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ARTitecture Exhibition at Wentworth Institute of Technology

4/8/2017

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ARTitecture: Multipurpose Academic Building Art-In-Architecture Project Proposals
Exhibition at the ​Guarracino Family Gallery
Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons

Wentworth Institute of Technology | Beatty Hall
550 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115

Exhibition open to the public April 7 – 20, 2017 
Mon-Thu 7-11 | Fri 7-6 | Sat 8-6 | Sun 11-10

ARTitecture is an exhibition of art-in-architecture project proposals for the new Multipurpose Academic Building to be constructed on the campus of Wentworth Institute of Technology. Eighteen graduate and senior architecture students analyzed the design of the new building, developed by the Boston firm Leers Weinzapfel, and conceived
complementing public art features. The assignment was to develop a schematic proposal for an innovative, transformative, permanent art-in-architecture project at an individual or multiple sites within or surrounding Wentworth’s new Multipurpose Academic Building. Concepts could encompass the following:
  • Interior or exterior
  • Consider ongoing, temporary programming or changing uses
  • Non-functional or functional 3D elements
  • Seating and/or public furnishings
  • Facade elements
  • Architectural glass
  • Lighting design
  • Paving, flooring
  • Murals, e.g. mosaic, tile

Summary of general criteria for the project:
  • Celebrate the Wentworth community and technology with an innovative art-in-architecture installation
  • Design will offer a sense of place
  • Appropriateness for the campus and site, including scale and safety
  • Low maintenance, permanent materials
  • Adhere to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines as appropriate
 
On view are project descriptions, schematic drawings and renderings as well as basic maquettes feature projects by 
Lamia AlMuhanna, Ali Alquadi, Fabiana Casale Hernandez, Sabine DeShazo, Sam Fernandes, Alec Foucault, Carla Gautier-Castro, Merna Haddad, Gizelle Hourani, Madison Lopes, Crystal Montas, Dan Pham, Brian Sandford, Micaila Sheridan, Cristina Sidoli Tronchi, Katya Stassen, Seantel Trombly and Brandon Werner. The proposals are on view in the Guarracino Family Gallery at the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons from April 7 through 20, 2107. The public is invited to a breakfast reception on Tuesday, April 11 from 9 to 10 a.m. with the ARTitecture seminar students and faculty, Christina Lanzl.

Many thanks to Wentworth's Department of Architecture, the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons, the Divistion of Technology Services and many others for supporting the project.






Summary of Project Context
Wentworth proposes to construct a Multipurpose Academic Building ("MpA Building" or the "Project"). The Project is designed to meet the next evolution in the collegiate study of several engineering disciplines by providing modern academic space for Wentworth's existing student body and to enhance the campus experience in a new "state-of-the-art" building.

At approximately 64 feet in height and approximately 69,000 gross square feet, the MpA Building will contain laboratories, student learning and group meeting space, offices, and support/storage space on floors two through four, and a first-floor maker space, manufacturing, and gathering space intended to invite the campus population to experience first-hand displays of Wentworth's engineering capabilities and teachings. The MpA Building will accommodate Wentworth's transition from providing engineering technology programs to engineering and innovation programs, such as a new biological engineering program. This transition requires new and different teaching and learning spaces and configurations that will promote more collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches to the curriculum. The Project, which is a response to the evolution of engineering education at Wentworth, is intended to meet the needs of the existing student body, and is not driven by, or expected to result in, a measurable increase in enrollment.
Source: Wentworth EPNF, Jan. 2017

Multipurpose Academic Building/MpA Art-In-Architecture PROPOSALS
Lamia AlMuhanna: Looking Into Someone's Eyes
MpA Lobby Façade along The Pike
Ali Alquadi: Touches the Earth Lightly
MpA Façade, Parker Street 
Fabiana Casale Hernandez: Intertwined
The Pike at MpA and Lobby
Sabine DeShazo: Digital Wrap
MpA Quad-side, South Corner
Sam Fernandes: Reinventing the Pike
The Pike, Huntington Avenue to Parker Street
Alec Foucault: Shifting Light
MpA Vestibule
Carla Gautier-Castro: Pike Unfolded
MpA along The Pike
Merna Haddad: On the Power of Knowledge
MpA First Floor Lobby
Gizelle Hourani: An Inspired Path
The Pike at MpA
Madison Lopes: Diversity, Integrity and Interaction
MpA Main Entrance, Parker Street
Crystal Montas: Under the Forest's Light
MpA Glass Facades
Dan Pham: Flicker
The Pike at MpA
Brian Sandford: Contact Light (or An Effort in Defense of Gravity), MpA Interior Atriums/Staircases
Micaila Sheridan: Showcasing the Space
MpA Lobby Façade along The Pike
Cristina Sidoli Tronchi: Path of Lights
MpA First Floor Lobby
Katya Stassen: Making Waves
MpA and The Pike
Seantel Trombly: Moving Path
MpA Lobby Façade along The Pike
Brandon Werner: Egosyntonometrics
The Pike at MpA
9 Comments
Muhammad Riyaz link
10/25/2018 04:47:29 am

Eagerly waiting for the next one. It was very useful exhibition last time.

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SR Build Care Tech

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Christina Lanzl link
3/14/2019 12:56:02 pm

My apologies about the delayed response. I really do appreciate your interest and hope to offer another art-in-architecture seminar in the future.

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jasmine torres
3/14/2019 12:27:13 pm

this is so interesting to read, thank you for sharing this post, I might have to come and visit this place.

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Christina Lanzl link
3/14/2019 12:53:08 pm

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to welcoming you on campus.

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bianca link
3/15/2019 01:42:43 pm

I would be interested to come visit here, seems like a nice place, thank you for sharing.

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Christina Lanzl link
3/15/2019 01:56:49 pm

Your interest is appreciated. To learn more about the Wentworth Architecture program please visit
https://wit.edu/architecture.
To schedule a visit please contact the department: https://wit.edu/academics/cadcm/departments/department-architecture/faculty-staff

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10/23/2019 01:49:54 am

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Christina Lanzl link
10/23/2019 01:59:42 am

Thank you for your enthusiasm when it comes to art in architecture.

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Timothy Arek link
11/4/2021 03:08:15 am

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