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Proxy.log Available! A diary of Proxy's activities in its inaugural year - events, lectures, images and design process from an emerging practice. $19/BW 128 pages. Buy from Lulu.com |
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ScriptedByPurpose Proxy's submission to the group show curated by Marc Fornes. 'Rich Fields' feature elaborate patterns and meshes - buy a print for your own! proxyarch.com/fuel |
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trusset wall a folded metal structural system - an exhibition designed + constructed in conjunction with GSAPP FabCon lab proxyarch.com/trusset |
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recycle bin a folded paper recycle bin for muji award 01 - a bin that is recycled along with the trash inside - see a video of the unfolding process proxyarch.com/muji |
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Happy Family Lamp a folded stainless steel sculpture - a minimal fab+assembly method makes for a minimal price happyfamilylamp.com |
+ vTruss @ ITP End of Year Exhibition
On 3 Jun 2008 10:43 by proxy.toru
Proxy prototyped the first of vTruss 1.0 system for NYU ITP’s end of year exhibition to showcase the class “Fabricating Information” taught by Proxy this semester. More images here.
On 10 Mar 2008 12:04 by proxy.mark
Proxy is visualizing NYC 311 complaint statistics using surface algorithms. On display at SUPERFRONT. More images here.
On 10 Mar 2008 8:02 by proxy.mark
Part of the Proxy + Maeda project doc, showing ’solar heat maps’ used to generate building mass. Video here.
On 21 Jan 2008 11:06 by proxy.mark
Proxy is experimenting with algorithms to dynamically create rich programmatic maps for space-planning. The results of one such run:
On 21 Jan 2008 10:54 by proxy.mark
The Proxy.log is available for purchase. The log bundles experimental algorithms, work process, design sketches and academic research - the book is auto-generated, allowing us to show an unprecedented amount of info.
On 21 Jan 2008 10:47 by proxy.mark
The SOJ ceiling, a collaboration between Proxy and Marble Fairbanks, has finished construction and is open to the public. Here, a photo shows the panels in mid-installation.
On 21 Jan 2008 10:40 by proxy.mark
Proxy is collaborating with UrbanThinkTank (http://u-tt.com) to create a block wall system based within CNC fabrication and computational techniques that can respond to ventilation and light.
On 21 Jan 2008 10:34 by proxy.mark
Proxy created an algorithm to gather and correlate a range of map data. The end result is a Processing sketch that can output visual and textual searches based on building stock, use, damage assessment and other criteria.
03/10/2008 SurfaceStat @ Superfront
proxy is showing SurfaceStat, a surface visualization of NYC 311 statistics, at the Superfront gallery. See pictures here, read more about the project here, and visit Superfront here.
from the 7th of March 2008
03/10/2008 Proxy + SlumLab in Brazil
proxy will be in Brazil presenting its work on urban and spatial analysis to the Sao Paulo Secretary of Housing, along with UrbanThinkTank and the GSAPP SlumLab students. See Slumlab.com for more info.
from the 13th to 20th of March 2008
01/21/2008 SOJ Ceiling Open
proxy w/ Marble Fairbanks, invites you to view the cafe/reading room of the Columbia School of Journalism. Proxy derived the ceiling pattern from acoustic simulations of the existing space.
from the 22 January 2008
01/01/2008 Proxy WIKI
proxy relaunches its WIKI. Hosting student projects, scripts and tutorials, the site is a clearing house for all of our academic resources. The new interface brings tools and tutorials to the frontpage.
http://www.proxyarch.com/wiki/
01/01/2008 Proxy.log on Sale
proxy.log on sale @ lulu.com. See the feature to the left and follow the lulu link to a see a sample from this info-rich algorithmically generated journal link
released 31 December 2007
01/01/2008 Search @ GSAPP CADshow
proxy will be showing a video of student work from their Search: Advanced Algorithmic Design class at the GSAPP CAD show. The video can be previewed here: link
on the 25th January 2008
11/01/2007 Digital Detailing Final Review
proxy's digital detailing class will have its final review in Ware lounge at the Columbia GSAPP link
on the 11th December 2007
09/07/2007 Proxy @ Fuel Gallery
proxy is part of a group show curated by Marc Fornes of theverymany.net. scriptedbypurpose examines "explicit and encoded processes within design" link
from the 7 to 30 September 2007
07/23/2007 Proxy lecture @ GSAPP
proxy is showing work from the past year in a lecture entitled 'stretegies: sampling and instantiation' at the Columbia GSAPP
114 Avery Hall July 23rd 2007
05/18/2007 proxy @ Maker Faire 2007
proxy will be at Maker Faire 2007 Bay Area, sponsored by Make + Craft magazine, showing the Happy Family Lamp.
from the 19 to 20 May 2007
02/20/2007 Trusset @ Architecture Week
proxy's work on the trusset exhibition is featured in 'Strutting Space,' an article in Architecture Week. Read more here.
05/08/2007 FabInfo @ ITP Exhibition
Fabricating Information, a class taught by proxy is exhibiting the work of the semester at NYU ITP's year-end show. Stop by and check out the display!
from the 8 to 9 May 2007
11/14/2006 topohouse @ build boston
the topological house, designed by proxy + david brown, is being exhibited as part of the BSA's Young Designers Exhibition - Build Boston.
from the 14 to 16 November 2006
10/25/2006 trusset wall @ Lowe Library
the trusset wall, an exhibition led by proxy featuring the trusset (proxy + phil anzalone + cory clarke) and student projects from the Material Explorations 125th Workshop - on display in Lowe and Avery Hall.
from the 25 October 2006
09/08/2006 genetic landscapes
proxy + roland snooks (kokkugia) have launched www.geneticlandscapes.com to promote the use of genetic algorithms within architecture. Look for work posted to the website and associated WIKI to accumulate a multivalent picture of this effort. link
08/05/2006 genetic landscapes @ GSAPP
proxy + roland snooks (kokkugia) will be teaching a seminar on genetic algorithms and other "advanced algorithmic techniques" at the Columbia GSAPP for the fall semester. link
08/17/2006 proxy blog launched - check for the latest news and related items in the world of proxy link
07/24/2006 beijing biennale 2006
proxy is exhibiting at the Architecture Biennial Beijing 2006 as part of the theme "Emerging Talents, Emerging Technologies" - display includes the Happy Family Lamp and unNatural Selection
from the 26 September to 6 October 2006
07/10/2006 proxy @ ACADIA
proxy will be presenting a paper "The hexEnvelope system: a cross-platform embedding of material and software logic into descriptive geometry" at ACADIA 2006: Synthetic Landscapes.
from 12 to 15 August 2006 - link
07/01/2006 in.side.out to be exhibited
proxy will be exhibiting in.side.out in the arte/arquitectura show profiling the work of recent graduates. The show will run through october @ picasso mio galleries in barcelona and madrid.
05/15/2006 (un)natural selection
proxy + snooks/blasetti/pigram present (un)natural selection, an experiment in merging genetic algorithms and fabrication methodologies
on display through August 2006 - Avery Hall, Columbia University - link