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Marcelo Spina

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Marcelo Spina
Born(1970-07-23)July 23, 1970
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Nationality
  • Argentina
  • United States
Occupation(s)Architect, Educator
SpouseGeorgina Huljich
Children2

Marcelo Spina (born July 23, 1970) is an Argentine-American architect (AIA) and educator.[1] He is a partner in PATTERNS, which is a Los Angeles-based architecture firm. He founded PATTERNS in 2002. Since 2001, he has been a Design and Applied Studies Faculty at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, SCI-Arc.[2]

Education

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In 1994, he graduated with a B.Arch. from the National University of Rosario in Argentina. In 1997, he received a Master in Advanced Architectural Design from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University in New York.[2]

Career

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Spina's previous employers include Gerardo Caballero Architects, RUR Architects and Keller Easterling in New York.[3] In 1998, he opened his own office Banchini + Spina Arquitectos in Rosario, Argentina.[4][5] From 2005 to 2009, he served as the coordinator of the Applied Studies Program at SCI-Arc[6] and from 2011 to 2019, as the Architectural Technologies Postgraduate Program.[7] He became a member of the board of trustees in 2016.[8]

He has served on national juries and advisory boards such as the Architectural League of New York, Progressive Architecture Awards and the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize.[9][10] He has been a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Vienna, Innsbruck, Di Tella, and Syracuse among others.[9][11][12][13] Spina was the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at Yale University School of Architecture in 2013.[13]

Spina co-authored PATTERNS Embedded (ACDCU, 2010),[14] Material Beyond Materials (SCI-Arc Press 2012) [15] and Mute Icons and other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture (Princeton 2016).[16][17] He is co-curator of Matters of Sensation at Artists Space with Georgina Huljich.[18]

Projects

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  • Jujuy Redux Apartment in Rosario, Argentina (2012)[19]
  • Prism Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2009)[20]
  • Zhixin Hybrid office building in Chengdu, China (2010)[21][22]
  • FYF Residence in Rosario, Argentina (2009)[20]
  • League of Shadows even structure in Los Angeles, California (2013)[23][24]
  • MOCA Textile Room Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA (2012)[25]
  • The White Album Performance, New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA (2019)[26]
  • Land Tiles Temporary Installation, Los Angeles, CA (2003)[27]
  • Snake-Rice Sculpture, Icheon, South Korea (2003)[28]
  • Jujuy 2056 Apartment in Rosario, Argentina (2003)[29][30]

Awards and recognition

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  • 2019: AIA LA Merit Award, Casa del Sol, Mykonos
  • 2017: AIA LA Merit Award, Janoian Medical Building, Glendale, CA
  • 2016: AIA LA Merit Award, Victory Healthcare, North Hollywood, CA[31]
  • 2015: ACSA Faculty Award, Toronto, Canada[32]
  • 2014: American Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum, Jujuy Redux, with MSA[31]
  • 2013: United States Artists Grigor Fellow, Los Angeles[33]
  • 2012: Honorable Mention, Jujuy Redux, AIA Annual Design Review[34] AIA LA Merit Award, Jujuy Redux, Rosario, Argentina[35] AIA LA Honor Award, Collective Void Dormitory, Puerto Rico[36][37] First Prize, SCI-Arc Graduation Pavilion Competition, Los Angeles, CA[24]
  • 2011: Emerging Voices, Architectural League of New York, NY[3]
  • 2008: Graham Foundation Grant, "Matters of Sensation" Artists Space, New York, NY[38]
  • 2007: Honorific Mention, International Competition, Skopje Concert Hall, Skopje, Macedonia[39]
  • 2006: First Prize, Vertical Garden Invited Competition, MAK Center at the Schindler House, Los Angeles, CA)[28]
  • 2004: Design Vanguard Selection, Architectural Record, New York, NY[40]
  • 2003: First Prize, SCI_Arc CafÈ, SCI-Arc Faculty Competition, Los Angeles, CA[41] Third Prize, Young Architect of the Year Award, International Award Competition, Building Design, London, UK[16]
  • 1997: Honor Award for Excellence in Design, Columbia University, GSAPP, New York, NY[7] William Kinne Prize[7]

Among other places, his designs have most notably been exhibited at the Venice Biennale in Italy,[42] MOCA, [43] The Chicago Biennial, [44] The MAK Museum,[45] The Art Institute of Chicago,[28] and the San Francisco MOMA.[46]

Books

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  • Mute Icons & other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture[47]
  • PATTERNS Embedded[48]
  • Material Beyond Materials: Composite Tectonics[49]
  • Against the Grain[50]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Marcelo Spina - SCI-Arc". Sciarc.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. ^ a b "Graduate Architecture - Weitzman School". Upenn.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  4. ^ "Guillermo Banchini - Syracuse Architecture". Soa.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. ^ "Pratt Institute". Pratt.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  6. ^ "Difference and Repetition - ReVista". Harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  7. ^ a b c "Marcelo Spina - Winter Lecture Series 2017 - IAAC". Iaac.net. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  8. ^ "Board of Trustees - SCI-Arc". sciarc.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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  10. ^ "The 61st Annual Progressive Architecture Awards - Architect Magazine". Architectmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  11. ^ "SCI-Arc Offers Emerging Systems, Technologies & Media Post Professional Program - ArchDaily". Archdaily.com. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  12. ^ "Marcelo Spina, PATTERNS on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  13. ^ a b "Against the Grain - Yale Architecture". Yale.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  14. ^ "PATTERNS Book Launch: "EMBEDDED" - ArchDaily". Archdaily.com. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  15. ^ "Material beyond materials : composite tectonics / edited by Marcelo Spina & Marcelyn Gow - Smithsonian Institution". Si.edu.
  16. ^ a b "Graham Foundation - Grantees - Georgina Huljich & Marcelo Spina". Grahamfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  17. ^ "Mute Icons - Actar Publishers". Actar.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  18. ^ "Matters of Sensation". Artistsspace.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  19. ^ "6 Architects & Designers among list of the 2012 USA Fellows". Bustler.net. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
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  21. ^ "Zhixin Hybrid Office Building / P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S - ArchDaily". Archdaily.com. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  22. ^ "Zhixin Hybrid Office Building - Jidipi". Jidipi.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ "SCI-Arc Graduation Pavilion Competition Library Exhibition - ArchDaily". Archdaily.com. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  24. ^ a b "L.A. architecture school is poised to spread its wings - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  25. ^ "P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S Textile Room Pavilion for MOCA - Supported Programs". Haudenschildgarage.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  26. ^ "REVIEW: JOAN DIDIONíS - THE WHITE ALBUM,NOW IN LIVING COLOR". Ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  27. ^ "Land.Tiles ñ Materials Applications". Materialsandapplications.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2003-04-18.
  28. ^ a b c "PATTERNS Architect Marcelo Spina Lectures". Uky.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  29. ^ "In Progress: Jujuy Redux / P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S; Maxi Spina - ArchDaily". Archdaily.com. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  30. ^ "Argentina: Jujuy Redux, edificio de departamentos en Rosario - PATTERNS". Noticiasarquitectura.info. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  31. ^ a b "Wideprint - Arquitectura - Interiorismo - DiseÒo - Arte » Revista y Plataforma de Arquitectura, Interiorismo, DiseÒo y Arte » Patterns Architects". Wideonline.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  32. ^ "Awards Archive - Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture". Acsa-arch.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  33. ^ "United States Artists - Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich". Unitedstatesartists.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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  35. ^ "SCI-Arc Alumni Magazine 009 - Fall 2014". Issuu.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  36. ^ "Student Dormitory Creates Human Interaction Through a Figural Void". Evolo.us. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  37. ^ "2012 Annual Design Review, Live Category, Honorable Mention: Jujuy Redux". Architectmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  38. ^ "Matters of Sensation". Artistsspace.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  39. ^ "P A T T E R N S I - Marcelo Spina". Docplayer.net/language=en. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  40. ^ "Lecture series hosts 6 design masters in spring semester". Tamu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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  42. ^ "Venice Architecture Biennale has L.A. flavor - Culture Monster - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  43. ^ "The Art of Architecture:MOCA Exhibit Looks at the Field, the Process and Its Impact on the City - Arts and Culture - Ladowntownnews.com". Ladowntownnews.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  44. ^ "P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S with Casey Rehm ñ Chicago Architecture Biennial". Chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  45. ^ "VERTICAL GARDEN - MAK Museum Vienna". Mak.at. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  46. ^ "Marcelo Spina - SFMOMA". Sfmoma.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  47. ^ "Mute Icons". actar.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  48. ^ "Patterns Embedded". aabookshop.net.ar. Retrieved 2021-02-23.[dead link‍]
  49. ^ Spina, Marcelo; Gow, Marcelyn (2012). Material Beyond Materials, Composite Tectonics. SCI-Arc Publications. ISBN 978-0976007968.
  50. ^ "Against the Grain". actar.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

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