Sushant Verma / Group XXXVIII, Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

GROUP 38

9/5/14 to 9/7/14

Mackey Apartments and Garages 1137 S. Cochran Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019

Shanghai and London-based, respectively, architects Pradeep Devadass and Sushant Verma devoted their residency to the project adaptive[skins] . The project questions the static nature of architectural spaces, encouraging dynamism and motion in architecture via movable building skins. For the exhibition, the architects presented a prototypical interactive installation made of tensegrity components embedded with sensors that responded to human movement. This was tested as a potentially suitable building type for Southern California and other semi-arid locations. They also presented a beta launch of a mobile app: You’re The Designer which simplifies parametric design (complex, algorithm-based forms) and embeds it in an easy-to-use app that can be applied to disciplines such as product, fashion, and interior design.