Source: Architectural Digest 5 Smart Designs Combating Homelessness From 3D printed houses to flat-pack sleeping pods to community-based apartment complexes By Meaghan O’Neill On any given night during 2018, some 552,830 Americans nationwide experienced homelessness, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That’s a tragic statistic, but it’s…
DetailsThis Stackable Emergency Shelter Can Be Assembled in Under 15 Minutes SourceBy Collin Abdallah
DetailsOn Friday, October 26, designer Jason Wu joined Sharon Takeda, Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Costume and Textiles at LACMA, at the museum’s Bing Theater for a conversation spanning his illustrious design career, to his current collaboration as a student mentor at Los Angeles’ Otis College of Art and Design, in partnership with Mary and David Martin’s
DetailsDesigner Jason Wu on the importance of looking at the past and why he made up his own superstitions By LESLEY MCKENZIE Photos by BUDDY BLECKLEY Source: http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-jason-wu-20181d101-story.html At just 36 years old, Jason Wu has accomplished more in his career than most fashion designers can hope to achieve in a lifetime. By the time…
DetailsJason Wu on Meghan Markle, Next Generation and Letting His Guard Down The designer was in L.A. over the weekend to mentor Otis College seniors and give a talk at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. By Marcy Medina on October 29, 2018 Jason Wu is doing his part to inspire future designers, acting asa…
DetailsJason Wu is encouraging a touch of LA-based leaning, and is collaborating with the Otis College of Art and Design – the city’s first independent school of art, and Mary and David Martin’s MADWORKSHOP Foundation to mentor 15 students this autumn. Wu is a stalwart of the New York Fashion Week calendar – having established his eponymous label in 2007…
DetailsNew York-based fashion designer Jason Wu discusses his creations, career, and current collaboration with Otis College of Art and Design and the MADWORKSHOP Foundation with LACMA senior curator of costume and textiles Sharon Takeda.
DetailsJason Wu and LACMA Teamed Up for a Workshop on How Women Dress for Work The designer and a group of students went through LACMA’s costume vaults to make something new By Brittany Martin – October 25, 2018 Fashion designer Jason Wu understands the political significance of how women dress. He designed many of Michelle Obama’s…
DetailsFashion designer Jason Wu, famed for his designs for First Lady Michelle Obama, joins Sharon Takeda, LACMA’s senior curator of costume and textiles, to discuss his career designing for Mrs. Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore and other influencers, as well the history and symbolism of woman’s uniform. The latter is the subject of a collaborative…
DetailsTackling homelessness with modular temporary housing: Homes For Hope!
DetailsReinventing the Women’s Uniform: A Fashion Design Masterclass with Jason Wu, MADWORKSHOP, and LACMA SourceBy Michaela Hansen, Curatorial Assistant On the morning of September 14, a group of 15 students selected from Otis College of Art and Design arrived at LACMA to participate in the first day of a fashion design masterclass: Reinventing the Women’s Uniform…
DetailsTalk: Conversation with Jason Wu and Sharon Takeda
DetailsRiccardo Blumer Atelier worked with a team of students to create this machine on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is programmed to build and repair an 11-metre-long bubble wall.
DetailsParticularly intriguing were the paired projects presented by Riccardo Blumer, architect and professor of architecture and industrial design at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio-USI.
DetailsParticularly intriguing were the paired projects presented by Riccardo Blumer, architect and professor of architecture and industrial design at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio-USI.
DetailsThe director of the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio tells us about his project at the Venice Architecture Biennale on algorithms and architecture, play and technology.
DetailsSenior curator, head of LACMA Costume and Textiles
DetailsThink shelter and its associated needs: a place to sleep, a place to eat, storage, and a degree of privacy.
DetailsThink shelter and its associated needs: a place to sleep, a place to eat, storage, and a degree of privacy.
DetailsYou don’t need us to tell you that the city and county are in the midst of a homelessness crisis—
DetailsWall was designed and realized during Riccardo Blumer’s collaborative workshop at the Academy of Architecture and are supported by the MADWORKSHOP Foundation.
DetailsThe 16th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, is called FREESPACE. Here are a few highlights from the Arsenale’s 50,000-square-metre exhibition space, displaying installations by top architects from around the world. Pack your walking shoes – this is the biggest architecture show on the planet.
DetailsWall was designed and realized during Riccardo Blumer’s collaborative workshop at the Academy of Architecture and are supported by the MADWORKSHOP Foundation.
DetailsDesigned by Jeremy Carman and Jayson Champlain, two of MADWORKSHOP’s 2017 fellows, the flat-packed, approximately mattress-sized shelter takes less than fifteen minutes to assemble, and can be stored on-site making it immediately available in any scenario.
DetailsMADWORKSHOP Fellows Jeremy Carman and Jayson Champlain have designed a unique approach to emergency post-disaster shelters.
DetailsDesigned by Jeremy Carman and Jayson Champlain, two of MADWORKSHOP’s 2017 fellows, the flat-packed, approximately mattress-sized shelter takes less than fifteen minutes to assemble, and can be stored on-site making it immediately available in any scenario.
DetailsFor close to 100 years, Los Angeles has been a haven of architectural innovation and ingenuity.
DetailsA Villa Panza, a Varese, dieci installazioni esplorano il rapporto tra la luce e l’architettura del complesso del Sacro Monte di Varese, patrimonio dell’Umanità Unesco.
DetailsFinding architectural solutions to LA’s homelessness crisis A new book highlights the work of students at the USC School of Architecture to shelter the city’s most vulnerable residents Source By Elijah Chiland For close to 100 years, Los Angeles has been a haven of architectural innovation and ingenuity. For even longer, it’s been home to countless residents…
DetailsLA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Artist Shepard Fairey visit “Homes For Hope” and “Give Me Shelter” book signing
DetailsThe Villa Panza, Varese’s 18th-century gem housing an extraordinary collection of modern art including works by Dan Flavin, James Turrell, and Robert Irwin, is now showing “Light Theaters,” a stunning installation of light-related works, this time by students.
DetailsAbout a decade ago, architect David Martin launched a furniture design studio at the University of Southern California. It took students from the sketchpad and computer into the shop where they actually created their products. It has been ongoing since.
DetailsThe School of Architecture partnered with MADWORKSHOP and ArtCenter College of Design this semester to reimagine and animate the street level plaza and entrance of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles’ downtown Grand Avenue location.
DetailsWe’re so excited to announce the release of our Homeless Studio’s book titled, “Give Me Shelter”. Pre-order your book today on Amazon!
DetailsParticularly intriguing were the paired projects presented by Riccardo Blumer, architect and professor of architecture and industrial design at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio-USI.
DetailsIncreasingly aware of LA’s dire homeless situation, David and Mary Martin, founders of Madworkshop, opted for action
DetailsOn June 22nd 2017, the MADWORKSHOP family came together to talk about current issues, projects, and future plans.
DetailsWatch our exclusive video about Homes for Hope made by Mashable!
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