Three Emerging Design Teams to Develop Proposals for the Institute’s Street-Level Space
NEW YORK, July 24, 2013–Van Alen Institute today announced the finalists for Ground/Work: A Design Competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level Space.
Three teams have been selected from a highly competitive international Call for Portfolios seeking architects to design Van Alen’s new street-level work space and public venue. The Institute received submissions from over 120 teams, representing more than 350 emerging designers.
Continuing the Institute’s more than century-long legacy of supporting architectural innovation through design competitions, research and public programs, Ground/Work calls on emerging architects to take on the task of designing an engaging and accessible venue for the Institute as it reimagines both its physical space and intellectual agenda at its New York City headquarters.
The selected finalists are Collective-LOK (Jon Lott, William O’Brien Jr., and Michael Kubo); EFGH (Hayley Eber, Frank Gesualdi, Spencer Lapp, Pat Ruggiero, and Ani Ivanova); and Of Possible Architectures (Vincent Appel, Ethan Lay-Sleeper, Jaime Magaliff, Paul Miller, Heather Murtagh, Franklin Romero Jr., and Emily Ruopp, in collaboration with Jay Atherton).
“We are thrilled by the jury’s selections, and look forward to the finalists’ imaginative visions for Van Alen as a center for innovative projects and public programs,” said David van der Leer, Executive Director of Van Alen Institute. “Ground/Work is an opportunity to recognize emerging talents in architecture while bringing fresh creativity to the Institute during an exciting period of change.”
Stephen Cassell, Chair of Van Alen Institute’s Board of Trustees, said, “We are all pleased to see the enthusiasm that this competition has garnered from a community of young architects who are passionate about the role of architecture and design in civic life. I congratulate the finalists on their exceptional work and expect to see inspiring proposals from the teams in the fall.”
The Call for Portfolios invited emerging designers, up to ten years out of school, to submit their work and qualifications. Submissions were evaluated by a jury composed of Stephen Cassell (Architecture Research Office, and Board of Trustees, Van Alen Institute), Winka Dubbeldam (Archi-tectonics, and University of Pennsylvania), Mark Gardner (Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects), Mark Robbins (International Center of Photography, and Board of Trustees, Van Alen Institute), Ada Tolla (LOT-EK), Marc Tsurumaki (LTL Architects), and David van der Leer (Van Alen Institute).
Finalists will present their proposals to the jury in September 2013, and following the jury’s final selection, the winning team will have four months to complete design work and develop construction documents. Construction is expected to begin in winter 2013.
For more information, visit the competition website at past.vanalen.org/groundwork.
View the Ground/Work press kit for images and additional information.
Ground/Work is produced by Van Alen in collaboration with Kind Aesthetic, a New York–based arts consultancy.
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