I am a big fan of Brownell's Transmaterial books and Transstudio website. They are thoughtfully organized and offer all the information one would want when looking at new materials being offered to designers. It also allows one to take stock of how newer materials perform in order to re-purpose familiar (and potentially cheaper/more available) materials to fulfill a newly discovered purpose. They are more then eye-candy, however at times that adds the frustration of being a designer. It is akin to being in a toy store but not being able to touch anything.
Blaine Brownell Lecture
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
7pm
More from Kent CAED events blog (ps, happy birthday Peter!):
Blaine Brownell is a Minnesota based architect, author, educator, and former Fulbright scholar. . He worked with Yung-Ho Chang, Mark Wamble, and NBBJ before establishing the design/research practice Transstudio, which focuses on disruptive material applications and emergent environmental building strategies. Brownell is considered one of the preeminent scholars of advanced materials for architecture and design, having authored theTransmaterial series for Princeton Architectural Press (2006-2010), in addition to an online material catalog that provides today’s architect and designer with a steady flow of inspiration that could be likened to a 21st Century version of the Grammar of Ornament. Brownell has been published in over forty design, business, and science journals, and has lectured widely in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was selected for a “40 Under 40” award by Building Design & Construction magazine in 2006, and Transmaterial was nominated for an International Book Award by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2007. Brownell was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Tokyo University of Science as a Fulbright recipient (2006-07), and the Visiting Professor of Sustainable Design at the University of Michigan (2007-08). He is currently an assistant professor and director of the Master of Science program in Sustainable Design at the University of Minnesota (2008-present).
Blaine E. Brownell, AIA LEED AP
Assistant Professor, Co-Director, Master of Science Program in Architecture,University of Minnesota, School of Architecture
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