Birds of Indiana, Backyard Birds, Ivy, AT&T Switching Center, CRS, Paul Kennon, Historic Preservation, Columbus Indiana, High Tech Modernism, Vertical Habitat
Aves & Ivies
by Cristian Copete
B.S. Arch ‘20, M.Arch ‘21 University at Buffalo
The metamorphosis of Indiana’s ancient hardwood forests into bustling towns and cities has reorganized an ecosystem that has otherwise been undisturbed since the end of the last ice age. Within the concrete jungle, the wild birds of history’s past persist; only now as the “backyard birds” of Indiana. Aves and Ivies picks up on where American architect Paul Kennon left off, by advancing the concept of one of his most iconic works, the high-tech modern Indiana Bell Switching Center, to negotiate a healthy ecological synergy between the once wild birds of Indiana and the tame yet harsh urban condition.
by Cristian Copete
B.S. Arch ‘20, M.Arch ‘21 University at Buffalo
The metamorphosis of Indiana’s ancient hardwood forests into bustling towns and cities has reorganized an ecosystem that has otherwise been undisturbed since the end of the last ice age. Within the concrete jungle, the wild birds of history’s past persist; only now as the “backyard birds” of Indiana. Aves and Ivies picks up on where American architect Paul Kennon left off, by advancing the concept of one of his most iconic works, the high-tech modern Indiana Bell Switching Center, to negotiate a healthy ecological synergy between the once wild birds of Indiana and the tame yet harsh urban condition.
NEW NATURES: NEW MIDDLES
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES RESEARCH GROUP GRADUATE STUDIO
In parallel with the 2020-21 Exhibit Columbus cycle, titled “New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis,” the Spring 2021 UB Ecological Practices studio explored the city of Columbus Indiana, its legacy of architecture and landscape design as civic projects, and developed speculative architectural interventions that reflect on Columbus’ design history while also responding to contemporary social and ecological conditions in the city and region. The sites for each proposal are centered in/around the city, but the aim is to speak more broadly to ways that design can impact the future of the American heartland and regions connected by the Mississippi Watershed. In the words of this year’s curators Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil, “New Middles builds upon Columbus’ legacy as a laboratory for design as civic investment. In a moment when we most need reflection, creativity, and innovation to envision new ways of being, New Middles considers Columbus a place to destabilize assumptions, and imagine new architectures and landscapes as a way to positively move our cities forward.”
In parallel with the 2020-21 Exhibit Columbus cycle, titled “New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis,” the Spring 2021 UB Ecological Practices studio explored the city of Columbus Indiana, its legacy of architecture and landscape design as civic projects, and developed speculative architectural interventions that reflect on Columbus’ design history while also responding to contemporary social and ecological conditions in the city and region. The sites for each proposal are centered in/around the city, but the aim is to speak more broadly to ways that design can impact the future of the American heartland and regions connected by the Mississippi Watershed. In the words of this year’s curators Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil, “New Middles builds upon Columbus’ legacy as a laboratory for design as civic investment. In a moment when we most need reflection, creativity, and innovation to envision new ways of being, New Middles considers Columbus a place to destabilize assumptions, and imagine new architectures and landscapes as a way to positively move our cities forward.”
UB ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY
Joyce Hwang, Associate Professor, Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow 2021
STUDIO STUDENTS
Nicholas Blackwell
Cristian Copete
Bethany Greenaway
John Henning
Samanatha Kalinski
Marietta Koeberle
Mitchel Mesi
Gabrielle Morales
Madelaine Ong
Yogesh Ravichandar
Ayushi Vora
Ben Wemesfelder
FACULTY
Joyce Hwang, Associate Professor, Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow 2021
STUDIO STUDENTS
Nicholas Blackwell
Cristian Copete
Bethany Greenaway
John Henning
Samanatha Kalinski
Marietta Koeberle
Mitchel Mesi
Gabrielle Morales
Madelaine Ong
Yogesh Ravichandar
Ayushi Vora
Ben Wemesfelder