Ownership | MAS Context + Studio Gang
A tease of the MAS Context + Studio Gang Architects event a few days ago. Video by Tom Harris and Matt Messner.
2 weeks ago
Ownership event with MAS Context and Studio Gang
On Wednesday, May 2nd 2012, MAS Context and Studio Gang Architects are hosting an event to celebrate the release of OWNERSHIP, the latest issue of MAS Context, and Studio Gang’s “The Garden in the Machine” project, currently on display at The Museum of Modern Art’s Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream exhibition in New York.
Led by Iker Gil and Jeanne Gang, the event is a unique opportunity to discuss the ideas behind the project and this issue of the journal, as well as to discover the innovative work of this internationally renowned practice.
When
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
6:30 pm – 8 pm
Where
Studio Gang Architects
1212 N Ashland Ave., Suite 212
Chicago
EVENT IS FREE BUT LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE
To RSVP, please email info@mascontext.com
1 month ago
MAS CONTEXT RELEASES OWNERSHIP
The concept of ownership, the exclusive rights and control over a property of any kind, has existed for centuries and in all cultures. Whether state, collective or personal, ownership is probably one of the most determining factors not only in defining our built environment but in the way we have shaped our society. But what if the way we live has changed? Can we redefine ownership to adapt it to the needs of the society? Can that redefinition provide new opportunities for our built environment? This issue will be dedicated to examining ownership in our current culture, ancient traditions, legal system and physical environment.
The thirteenth issue of the quarterly design journal MAS Context, OWNERSHIP, is already out. Contributors to this issue include Martin Adolfsson, William F. Baker, Kate Bingaman Burt, Eleanor Chapman, Santiago Cirugeda, Killian Doherty, Kirby Ferguson, Jeanne Gang, Iker Gil, Pedro Hernández, Network Architecture Lab, Quilian Riano, Denise Scott Brown, Richard F. Tomlinson II, XAM and Klaus who is the guest cover designer.
2 months ago
PLURAL, NEW ART DIRECTOR OF MAS CONTEXT
We are thrilled to announce that Plural, led by Jeremiah Chiu and Renata Graw, is the new art director of MAS Context. Having previously worked with them during MAS Context ANALOG, it is great to have the opportunity to establish an ongoing collaboration that addresses all the visual aspects of MAS Context.
Plural is a Chicago-based creative studio practice founded in 2008. With a focus on pursuing meaningful projects, Plural explores new approaches within the design process, experimenting in a wide range of media including print, web, video, sound, interactive and installation. They have received recognition by the Art Directors club, AIGA, The Type Directors Club, The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Communication Arts magazine, Print magazine, and How magazine among others.
The first change that you will see will be a new MAS Context website released early next month to coincide with our Spring issue, OWNERSHIP. Printed versions as well as other visual aspects of MAS Context will also be redefined throughout the year.
For more information about Plural and to see more of their work, check out their website.
3 months ago
Luis Urculo lecture in Chicago, Jan 25.
We are excited to present the lecture by Madrid-based architect Luis Urculo in partnership with the Graham Foundation.
Luis Urculo’s work is characterized by an unusual portrayal of architecture in the form of illustrations, animations, installations, and interiors. He studied at the ETSAM Madrid, at the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago and at the Institute of Design and has collaborated with Alberto Campo Baeza, Mansilla-Tuñon and Izaskun Chinchilla. In 2006, he opened his own studio developing ephemeral architecture projects, stage designs and video-installations for Conde Nást, Philippe Starck and Sybilla, among others. His work has been exhibited at the XI Bienale di Architettura di Venezia, Montevideo Bienial, COAM Foundation and other locations. He also works as a teacher with Jaime Hayón for Master of European Design Labs at Instituto Europeo di Design, Madrid.
Lecture is free but RSVP is required.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6 pm at the Graham Foundation (4 West Burton Place, Chicago).
4 months ago
christopher baker: hello world! video diary installation
Chicago-based visual artist, and designer of the cover for MAS Context CONFLICT, Christopher Baker’s video installation ‘hello world! or: how i learned to stop listening and love the noise’ is now on display at the Duke of York Square screening room at London’s Saatchi gallery. The artist’s massive video-graphical work consisting of 5,000 video diaries projected upon a wall within the gallery space. the personal video collection of ‘hello world’ was compiled through the use of online self-produced video archive resources such as youtube. (Designboom)
4 months ago
We would love your feedback
We are starting the fourth year of MAS Context with the goal to keep improving the journal in any possible away, from the content to its design, from the ways we reach you to extending our network of collaborations, both online as well was with the events we put together such as MAS CONTEXT : ANALOG.
For that reason, we want to get your opinion about the journal, what you like, what you don’t like, what we can improve and what is working great. We want you to share any aspect that you want to highlight, whether big or small.
Also, in the upcoming weeks we will be applying for grants for MAS Context so any note of support that you might like to share would be incredibly valuable.
To send us your feedback, you can find our email address here: http://www.mascontext.com/about/
Thanks so much in advance, we really really appreciate your input!
5 months ago
ABERRATION: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
Thanks so much to all you who came to the event in LA! Check some the pics here.
5 months ago
ABERRATION: LIVE THIS FRIDAY IN LOS ANGELES
If you are in Los Angeles this Friday, make sure to stop by and say hi!!! This is the info of the event:
Join MAS Context: ABERRATION editors Iker Gil and John Szot for a one-night-only live publishing event. One part magazine, two parts launch party, ABERRATION: LIVE is part of Woodbury School of Architecture’s inauguralPublish Or…, a launch series that celebrates and critiques the connections between architecture and publication, print and digital. The event brings together editors, photographers, filmmakers, and architects for an evening of short presentations.
Sonic prologue and afterword by Los Angeles–based Health and Beauty.
Friday, 16 December 2011: 7 p.m.
5 months ago
MAS CONTEXT RELEASES ABERRATION
If firmness, utility, and delight are the enduring pinnacles of architectural achievement, then it would appear architecture’s moral destiny is a foregone conclusion. But is it possible that opportunities for valuable cultural insight are being lost out of deference to this legacy? We examine forces, trends, and ideas that enhance the significance of the built environment despite, or due to, their deviant nature.
The twelfth issue of the quarterly design journal MAS Context, ABERRATION, is already out. Contributions by Atelier Olschinsky, Nick Axel, Ethel Baraona Pohl, Vladimir Belogolovsky, Michael Chen, formlessfinder, The Freise Brothers, Iker Gil, Tom Keeley, Emilio López-Galiacho, Jürgen Mayer H., Antonio Rull, Paul Shepheard, John Szot, Lebbeus Woods and Luis Urculo who is also the cover designer.
6 months ago
