THE MISSION
Realizing built work is one of the biggest challenges for young designers.
Analog Design|Build Lab was created to give ambitious young designers the opportunity to take their design concepts out of the studio and off the screen and apply them directly in the field in order to fully realize the challenges and rewards of the full scale built form. The end product is the design itself, not a scaled representation of it!
This program is as hardcore as you want it to be. Some students are looking to test their design concepts through individual and/or group experiments while others just want hands on instruction and guidance on the act of making. Our team of instructors will provide support when you need it but will give you the space to figure things out on your own if you ask for it.
Our goal is to provide an ideal testing laboratory for your design ambitions which is limited only by your imagination.
Analog is all about escaping the digital world for almost 3 weeks and getting back to sketching and building with your own hands. Everything about this experience is designed to be an invigorating experience for the mind and body. We will work hard and play hard. There are rivers to swim in and rocks to climb. Fresh organic meals and clean relaxing accommodations are provided. The patio of the hostel offers a great place for communal fun and the sharing of ideas.
This program was created to give young designers an opportunity to work with real constraints as they design and build a project of their own. What makes this program different is the freedom and autonomy given to the students as they create, solve and build their own design project. Design and construction support is readily available from the experienced instructors if desired.
Analog Design|Build Lab is a 18 day intensive design build workshop that challenges students to design and construct a project of their own choosing.
THE INSTRUCTORS
SHAWN BROWN
Shawn Brown is the founder and principal of Vessel Studio, a multi-disciplinary architecture, design and research practice specializing in progressive, environmentally sensitive design investigations and realizations. Shawn’s work has been built and published internationally with projects ranging from furniture design art and exhibition design to urban park proposals in New York and Berlin.
Shawn graduated from Virginia Tech (B.Arch 1997) and Cornell University (M.Arch 2005) He has worked for numerous prestigious architecture firms in New York and San Francisco where he has led design projects from conception to completion. In addition to Vessel Studio, Shawn has also taught several architectural design and theory Studios at Carnegie Mellon University and Cornell University as well as acted as a guest critic at numerous universities. He currently lives and works in New York City.
BEN UYEDA
After graduating from Cornell University in 2005 with a Masters of Architecture Ben Uyeda immediately pursued his interest in sustainable design by launching a multi faceted career that involves teaching, architectural practice, entrepreneurial start ups, and activism. In 2006 Ben co-founded ZeroEnergy Design (ZED) a multidisciplinary design firm that has designed award winning green buildings around the world.
Ben began his teaching career at Cornell University, where, upon receiving his Master’s Degree, he was asked to stay on as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Architecture. During his time at Cornell, Ben developed an original curriculum for teaching sustainable design not just as a technical pursuit involving solar panels and building insulation but as a cultural imperative that requires the fusions of activism into the profession of design. After relocating to Boston to start ZED Ben continued his academic pursuits as a visiting lecturer at Northeastern University.
