Looking Outwards 11

For this looking outwards, I took a closer look at a project and architect that I knew of, but not about, Jenny Sabin. She began her career with two arts degrees from the University of Washington, and went back to school a few years later and received a Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. She has her own studio based in Philadelphia, and is now also a part of the Department of Architecture at Cornell University. Her work focuses on computational design, as well as digital fabrication. The project below is titled Lumen, and was on display in the summer of 2017 at MoMA PS1. The project is a great example of how digital fabrication can create precise spaces without giving way to corners or flat walls. Lumen is a knitted structure which serves to create private and shaded spaces in the summer heat, while lighting up to create dynamic and exciting spaces at night. The project was successful enough that it became one of a series of similar works from her and her studio.

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