Experiments In Motion

Columbia GSAPP student Eirini Anthouli’s studio work

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What better way to celebrate over a year of Experiments in Motion than with a short film highlighting the design, research and innovation that went into partnership between Audi of America and Columbia University GSAPP .

Swoon NYC worked with us to create a video that captures the collaboration between Audi of America and Columbia University GSAPP, spanning from the initial launch to last month’s culminating NYC installation and everything in between. The GIFs above are just a taste of the footage from the full video, which you can check out here.

Experiments in Motion captured on film

The exhibition is open and waiting for you to check it out! The installation marks the end of the first year of Experiments in Motion, a partnership between Audi of America and Columbia GSAPP through the Audi Urban Future Initiative. The exhibit, located at the Essex Street Warehouse in New York City, is free and open to the public through September 24.

More info here.

All photos taken by Collin Erickson.

The Experiments in Motion exhibition is opening tomorrow! The exhibition is the culmination of a yearlong partnership between Audi of America and Columbia GSAPP. These photographs by Michael Moran provide a sneak peek at what is to come.

The exhibition is open to the public at the Essex Street Warehouse in New York City September 15-24. More info here.

Architecture in Motion

A round table discussion on motion, while in motion, by leading professionals in the field who deal with motion. During the roundtable discussion, Mark Wigley, dean of Columbia University GSAPP asked the panel to respond to questions regarding the emergence of mobility within design.

Panel participants included Abe Burmeister of Outlier Tailored Performance Clothing, Glen Cummings of MTWTF, Rob Giampietro of Project Projects, Michael Rock of 2x4, interaction designer Chris Woebken and Peter Vidani of Tumblr.

This and other interviews can be seen on the Experiment In Motion Research Page

Modular Table

The modular table was built for the Experiments in Motion launch dinner hosted by Audi of America and Columbia University GSAPP. It was designed through a collaboration by the Laboratory for Applied Building Sciences, C-Lab and Studio-X of GSAPP Columbia University. The launch dinner was a think tank event meant to accommodate seating for 60 people on the exterior with 12 people seated on moving seats in the interior. This modular table was designed specifically for the launch dinner with the ability to transform and reconfigure for future events. The modularity of the table led to interesting new configurations for facilitating discussion such as the round table on Architecture in Motion. 

Installation In Motion

In order to install the Experiments In Motion model, the construction team headed by Art Domantay built out this incredible moving rig allowing the model to be worked on at any desired height before it is raised up to its hanging positon and the table is removed. The installation is slated to be open to the public on Sept 15th at the Old Essex Market (corner of Broome and Essex).

Water SpArrows by Mitchell Bush

What if the rivers surrounding Manhattan could be used as potential public space? GSAPP student Mitchell Bush’s Water SpArrows turns the Hudson River into a recreational park by bombing it with arrows. These arrows are in fact leisure platforms that function as spaces for recreational water sports or just lounging around. The glowing air ballasts, or “arrowheads”, will make them an instantly recognizable symbol on the waterfront and attract city-dwellers.

This project is part of Experiments in Motion - a partnership between Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and Audi of America. 

Zooms from Nowhere by Chris Timms

An eclectic collage of images that seemingly has no end, Zooms from Nowhere provides an appropriate metaphor for the ever-growing library of images available on the internet.