Building Ecologies

The purpose of this research is to propose new models of urban infrastructures and collective spaces for social interaction based on the integration of material, structural, and environmental systems. Accordingly, this prototypical installation works as a preliminary concept developed as a result of a collaborative and interdisciplinary research approach conducted at Rice University and involving expertise in the fields of structural, civil, and environmental engineering, materials science, music, and architecture.
Project Credits
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Juan José Castellón González, Assistant Professor at Rice School of Architecture, Rice University, Houston, USA
‍Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Qilin Li, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
Research team:
Michael Xu, Candela Cicinelli, Van Pham, Rae Atkinson, Christian Ayala-Lopez
Soundscape:
Kurt Stallmann, Professor of Music Composition and Theory, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
‍Structure:
Ricardo Pittella, Principal at Arup Houston
‍Fabrication:
Steel structure and Membrane: Lancelot Miserachs, IndustriasBEC S.A.
Ceramic columns: Toni Cumella and Guillem Cumella, CeràmicaCumella
Ceramic Floor: Raquel Larsen, Cosentino
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