Marta H. Wisniewska: Fantastic MATERIALS and Where to Find Them
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From natural to synthetic, from nano to macro – materials are a source of inspiration and excitement. As an intrinsic component of good design, material knowledge helps create enduring surroundings, from everyday objects to buildings. The wealth and variety of today's material world is the result of millennia of development, and new materials continually emerge. However, it can take decades for a breakthrough invention to move from the laboratory to the building site, and many creative alternatives often only find niche applications.
The elective Fantastic MATERIALS and where to find them is part of Marta H. Wisniewska's Alternative Materials Series and investigates the development and strategies for new and promising materials. Through research, deduction, and hands-on experimentation, the students develop their own products in specific size and form with embedded strategy of their possible scaled-up production, application, and installation. Each new material is created in response to a selected global challenge associated with the Built Environment, including but not limited to the production of waste, dwindling natural resources, and rising CO2 levels.
This resulting exhibition showcases the collective work of 17 students:
Aishah Alhady (B.Arch. '23)
Carol Huang (B.Arch. '23)
Nathan Ma (B.Arch. '23)
Jared Cohn (B.S. L.A. '23)
Iliana Haimes (M.L.A. '23)
Andi Lei (M.Arch. '23)
Alba Rivera (M.S. MDC '23)
Thanut Sakdanaraseth (M.S. MDC '23)
Madeline Esquivel (B.Arch. '24)
Hazel Lam (B.Arch. '24)
Ann Pakhayev (B.Arch. '24)
Eva Stanford (B.Arch. '24)
Isabella Bettencourt (B.Arch. '25)
Susan Cook (B.Arch. '25)
Justin Mortman (B.Arch. '25)
Alejandra Siguenza (B.Arch. '25)
Maosen Xu (M.Arch. '25)
