MAS Context Spring Talks 2023

Couplings 2023

March 7, 2023 at 6PM CT

The third edition of the MAS Context Couplings series explored the influence of past projects, realized or unrealized, in shaping contemporary thinking in architecture. The event took place at Gensler (11 East Madison Street, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602).

Contributors

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The third edition of the MAS Context Couplings series explored the influence of past projects, realized or unrealized, in shaping contemporary thinking in a design discipline. In this edition, each of the eight Chicago-based architects participating in the event shared a project by another architect that they consider relevant for their practice today. This framework established conceptual connections between projects while providing a snapshot of the opportunities and issues at stake in architecture.

Participants include:

Akima Brackeen – IIT College of Architecture
Abigail Chang – Abigail Chang
Tom Lee – Eastman Lee Architects
Matthew Messner – Designer, Critic, Writer, Educator
Florencia Rodriguez – UIC School of Architecture
Dawveed Scully – Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Brian Vitale – Gensler
Christopher Wolf - von Weise Associates

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Akima Brackeen.

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Swim in the Light, Chicago. © Akima Brackeen.

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Abigail Chang.

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Abigail Chang, Reflections of a Room, Volume Gallery, 2022. © Volume Gallery.

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Tom Lee.

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Leavitt House by Eastman Lee Architects, Chicago, 2021. © Tom Lee.

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Matthew Messner.

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Baer Farms by Drumlin. © Matthew Messner.

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Florencia Rodriguez. © Pablo Gerson.

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NESS. On Architecture, Life, and Urban Culture 1. © Ness.

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Dawveed Scully.

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Auburn Gresham RFP developed by SOM with Chicago Central Area Committee and the Chicago Department of Planning.

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Brian Vitale.

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Columbia College Chicago Student Center by Gensler, Chicago, 2019. © Gensler.

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Christopher Wolf.

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Private Residence by von Weise Associates. © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick+McCaugherty Photographers.

SUGGESTED READINGS

Couplings 2018
Presentations by Pouya Ahmadi, Amir Berbić, Renata Graw, Jim Misener, Ashley Ryann, Cheryl Towler Weese, Enric Turull, and Alisa Wolfson

Couplings 2016
Presentations by Paola Aguirre, Katherine Darnstadt, Judith K. De Jong, Sean Lally, Ang Li, Julie Michiels, Ryan Palider, and Eric Rothfeder

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