46 Questions
Who is the Associate Director of Public Programs at the GSD?
Paige Johnston
What event is being promoted for the following day?
Symposium marking the release of The State of Housing Design 2023
What group is acknowledged for their work in cultivating relationships?
Harvard University Native American Program
Where is the GSD located?
On the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett
What does Neil Kirkwood explore in his work?
Mangrove deployment to mitigate extreme floods
What does the House Zero library hybridize according to the text?
Physical and digital
What is a characteristic of Eco Folly design according to the text?
Transformative and locally responsive architecture
What does Leonard Palmer's architecture exploration focus on?
Low energy evaporative heating and cooling systems
What does the Center for Green Building and Cities focus on?
Architectural technology research for climate change
What does June Jordan's work featured in the exhibition outside merge according to the text?
Anti-racist activism and environmentally sustainable housing concepts
What does Erika Naginski collaborate on according to the text?
Joint studio and seminar entitled Eco Folly
What is a characteristic of the Center for Green Buildings and Cities laboratory design according to the text?
A network to receive continuous flows of information from the internet
What is a focus of Pablo Perez Ramos' research according to the text?
Using thermal analysis to reveal ancient oasis technology
What does Carson discuss according to the text?
Buckminster Fuller's work
What is explored in Grace Lau and Erika Naginski's joint studio and seminar entitled Eco Folly according to the text?
The historic tension in architecture between form, substance, and technology.
What is the title of the exhibition outside in Gund Gallery?
Our Artificial Nature
What does Ian McHarg's method for spatial analysis involve?
Layering environmental data for a more robust understanding of a given condition
What does the study of design in relation to climate change encompass?
Social justice, technology, and data
What does Carson plan to provide a reflection on?
The MoMA show and his broader scholarship on design and climate change
What is the focus of Peters Rowe's team research?
Constructing a comparative view of urban metabolism to understand temporal distributions of material energy and water
What does the title 'Our Artificial Nature' signify?
Current context for design and role of designers in society
What is the focus of faculty research by Craig Douglas, Rose Marsella, and Malkit Shoshan?
Layering historically marginalized dimensions of the social and cultural landscape to yield actionable awareness of the impact of infrastructural change
What does design research in a hybrid world explore?
New ways of seeing and analyzing the world with large and small data
What does Ian McHarg's method involve?
Spatial analysis layers environmental data for a more robust understanding of a given condition
What is the role of designers in society as per 'Our Artificial Nature'?
To address climate change through their work
What does Craig Douglas, Rose Marsella, and Malkit Shoshan's research aim to yield?
Actionable awareness of the impact of infrastructural change
Who is the curator of the exhibition 'Our Artificial Nature Perspectives'?
Elizabeth Christoforetti
What is the name of the living laboratory at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities?
House Zero
What is the focus of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities?
Increasing focus on science and environment in the building industry
Who is joining the panel discussion related to the exhibition?
Carson Chan
What does House Zero serve as at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities?
A pilot platform for testing possible, scalable solutions through long-term research.
What is the duration of the exhibition 'Our Artificial Nature Perspectives'?
Until December 21, 2023.
What does Elizabeth Christoforetti acknowledge in relation to the exhibition?
The collaboration and trust from the center's faculty.
What is the primary mission of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities?
To transform the building industry through a design-centric strategy.
What role do data and computation play in the research mission of the center?
They are at the center of the research mission.
What does Carson Chan curate according to the text?
MoMA exhibit, Emerging Ecologies– Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism.
How does the exhibition 'Our Artificial Nature Perspectives' contribute to visitors' understanding?
By offering a glimpse into ongoing research behind closed doors.
'Emerging Ecologies– Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism' is an exhibit curated by whom?
Carson Chan
What is the focus of the Emilio Ambasz Institute?
Research on the relationship between the built and natural environment
Which university collaborated with the Material Worlds program?
Columbia University
What is the focus of the Built Ecologies program?
Architects and designers with environmental and ecological concerns
Where does the Architecture Studio in the Anthropocene summit invite architecture schools to discuss the climate crisis?
US and Canada
How does the Emilio Ambasz Institute involve children in its research?
Transforming exhibits and acquisitions into activities for schools
Where was one of the academic conferences hosted by the Emilio Ambasz Institute held?
Reykjavik, Iceland
How many schools in the New York area participate in activities organized by the Emilio Ambasz Institute?
Over 5,000 schools
What is one of the main aims of the research and programs at the Emilio Ambasz Institute?
To address the relationship between the built and natural environment and the climate crisis.
Study Notes
- The Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and Natural Environment was established two and a half years ago with a gift from Emilio Ambasz, a curator at MoMA in the 60s and 70s.
- The institute aims to foster research on the relationship between the built and natural environment.
- Since its inception, the institute has organized various programs to address different audiences, including university students, architects, designers, and children.
- One program, Material Worlds, is a discussion series focused on different building materials, collaborated with Columbia University, and made publicly available through YouTube.
- Another program, Built Ecologies, is a series of YouTube videos featuring architects and designers with environmental and ecological concerns.
- The institute also hosts an annual summit, Architecture Studio in the Anthropocene, inviting architecture schools in the US and Canada to discuss addressing the climate crisis in their studios.
- The institute involves children in its research, transforming exhibits and acquisitions into activities for schools, with over 5,000 schools in the New York area participating.
- In the past year, the institute hosted two academic conferences, one in Reykjavik, Iceland, with over 50 scholars in attendance.
- The institute's research and programs aim to address the relationship between the built and natural environment and the climate crisis.
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