy Genshaft Honors College at USF was recognized with the AIA Florida Honor Award of Excellence for 2024! Congratulations to our executive architect FleischmanGarciaMaslowski, and the rest of our team: CLIENT: USF Judy Genshaft Honors College EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT: FGM Architects LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Nichols Landscape Architecture, Inc. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER & FACADE CONSULTANT: Walter P Moore CIVIL ENGINEER: Campo Engineering, Inc. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER & ACOUSTICS: VoltAir Inc. SUSTAINABILITY: REAL Building Consultants LIGHTING: HLB Lighting Design CODE CONSULTANT & ATRIUM CONSULTANT: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) COST ESTIMATOR: Dharam Consulting CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: The Beck Group MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING: TLC Engineering Solutions Photos 1-3 by Seamus Payne Photo 4 courtesy of the University of South Florida

5 years since the Casablanca Finance City Tower opened in Morocco—April, 2019! Comment from Morphosis and Project Partner Ung Joo Scott Lee: "Working on the first project in the Casablanca-Anfa new district was an amazing opportunity to help shape the future of the city. Seeing the neighborhood take shape around the project and Anfa Park is incredibly rewarding. It was always a goal for our team to help contribute to the growing community and we're excited to see it continue to evolve. We look forward to contributing to continuing our work in Morocco for many years to come." Photos 1 and 3 by Jasmine H. Park Photos 2 by Moncef Kabbaj

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