CIURLIONIS CONCERT CENTRE Concert Hall in Kaunas, Lithuania competition entry; completed at Mark Foster Gage Architects

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1 CIURLIONIS CONCERT CENTRE Concert Hall in Kaunas, Lithuania competition entry; completed at Mark Foster Gage Architects SCOPE: concept design, schematic design, floor plans, visualization We propose that social interaction and understanding can be prompted through great architecture, urbanism and the production of new civil public spaces. Through our design, the new Ciurlionis Centre features a large public plaza that radially organizes all of the associated programs and dramatically overlooks the river and city. It is our goal that these buildings and the public space they surround, become a vibrant cultural and social gathering place, accessible by all, that will function as the new urban heart of the city as it pulses into the new 21st century with renewed vigor and cultural status. - Mark Foster Gage KITSPLICING An exploration of a new method for kit-form creation. By focusing on the seam at which two objects meet, we maintain a sense of control over the resolution of the final form. Rather than a clumping of many discrete objects, the final form is a whole new object all together.

2 Arrival from Public Parking Center of Public Square SOUTH SECTION North Elevation SOUTH ELEVATION

3 GEOTHERMAL FUTURES LAB Geological Studies in Los Angeles, California installation; ongoing at Mark Foster Gage Architects SCOPE: concept design, structural design, fabrication methodology, floor plans, elevations, visualization, fabrication documentation The Yale University School of Architecture and the Southern California Institute of Architecture are pleased to announce the opening of the public-access joint Geothermal Futures Lab demonstration in Los Angeles California. The laboratory researches the use of laser ablation geothermal resonance technologies that are capable of generating up to nineteen times more power than existing geothermal energy extraction techniques. Visitors can observe this prototype laser extraction process live as it showcases a method through which it will be possible to increase California s reliance on sustainable geothermal sources of power from its existing state of 6% today to 68% by Mark Foster Gage [REDACTED]

4 ASSEMBLY Each piece is nested and milled in rigid foam. The individual pieces are laminated into larger chunks varying from 7 to 11 in thickness. These larger chunks are aligned using metal dowels and held together with splice plates.

5 ALTERNATIVE FILMS Mixed Use Residential in San Francisco, California academic; studio in partnership with Fernando Astiazaran [Prof. Jeff Ponitz] Alternative Films is a center where filmmakers and the public come together to appreciate and make film, while encouraging the alternative of working in the city to capture the stories of the San Francisco community; the California community; the world. We promote cinema as an art form to provide a voice for the marginalized and those who support the causes of the disenfranchised. The activist and artistic culture of the Dogpatch Neighborhood allows for this not only feasible but beneficial alteration of the community with this project. CONCRETE A two-layer shotcrete hub allows for sculptural spaces to develop while also providing surfaces for projection STEEL A reinforced steel system wraps around and clips to the shotcrete hub. The steel system promotes maximum flexibility in program layout and transparency. 40 POLYCARBONATE A tertiary polycarbonate cladding system hangs off of the floor slabs. Openings are parametrically placed throughout to create views and outdoor spaces.

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7 BLOOMS Theater/Gallery in San Francisco, CA academic; studio [Prof. Thomas Fowler] BLOOMS is a theater and exhibition space that re-energizes the dilapidated site of the SFSU Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies while remaining loyal to the integrity of its history. By mimicking jellyfish blooms, the layering of the programmatic spaces and primary structure combine to create interesting light conditions. The secondary cladding system further accentuates the layering effect. In addition, by building separate program blocks, daylight is able to be maximized and social gathering can occur within the liminal spaces. 1/2 = 1-0 Cladding Model

8 CIRCULATION Horizontal Circulation Egress EXISTING SEAWALL PROGRAM Black Box Theatre Exhibition Space Roof Garden Atrium Bathroom GLAZING PRIMARY STRUCTURE STEEL GRATES