John Todd – WOJR: Some Things We’ve Been Thinking About, Mostly From the Other Side of the Atlantic

Vabljeni na gostujoče predavanje Some Things We’ve Been Thinking About, Mostly From the Other Side of the Atlantic, ki bo v četrtek, 14. novembra ob 18.00 uri v Plečnikovi predavalnici.

Več o predavatelju in organizaciji WOJR:

WOJR:

WOJR is an organization of designers based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our work extends across the globe and engages the realms of art, design, and urbanism.

In recent years, WOJR has enjoyed growing recognition, which has resulted in commissioned projects that span the United States, and extend abroad to works such as a pavilion for the 17th International Biennale Architettura in Venice, Italy. Working across the globe, WOJR has become accustomed to the challenges and rewards involved in simultaneously leveraging high-quality design culture and skilled collaborators from different corners of the world to create projects that are unique to their geographical and cultural contexts.

Geographically located in Cambridge, WOJR maintains a consistent relationship with the local academic communities in various ways; William is an Associate Professor in the MIT Department of Architecture, where he has taught for a decade, and WOJR team members are affiliated with Harvard GSD and other universities. Intellectually, WOJR has an ongoing collaboration with Collective–LOK, an architectural design group formed by Jon Lott (PARA Project), William O’Brien Jr., and Michael Kubo (pinkcomma gallery), as well as Samara, an experimental product development team at Airbnb. WOJR also sponsors the Civitella Ranieri Prize for Architecture, a six-week residency for emerging designers.

John David Todd:

John is a Principal of WOJR. A part of the practice since 2013, John has had a deep influence on the orientation of WOJR and its body of work. In addition to being involved with WOJR, John has taught at Northeastern University and Boston Architectural College, and has been a guest critic at Princeton, MIT, and Harvard GSD, among other schools. John holds a Master in Architecture with Commendation from Harvard GSD and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, cum laude, from the University of Washington in Seattle. Prior to joining WOJR, John worked with Toyo Ito and Atelier Bow-Wow in Tokyo.

The lecture is organized by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, sponsored by CALCIT d.o.o. and Trtnik in Trtnik d.o.o.