Assistant Professor Kristin Washco’s Third-Year Design Lab Trip to Maryland and NYC

Last week, students from Assistant Professor Kristin Washco's third-year design lab traveled to Maryland and New York City to visit works by architects such as Thomas Phifer, Renzo Piano, Heatherwick Studio, Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Diller Scofio + Refro, Jean Nouvel, SANAA, and OMA.

The students explored and documented the built works through sketches and photographs and engaged in critical discourse with their peers and faculty to deepen their understanding of the works they encountered. The group also visited their current project site in Red Hook, Brooklyn to study the surrounding context and inform their in-progress design proposals.

1.     The group photographed in an awning ceiling reflection en route to a museum visit
2.     Students sketching at the Empire Stores in Dumbo, Brooklyn
3.     Students sketching the façade of the in progress New Museum extension
4.     Students sketching in Soho
5.     520 W 28th Facade as seen from the Highline (Zaha Hadid)
6.     Sketchbook review in Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub
7.     Building façades as seen from the Highline, including The Shed (Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
8.     The Whitney Museum construction details (Renzo Piano)
9. Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline as seen from Jean Nouvel's Jane's Carousel
10. The Glenstone Museum Pavilions (Thomas Phifer)
11. World Trade Center Transportation Hub (Santiago Calatrava)
12. MoMA extension stair (Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
13.  The Glenstone Museum handrail detail (Thomas Phifer)
14. Short video montage of the trip