Platform 8: An Index of Design & Research

Author:   Zaneta Hong
Publisher:   Actar Publishers
Edition:   English
ISBN:  

9781940291741


Pages:   450
Publication Date:   15 January 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Platform 8: An Index of Design & Research


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Platform 8 catalogs a curated selection of work generated in the past year at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Alongside final products of design education, Platform 8 places particular emphasis on collecting and documenting the people and artifacts that shape research-driven design practices. Here, design is presented both as process and as a final product. The book's indexical structure, punctuated with a collection of portraits, presents a comprehensive picture of the school. Platform 8 shows the intention, direction, and passion seen and experienced every day at the GSD. Design consultants: Zak Jensen, Laura Grey Student editors: Alexander Cassini, Mikhail Grinwald, Vi Vu

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Author:   Zaneta Hong
Publisher:   Actar Publishers
Imprint:   Actar Publishers
Edition:   English
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781940291741


ISBN 10:   1940291747
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   15 January 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Not to be confused with GSD 08 Platform, which came out in 2008 and should have been Platform 1 since it started the school's ongoing Platform publications, the latest annual collection of design and research projects uses the encyclopedia as its format. The various classes, lectures, projects, publications, and other output are discovered in the A-to-Z (Academia-to-Zoo) listing of terms. A gimmick to be sure, but one that is surprisingly effective if a bit dry, with only a few splashes of color with photos of faculty, students and some student projects. What could have been an arbitrary and confusing way of structuring things is aided by cross-referencing and an index for those looking for particular students, faculty and guest lecturers. Not all terms are related to the GSD's output, so these would appear to indicate what are important (ha-ha and high-rise, apparently) to the students and professors at the school. --John Hill, A Daily Dose of Architecture


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Zaneta Hong is a Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Prior to her appointment at Harvard, Zaneta was a Lecturer in Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia, and the Materials Lab Curator at the University of Texas, Austin School of Architecture. During her time at UT Austin, she initiated, designed, and developed the online materials website and database along with the Advanced Materials Research Lab and Gallery. In addition, Zaneta has worked for the Harvard GSD Materials Collection, beginning the initial research of landscape architecture-related material systems and technologies. Her research has appeared in numerous publications includingLiving Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture, Material Design: Information Architecture by Materiality, and Landscape Architecture Magazine. Her experience includes work at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Landworks Studio. Currently, Zaneta is a principal designer at the design-research office, Beta-field and a partner for a design-oriented non-profit organization, GA Collaborative. Zaneta attended Cornell University before completing her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master's of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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