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Woman Suffrage Memorial

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:38:18 GMT

The Memorial is dedicated to those individuals who affected monumental change in the political landscape. The design questions the dominant neo-classical, "timeless" character of traditional memorials. The Suffrage Memorial reveals processes of change through four markings of time, geological, seasonal, annual human and daily human time. The specific marking elements are glacial landform, flower and grass plantings, metal trellis and text tables. Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

12BLOCKS - Fold Block

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:37:18 GMT

12 BLOCKS Published in the September 2007 issue of ARCHITECT Magazine Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

12BLOCKS - Pachinko Block

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:36:18 GMT

12 BLOCKS Published in the September 2007 issue of ARCHITECT Magazine Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

Unfolding House

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:34:59 GMT

Our design for this home for an extended family in a dense Asian city evolved out of the experience of oriental folding screens and urban wall houses. Folded spaces heighten awareness of time and passage through the spaces of the house and respond to the ebb and flow of a large household. Folded plate roofs gather the heavy local rainfall and allow venturi effect through rooms for natural ventilation. Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

Unfolding House

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:33:56 GMT

Unfolding House

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:33:12 GMT

Unfolding House

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:32:38 GMT

Unfolding House

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:31:26 GMT

Steel Sprout

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:30:28 GMT

Steel Sprout

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:29:22 GMT

Willa's Wonderland - Soundfield

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:27:52 GMT

WILLA'S WONDERLAND Through the Belt Loops A humanist model for the Atlanta Beltline envisions more than a belt that girdles the city. It must include supportive connections to neighborhoods along the way and a pathway filled with wonder. Institutions provide substantial support and inspiration to city inhabitants, in concert with dwelling and infrastructure. It is these Institutional Belt Loops that form the nexus of our reconstruction, encircling ten stops on the Beltline to invigorate strategic communities. As a visionary collaborative model, we have constructed an idealized world in the representational form of a comic book. We were motivated to select a form of communication that would provide a platform for a writer, two artists and a gaggle of architects. We were able to work together by carrying forward our individual strengths to form a new synthetic vision. Though we are also aware of the comic nature of all idealized vision, this did not prevent us from joyful and serious forward progress. The lead character in our narrative is Willa, a precocious eleven-year old. Through her journey around the Beltline she comes to understand the vital importance of building a dream with vision and wisdom. Her travel includes both progress and pause, led by the characters and places she encounters along the way. Her observation of noble Institutions should guide us in projecting a new and nurturing future for Atlanta. In 2039, Willa will become Mayor of the City and her childhood experience will shape her leadership. Thinking of our comic book as a model for reality, we know every community needs a vehicle that joins and carries many voices, many visions and many hands. These must be carried forth with human perspective in the context of actual human experience. Large projects are often developed in cities where rational economic and executive force usurps human comfort, practicality and beauty. Bird's-eye planning rarely addresses human perspective from the street. Every city has need for humane stories, woven into the fabric of daily life and the places that nurture and inspire. A child's perspective is often the most honest, pure and accurate. LOOM Studio & Amy Landesberg Architects (Architects) In Collaboration with: John Grider (Artist) Julia Klatt-Singer (Writer) Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

Willa's Wonderland - Soapbox

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:26:34 GMT

The Traveling Photobooth

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:25:11 GMT

[a href="http://www.thetravelingphotobooth.com"]www.thetravelingphotobooth.com[/a] Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

Onan Observatory

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:23:53 GMT

This project mediates between the naked human eye and the vast celestial landscape. Sited within a park in the midst of rolling prairies, the project consists of a sidereal viewing terrace surrounding three nested metal shells; the largest housing a Newtonian telescope, the middle shell holding digitized sensing controls and a small warming room to the northeast. A variety of orientation devices are built into the terrace and building, with emphasis on perspective, horizon and declination. All night long the observatory glows with red light under a vault of stellar light. Designed by: [a href="http://www.loomstudio.com"]www.loomstudio.com[/a]

Onan Observatory

LOOM STUDIO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:23:33 GMT