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PROJECT
Emerging New York Architect's Competition
LOCATION
New York, New York
Jury Selected for Publication
Exhibited at the New York Center for Architecture
PROJECT Wunderkammer exhibit by Tod Williams & Billie Tsien for the Common Ground exhibit curated by David Chipperfield
LOCATION Venice, Italy
ROLE Team member, Matthew Baird Architects, including design, fabrication, and on site installation in Venice
Inspired by the idea of the wunderkammer—“wonder-room” or “cabinet of curiosities”—that originated during the Renaissance, world-renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien invited 35 celebrated architects and designers from around the world to create their own wunderkammers, filling boxes with objects that inspire them for display at the 2012 Venice Biennale.
Select press & publications:
http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/the-cabinet-of-curiosities/
Image Credits: © Matthew Baird Architects, © Juanita Wichienkuer
Winner of the AIA New York State Design Award of Excellence 2010
PROJECT Commissioned proposal for the MoMA Architects-in-Residence Program
LOCATION New York City
ROLE Design team member, lead fabricator for Matthew Baird Architects
Select press & publications:
Purchase the MoMa book Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront
Read the Metropolis Magazine article: Hope Floats
Read the NY Times article: Imagining a More Watery New York
Image Credits: © 2010 The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo: Thomas Griesel, © Juanita Wichienkuer, © Matthew Baird Architects
PROJECT:
Undergraduate Architectural Studio on Disaster Relief Shelter for Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, & Planning
Architecture of Disaster - Design & Research Publications
LOCATION New York City
ROLE Teaching Associate
This Cornell undergraduate studio led by Pritzker prize winning humanitarian Shigeru Ban and Dean Maltz investigated architectural responses to natural disaster, exploring how buildings can be instruments of suffering and loss of life, and conversely, how buildings can save lives. Students researched how buildings affect people in the face of trauma due to earthquake, tsunami, and hurricane, investigating factors like site specific constraints, international vs. domestic aid, and rates of recovery. Following case study research, students made their own proposals for immediate, temporary, or permanent housing solutions.
The studio's collective work was collated into two publications:
Architecture of Disaster: a Research Project (preview) + Architecture of Disaster: a Design Project (preview)
Juanita served as teaching associate for Shigeru Ban and Dean Maltz over the course of the semester, and also did book layout for the studio's two publications.
