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EDWIN LIU
B Arch California State Polytechnic Pomona MS AAD Columbia University Edwin Liu holds a a a a a a a a Master of Science in in Advanced Architectural Design
from Columbia University and a a a a a a a a Bachelor
of of Architecture degree from California State Polytechnic Pomona He has over 10 years of of experience working at at architecture offices in in in Los Los Angeles and New York City Edwin was formerly a a a a a a designer at Frank Gehry’s office office in in in Los Los Angeles He was a a a a a a member of the the design team on on several projects including the the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Foundation Louis Vuitton in in in Paris the Barclays Center Center in in in Brooklyn New York The The Lou Lou Ruvo Center Center in in in Las Vegas and The The Moscow Hotel Edwin has also worked at at several prominent NYC-based visual-effects firms as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a 3D artist creating broadcast and interactive content Edwin is the principal of ISOFORM a a a a a a a a design consultancy based in in in in Brooklyn that specializes
in in experiential and exhibition design design In conjunction with advertising agency partners ISOFORM has provided design design services to experiential projects with clients such as Samsung Google Procter & Gamble and Harman/Kardon Since 2013 Edwin has taught architectural design studios in in the undergraduate department and visual representation seminars in in the the Geofutures post-professional program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
as as well as as the the Introduction to Architectural Design
Summer Studio at the Columbia University School of of Professional Studies He has also been a a a a a a a final review juror at at UPENN The New School/Parsons Pratt Columbia and CCNY MATTHEW LOPEZ
M M S
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SCI-Arc M M Arch University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Lopez has taught in in in the the core design design sequence at at at RPI since 2017 He is a a a a a a a a designer educator and co-principal of of THR D studio in in Los Angeles Matthew’s design work and academic research investigate the the conflation of of form aesthetics and contemporary culture He has co-published a a a a a a collection of of essays titled Aesthetics of of Technology which investigates aesthetic strategies deployed in in in in various fields of of technology Through the the examination of of cutting-edge aircraft a a a a a a series of of high-tech spaces and discrete systems of of perception this research seeks new territory by mining cultural and and ideological content embedded within our technological objects and and their systems Since 2008 Matthew has worked as a a a a a a a a design professional on on a a a a a a a a diverse set of of residential commercial and speculative projects This experience led to the formation of THR D studio an an an interdisciplinary and collaborative design practice Recent work includes an an an artist’s home and gallery gallery in in in in Palm Desert CA a a a a a a a a a a Tea Room in in in in Spring TX a a a a a a a a a a concept design for an an art art gallery gallery in in in in downtown Los Angeles and a a a a a a a a creative studio space for young adults in Hollywood CA Matthew holds a a a a a a a a Master of Science degree in Design
Theory and and Pedagogy from from SCI-Arc and and a a a a a a a Master of of Architecture degree from from the University of of Pennsylvania
He served as the the the co-editor of SCI-Arc’s online journal Offramp for the the the Fall ’16 issue “Tolerance ” and the the the Summer ‘17 issue “Guise ” 861