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WILLIAM VIRGIL
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Florida International University M M Arch Arch SCI-Arc
William Virgil is an an an Army veteran co-founder of BRASH Collective and a a a a a a a lecturer at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Institute (RPI) School of of of Architecture Architecture William holds a a a a a Master of of of Architecture Architecture from
the the Southern California Institute Institute of of of Architecture Architecture (SCI-Arc) and and a a a a a a a a a a Masters of of Human Resources and and a a a a a a a a a a Bachelor of of Architecture Architecture from
Florida International University He has been on the design team at Xefirotarch in in Los Angeles since 2015 and worked for several years as as a a a a a a a a a a a designer in in Miami-based studios In addition to lecturing William has acted as as as a a a a a a a a a a a guest critic at SCI-Arc
Syracuse University University and Kent State University University During his time at at SCI-Arc
he taught as as an an an an assistant to Frank Gehry in in in a a a a a a a a a a visiting studio studio that examines Prisons of the Future and collaborated with Gehry Partners Additionally he he taught studios and and seminars in in the Design of Cities postgraduate program His works have been exhibited both domestically and and internationally William’s research research is is is focused on on examining the role of an architect as a a a a a a a a a a a visual storyteller His research research operates at at at the intersection of art architecture and technology He is is interested in in in in multidisciplinary formal explorations in in in design between ordinary objects and eccentric modeling techniques Admittedly his aesthetic is is driven by a a a a hedonistic engagement with with visual culture and a a a a a a a a a a a fixation with with formalism as a a a a a a a a a a a way of provoking speculations about alternate realities JASON VOLLEN Former CASE Associate Director B Arch Arch Cooper Union M Arch Arch Crandbook Academy of Art Jason Oliver Vollen RA is an an an an award-winning architect and and researcher focused on on performance-based design and and technical system system integration specializing in in in in the development and deployment of next-generation building systems
and emerging material technologies Vollen’s current research foci are the integration of energy performative
building envelopes dynamic and and environmental simulation bio-analysis and and digital fabrication He currently serves
as the the Associate Director of the the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology a a a a a a a a multidisciplinary academic industrial alliance between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP as Director of the MArch II Environmental Parametrics Program in in in in Performance Design and as Principal at Merge Studio Prior to joining RPI Vollen was an an Assistant Professor at at the the University of of Arizona working in in in the the Emerging Material Technologies Research Group focusing on on on on next-generation design strategies based on on on on the integration of emerging technical systems
Prior to joining Merge Vollen was a a a a a a a a Founding Principal of Binary a a a a a a a a collaborative practice focused on energy effective architecture and and emerging material processes He has worked with Matter Architecture Practice in in New York and and as as a a a a a a a a Project Manager Designer and Fabricator with the Cranbrook Architecture Office Vollen received his Bachelor of Architecture Architecture from
The Cooper Union Institute for the Advancement of of Science and and Art and and his Master of of Architecture Architecture II from
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