Exhibitions
Exhibitions, apps, and other media
Exhibitions, Apps & More
Collaborations with cultural institutions, digital developers, and UX designers to create exhibitions, apps, and other media.
“1014: Past and Future.” 1014 Fifth Avenue, New York City 2021. Produced by 1014 Inc. Exhibition and graphic design by Studio Aorta. Photo by Karsten Staiger.
1014: Past and Future. 1014 Fifth Avenue, New York. (Exhibition)
On behalf of the nonprofit cultural group 1014, I served as curator for an exhibition about architecture, culture, and community at 1014 Fifth Avenue—a small building with a large cultural footprint. The exhibition, 1014: Past and Future presented vignettes from the building’s history as a former ambassador’s home and the Goethe-Institut New York, together with thoughtful renovation and adaptive reuse proposals by David Chipperfield Architects and other prestigious designers. I collaborated closely with institutional partners, artists, architects, archivists, and the exhibition design team. The exhibition opened to the public in October 2021, accompanied by a festival of programs and events. Exhibition and graphic design by Studio Aorta.
Big Ideas Small Lots. Center for Architecture / AIA New York. (Exhibition)
I curated an exhibition of the results of the “Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC” competition organized by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and AIA New York. Responsibilities included writing wall text and project descriptions, selecting drawings and artwork for boards, collaborating with the in-house team, and moderating a Q&A event featuring the finalist design teams. The exhibition was open to the public at the Center for Architecture from August 1, 2019 to November 2, 2019. Exhibition design by Manuel Miranda Practice.
Installation view, “Big Ideas Small Lots” at the Center for Architecture, New York City. Design by Manuel Miranda Practice. Photo by Sam Lahoz.
Domus Guide to New York Architecture (app), 2010. Design by Neil Donnelly.
Domus Guide to New York Architecture. (Mobile app)
The Italian design journal Domus commissioned me to produce the text and photography for the New York edition of their phone- and tablet-based architecture guides. The app debuted in 2010 as a digital-age successor to the famous Domus Map Guides published between 1986 and 2000. After several updates the guide came to include approximately 100 notable buildings and landscapes, 75 architect/designer profiles, 50 leading galleries, and five thematic itineraries or walks.