January 1, 2013
Analyze Bliss: L.A. Studio Synthesis
“Analyze Bliss”
A profile of Synthesis Design + Architecture published in Surface.
Author: Julia Cooke
Publication: Surface
Year: 2013
Type: Feature profile
Abstract
Julia Cooke’s profile introduces Synthesis Design + Architecture as an emerging Los Angeles practice using computation to achieve effects that are materially efficient, visually dynamic, and quietly expressive. Centered on Alvin Huang’s interest in “maximum variation through minimal effort,” the article moves from the digitally fabricated Chelsea Workspace and [C]Space Pavilion to projects in Bangkok, Shanghai, Calgary, and Beijing. It presents SDA’s synthesis of architectural design, material research, associative geometry, digital craft, and teaching as a model for an ambitious young practice.
January 1, 2013
Alloplastic Architecture
“Alloplastic Architecture”
This peer-reviewed conference paper presents work by Behnaz Farahi, Neil Leach, Michael Fox, and Alvin Huang and appears in ACADIA 2013: Adaptive Architecture.
Authors: Behnaz Farahi, Neil Leach, Michael Fox, and Alvin Huang
Publication: ACADIA 2013: Adaptive Architecture
Editors: Philip Beesley and Omar Kahn
Publisher: Riverside Architectural Press
ISBN: 978-1-926724-22-5
Pages: 129–136
Year: 2013
Type: Peer-reviewed conference paper
January 1, 2013
TIME: Top 25 Inventions of 2013
TIME — Top 25 Inventions of 2013
TIME recognized Synthesis Design + Architecture’s Pure Tension Pavilion for Volvo among the Top 25 Inventions of 2013. The portable solar-charging pavilion combines lightweight tensile engineering, computational design, and renewable-energy infrastructure.
Publication: TIME
Year: 2013
Project: Pure Tension Pavilion
Type: Selected feature
January 1, 2011
Integrating Digital Materiality: Drawing Logic
“Integrating Digital Materiality: Drawing Logic”
This book chapter / essay presents work by Alvin Huang and appears in Fabricating the Future.
Author: Alvin Huang
Publication: Fabricating the Future
Editors: Philip Yuan and Neil Leach
Publisher: Tongji University Press
Year: 2011
Type: Book chapter / essay
January 1, 2009
The [C]Space Pavilion: An Experiment in Digital Craft
“The [C]Space Pavilion: An Experiment in Digital Craft”
This book chapter / essay presents work by Alvin Huang and appears in 9 Problems in the Form of a Pavilion.
Author: Alvin Huang
Publication: 9 Problems in the Form of a Pavilion
Editors: Alan Dempsey and Yosuke Obuchi
Publisher: Architectural Association Press
Year: 2009
Type: Book chapter / essay