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First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

First few months in Berlin (and Basel)

💻 I moved to Berlin + made a website 💻

Featuring my studio work from @harvardgsd_architecture @harvardgsd + professional work for @stock_a_studio @theblankwall @msnwarszawa and more + editorial projects and writing for @disc.global @momuantwerp @log_grams and more + MISC. personal projects ~

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HMU for collaborations and freelance 🤍

We are pleased to introduce Ian Erickson as one of our Tutors.

Ian Erickson is a designer, writer, and curator based between Berlin and New York City. Trained as an architect, his work spans buildings, software, and exhibitions with a focus on material systems and media cultures. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of DISC, a journal and curatorial platform, and a fellow at NEW INC, the New Museum’s cultural incubator.

Shrinking Archipelago — apply now.


AA Visiting School
Berlin
5–14 August 2026

@aavisiting_school @aaschool @shrinking_archipelago @_ian_e @disc.global📷 Barkow & Leibinger

#greenarchipelago #intelligentruin #oswaltmatthiasungers #remkoolhaas #genericcity #transformation

Fifty years after O.M. Ungers and Rem Koolhaas proposed „The City in the City: Berlin as a Green Archipelago (1977)“ Berlin finds its urban condition inverted. The original manifesto responded to the then urgent pressures of urban degrowth and depopulation by instrumentalising selective erasure: a few dense urban ‚islands‘ were to persist as the city sublimated into a green field.

What Ungers conceived as a strategy of survival within a shrinking metropolis has reversed: Berlin now faces a paradox through scarcity growing outward through sprawl while hollowing inward through financialisation, speculation and commodified vacancy.

This Berlin based workshop ist part of „AA Visiting School 2026“ taking place in August 2026 and mobilises experimental publishing and discourse practices to interrogate the forces shaping contemporary architecture and urbanism, grounding its work in „The City in the City: Berlin as a Green Archipelago“ and its timely relevance to contemporary debates on degrowth, selective urbanism and the politics of the void.

Fifty years after O.M. Ungers and Rem Koolhaas proposed „The City in the City: Berlin as a Green Archipelago (1977)“ Berlin finds its urban condition inverted. The original manifesto responded to the then urgent pressures of urban degrowth and depopulation by instrumentalising selective erasure: a few dense urban ‚islands‘ were to persist as the city sublimated into a green field.

What Ungers conceived as a strategy of survival within a shrinking metropolis has reversed: Berlin now faces a paradox through scarcity growing outward through sprawl while hollowing inward through financialisation, speculation and commodified vacancy.

This Berlin based workshop ist part of „AA Visiting School 2026“ taking place in August 2026 and mobilises experimental publishing and discourse practices to interrogate the forces shaping contemporary architecture and urbanism, grounding its work in „The City in the City: Berlin as a Green Archipelago“ and its timely relevance to contemporary debates on degrowth, selective urbanism and the politics of the void.

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents the thermal studies as well as the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson , @sudo_moritzriesenbeck
@le.aber @tim.berge @johanna_karges @forme_sothy & @barkowleibinger

#architecture
#exhibition
#heatshield
#dymaxion
#transformation
#researchpractice
#lowtech
#blschaufenster
#OA
#DISC
#maltewilms
#jungeakademie
#akademiederkünsteberlin

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents the thermal studies as well as the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson , @sudo_moritzriesenbeck
@le.aber @tim.berge @johanna_karges @forme_sothy & @barkowleibinger

#architecture
#exhibition
#heatshield
#dymaxion
#transformation
#researchpractice
#lowtech
#blschaufenster
#OA
#DISC
#maltewilms
#jungeakademie
#akademiederkünsteberlin

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents the thermal studies as well as the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson , @sudo_moritzriesenbeck
@le.aber @tim.berge @johanna_karges @forme_sothy & @barkowleibinger

#architecture
#exhibition
#heatshield
#dymaxion
#transformation
#researchpractice
#lowtech
#blschaufenster
#OA
#DISC
#maltewilms
#jungeakademie
#akademiederkünsteberlin

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents the thermal studies as well as the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson , @sudo_moritzriesenbeck
@le.aber @tim.berge @johanna_karges @forme_sothy & @barkowleibinger

#architecture
#exhibition
#heatshield
#dymaxion
#transformation
#researchpractice
#lowtech
#blschaufenster
#OA
#DISC
#maltewilms
#jungeakademie
#akademiederkünsteberlin

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents the thermal studies as well as the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson , @sudo_moritzriesenbeck
@le.aber @tim.berge @johanna_karges @forme_sothy & @barkowleibinger

#architecture
#exhibition
#heatshield
#dymaxion
#transformation
#researchpractice
#lowtech
#blschaufenster
#OA
#DISC
#maltewilms
#jungeakademie
#akademiederkünsteberlin

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building
in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points
captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents
the thermal studies as well as
the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson, @sudo_moritzriesenbeck & @barkowleibinger

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building
in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points
captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents
the thermal studies as well as
the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson, @sudo_moritzriesenbeck & @barkowleibinger

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building
in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points
captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents
the thermal studies as well as
the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson, @sudo_moritzriesenbeck & @barkowleibinger

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building
in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points
captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents
the thermal studies as well as
the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson, @sudo_moritzriesenbeck & @barkowleibinger

O’A x @disc.global at @bl__schaufenster
presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC.
On this occasion, we will also present insights
from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

At the center of the exhibition HEATSHIELD
at BL Schaufenster is a video flythrough
of the rooftop winter garden of the IBZ building
in Berlin’s Rheinish Quarter,
which appears as a shimmering constellation of points
captured through a point cloud scan.
Moreover, the exhibition presents
the thermal studies as well as
the conflicts of the project.

Exhibition text by @chan.carson
Photography by @malte.wilms
With special thanks to @chan.carson, @sudo_moritzriesenbeck & @barkowleibinger

O’A x @disc.global invites you to the exhibition at B–L Schaufenster, presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC. On this occasion, we will also share insights from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

O’A is a collaborative identity in constant alteration. Operating at the intersection of spatial experimentation and systemic inquiry, it explores how architecture responds to shifting ecological and technological conditions. Its work unfolds through the development of experimental prototypes, supported by exploratory methods, analytical investigations, and in-depth study.

At the core of its research lies an examination of comfort at the intersection of architecture, technology, and art. Through this lens, O’A seeks to reveal the hidden and parallel realities that shape our time. The practice moves fluidly between theory and practice—working both independently and in collaboration.

Together with DISC, O’A is currently developing the publication HEATSHIELD. This collaboration brings together research, reflection, and design practice, offering a multifaceted contribution to the role of architecture in addressing thermal and ecological challenges.

We look forward to meeting you there!
B–L Schaufenster Opening
Friday, Sep 12, 6–9 pm
Schillerstraße 94 | Charlottenburg
Visit by appointment

Thanks to @barkowleibinger @johanna_karges @tim.berge @splitskull and @bl__schaufenster

#architecture #exhibition #heatshield #dymaxion #transformation #researchpractice #lowtech #blschaufenster #OA #DISC

O’A x @disc.global invites you to the exhibition at B–L Schaufenster, presenting O’A’s current work in collaboration with DISC. On this occasion, we will also share insights from our joint publication project HEATSHIELD.

O’A is a collaborative identity in constant alteration. Operating at the intersection of spatial experimentation and systemic inquiry, it explores how architecture responds to shifting ecological and technological conditions. Its work unfolds through the development of experimental prototypes, supported by exploratory methods, analytical investigations, and in-depth study.

At the core of its research lies an examination of comfort at the intersection of architecture, technology, and art. Through this lens, O’A seeks to reveal the hidden and parallel realities that shape our time. The practice moves fluidly between theory and practice—working both independently and in collaboration.

Together with DISC, O’A is currently developing the publication HEATSHIELD. This collaboration brings together research, reflection, and design practice, offering a multifaceted contribution to the role of architecture in addressing thermal and ecological challenges.

We look forward to meeting you there!
B–L Schaufenster Opening
Friday, Sep 12, 6–9 pm
Schillerstraße 94 | Charlottenburg
Visit by appointment

Thanks to @barkowleibinger @johanna_karges @tim.berge @splitskull and @bl__schaufenster

#architecture #exhibition #heatshield #dymaxion #transformation #researchpractice #lowtech #blschaufenster #OA #DISC

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“JOURNALS OF DESIGN” talk w/ @christinamoushoul at @newinc DEMO2025, June 5 @wsanyc followed by afterparty w/ @katrinawardhana

Ty @computers_puting for the invite !

Christina and I got to discuss our intertwined paths through experimental publishing from working on student journals like @yalepaprika @pidgin.press @roomonethousand @princetonarchitecture @ucberkeleyarch @yalearchitecture to starting our own @disc.global @partyplanner2024 and doing collaborative events through @office.party in nyc @bungee.space and LA @materialsandapplications

Photos: Nathalie Basoski

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

“Square House” — an adaptive reuse of a mid-century ranch-style home, in collaboration with @googles_earth

Set in a historic cherry orchard currently undergoing conversion into a vineyard, the project adds a new “hat” — a monumental shed-roof addition that draws in light, adds space, and vertically elevates the structure to match the height of the adjacent 19th century barn.

A horizontal expansion completes the transformation, extending the buildings footprint into a square while enclosing a central courtyard garden, flanked by outdoor decks and seasonal rooms.

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Recordings + slides from my @harvardgsd thesis performance “Bodybuildings”

Advised by @french2d + @millionsarchitecture
Live performers @vincentjackow + @emilypingjia
Named after @diller_scofidio_renfro 1987 solo show at @storefrontnyc
Conceptually indebted to “The Advanced School of Collective Feeling” by @nilegreenberg + Matthew Kennedy
Produced in solidarity with @architects4thf + grateful to @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras for a spring day together in the field

“Bodybuildings reimagines architecture as an extension of the human body—a prosthetic for living.

The project envisions three Baugruppen—cooperative group builds—self-built at the periphery of Tempelhof Field in Berlin as acts of defiance against the city’s creeping privatization. By typologically hybridizing the gymnasium and domestic space, collective habitation becomes an act of exercise, as architecture and its residents move, adapt, and perform together.

As such, these architectures are not static structures but living bodies shaped by the exertion of their occupants. Building components respond dynamically—like bone, muscle, and organs—to biological, cultural, and environmental forces. Drawing from the mechanics of simple machines, diverse physical cultures, and the logic of prosthetics, the project reimagines “self-building” as an embodied act—where fitness, labor, and habitation collapse into a radical expression of collective agency.

The project’s review takes the form of a multi-media performance—merging motion capture, thermal imaging, green screen environments, and live choreography—to evaluate and embody architectures and the exercises that build them through movement, exertion, and feedback, collapsing critique and corporeal experience.

Keywords: Embodiment, Devices, Prosthetic, Performance, Domesticity, Construction, Exercise, Collectivity, Carbon, Calorie”

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

Mid semester escape to Antwerp -> Zürich -> Berlin

Antwerp: Opening of “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” @momuantwerp curated by @romy_cockx featuring a contribution I wrote about Le Corbusier’s bespoke drawing jacket for the exhibition catalog
Zürich: @disc.global launch party @ethzurich w/ @fredi_niels_official @jonisstillunavailable @frog_spit_simulation edited w/ @tomiwho and designed by @studiobettywang
Berlin: thesis site research w/ @architects4thf @malte.wilms @jolenelee___ @kirasciberras

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”

“FLOATING LIBRARY” renderings + collages + drawings from options studio “Pool Time” taught by @neiheiser_argyros @harvardgsd

“The Floating Library enriches the cultural archipelago of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, complementing neighboring institutions like @newmuseum and the forthcoming @pluspoolny . During a time of widespread civic crisis, it reimagines how historic public institutions can evolve together, reinforcing one another to strengthen contemporary urban life. Emerging from the fusion of two neighborhood institutions—the Hamilton Fish public pool and the revitalized local library—this new hybrid space fosters learning, leisure, and cultural exchange.

Rather than a singular structure, the Floating Library consists of a series of buoyant follies that hover above the park’s historically preserved buildings. These interventions introduce new uses while sheltering the aging ornamental facades from the elements. Thoughtfully integrated with the park’s recreational life, shaded reading rooms collect rainwater to nourish trees, digital displays share infrastructure with fitness zones, and a server farm housing the library’s digital internet archive generates heat to keep the wading pool open year-round.

Clad in copper, the floating structures develop a blue-green patina over time, fostering a dynamic relationship with their environment and forming a distinct civic identity. Together, these four new structures embody principles of Umberto Eco’s Memos for the Next Millennium:

Light—suspended rather than anchored.
Exact—calibrated to urban and environmental contexts.
Visible—a new civic landmark.
Multiple—a dispersed, adaptable network.”