hMa and Victoria Meyers architect are pleased to announce that Victoria Meyers is the 2013 - 2014 David Niland Chair, at the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture. To read more about the appointment, see: http://daap.uc.edu/alumni/newsletter/newsArchive/MeyersBio.html.
During her appointment, Meyers presented a new course: Sound Urbanism / Sound Ecology. The course is in support of her upcoming book with Artifice Books: Shape of Sound.
To read more about Victoria Meyers, and sound urbanism, view Meyers' profile at Academia.edu: https://uc.academia.edu/VictoriaMeyers.
Currently Meyers is working on a House in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, based on a house by Richard Neutra. The house includes a stone base, with a light weight steel frame structure, and concrete and glass walls emerging, above.
Currently Meyers is working from her office in Los Angeles. Her firm, hMa, has offices in New York City, and Los Angeles.
'Hack-Make' is the title of Meyers' latest lecture, presented in Ankara, Turkey. In December 2013, Meyers was the invited International Juror for the 2013 Turkish Archiprix. The judging took place on December 2 and 3rd. The prizes were awarded on December 6th, when Meyers also gave a public lecture, 'Hack-Make:Architecture at the Scale of the Hand'. The lecture includes ideas to support Hacker Maker spaces, and Hacker-Maker Faires.
‘Hack Make// Architecture at the Scale of the Hand’ Why the Hand?The Hand is that part of our body that makes things. The hand holds pencils, and, today, holds and orients the computer mouse.
There are studies that demonstrate that older people develop Alzheimers if they do not walk. Babies develop language skills by crawling. We, as humans, only understand how to design intelligently by using our body – especially our hands in the process of Thinking and Making.
I am going to focus this post around Architectural Biogenesis (meaning architecture that is self-replicating of itself, or of its embedded functions), Landscape and Urban Design,and the impact of :Robotics, Rapid Prototyping,and New Media. How do we use our hands when we think, and when we make things? Especially today, when we have a disembodied hand that swipes computer screens, and expects a Visceral response from that Swipe. The Hand Swipe is starting to move into all areas of popular culture. Thas an effect on Architecture -because architecture is not disembodied.It is Embodied, and it is heavy, and it weighs a lot.
Already, today, in 2013, we all take the ‘hand swipe’ for granted, as part of everyday reality.The hand swipe was only available as a tool for computerized interactions. These Forces have combined to have a big impact on how we design architecture.
Why is this happening?Globalization, Global Warming, Social networks, the Internet, Robotics, Biomorphism, and Google Earth.
Global Architecture at the Scale of the Hand. Hack-Make!
Victoria Meyers: Designing With Light
New York Architects Victoria Meyers and Thomas Hanrahan believe that architecture is an environment, 'pure space', manifested in nature. The principals of hanrahanMeyers architects (hMa) have established themselves as unique visionaries, incorporating light and sound into their arresting designs of pure forms. Founded in 1987, the firm specializes in residences, art centers, and community spaces. They design spaces from a vision that connects visitors with the natural world.
www.designingwithlight.us
Victoria Meyers: Shape of Sound Architect Victoria Meyers analyzes the shape of sound; architecture and sound; form; materiality; windows; the urban sound scape, its politics, aesthetics and social character; reflection; virtuality; sound art; and silence.
Shape of Sound on Amazon
Victoria Meyers: Shape of Sound Victoria Meyers architect (Los Angeles, Ca.), principal of hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) explores sound as it effects architecture, urban spaces, and landscapes. Contributors include hanrahan Meyers architects (featured on the book cover), Stephen Vitiello, Michael J. Schumacher, David Mather, Neil Denari, Bruce Pearson, Howeler and Yoon architecture, and Joseph Ketner.
hMa : Green Initiatives / Sustainable Architecture
United Nations Environment Programme "Environmental Knowledge for Change" this site is an incredible resource on environmental and social issues around the world
Greenopia NY hMa is proud to be featured as a "Greenopia Distinguished Business"
41 Pounds A campaign to stop junk mail (named for the number of pounds of junk mail the average American adult recieves in 1 year!)
The Conservation Fund As part of our nature based vision for architecture, hMa gives a percentage of the firm’s annual revenues to nature initiatives. This year, hMa funded ‘Wildlife Corridors’, through the Conservation Fund. ‘Wildlife Corridors’ provide natural zones through cities and towns that link animals with adjacent nature preserves. This initiative is one of several cutting-edge planning initiatives that forward thinking architects will be adopting as we seek to harmonize human habitats with nature and create sustainable development.
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