LECTURE AT VCU QATAR
Sunday 10th April 2011, 6PM
VCUQatar, Education City, Doha
Press release: A lecture by Sara Shafiei, discussing the relationship of new architectural interventions in order to produce a contemporary style rich in textures, patterns and layers. Includes a presentation of her work that harnesses the use of modern technology and her interest in excess baroque ornamentation to create an ornamental theatre influenced by magic and illusion.
For more information please visit: http://www.qatar.vcu.edu/news/vcuqatar-presents--6
'How much does your building weigh Mr Foster?'
Directed by Norberto Lopez Amado & Carlos Carcas
Ben Cowd is Interviewed in Norman Foster's movie 'How much does your building weigh Mr Foster'
Press Release: The film traces the rise of one of the world’s premier architects, Norman Foster and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design. Portrayed are Foster’s origins and how his dreams and influences inspired the design of emblematic projects such as the largest building in the world Beijing Airport, the Reichstag, the Hearst Building in New York and works such as the tallest bridge ever in Millau France.
To buy the movie on DVD visit: amazon.co.uk
LRSA ARCHITECTS AWARDS 2011
President: Tom Hart
Arena, Leicester
Arena, Leicester
Saraben-academia exhibits drawings and models at the LRSA Awards Ceremony 2011 and receives an award for excellence for the work produced during the RIBA initiated Polyark II event.
For more information please visit: www.architects-lrsa.org
VENICE BIENNALE 2010
Sunday 29th August to Sunday 21st November 2010
People meet in Architecture, Directed by Kazuyo Sejima (Sanaa)
Giardini, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
Giardini, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd exhibit Drawings and models at the Venice Biennale Architecttura, Venice
The work is part of the Unit 20 Exhibit in the Austrian Pavilion. The Biennale runs until October 2010
Press Release: The exhibition People meet in architecture is laid out in the Palazzo delle Esposizioni della Biennale (Giardini) and in the Arsenale, forming a single itinerary, with 48 participants: firms, architects, engineers and artists from around the world. The Exhibition presents National Participations (53) in the historical Pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale and in various locations throughout the city of Venice.
SARABEN>STUDIO PUBLISHED IN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING BOOK
Portfolio Skills: Architectural Drawing
Author: David Dernie
Portfolio Skills: Architectural Drawing
Author: David Dernie
This book contains many drawings and models by Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd to explain the importance and varying role of drawing and communication in contemporary architecture and architectural education.
For further information visit: amazon.co.uk
BEN COWD PUBLISHED IN EXUBERANCE
The New Virtuosity in Contemporary Architecture
Features the work of Ben Cowd
Edited by Marjan Colletti
Features the work of Ben Cowd
Edited by Marjan Colletti
Press Release: Conjure up the extravagance of furniture design, the abundance of cgi in Hollywood, the profuseness of bio-techno ornamentation or the lavishness of Middle-Eastern and Asian super-urbanism. Exuberance not only celebrates new Baroque theatricality, formal sophistication and digital virtuosity; it also debates a plethora of joyful and intelligent ways in which experimental architecture manages to cope with the contemporary turmoil in global politics, economics and ecology.
To buy the book click here: amazon.com
THE CULTURE SHOW
Saraben>studio featured on the culture show
Channel 4: RA Summer Exhibition
Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd's project 'The Crown of Esfahan' was praised by Rachel Cook in a special episode of the Culture Show about this years Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition.
RA SUMMER EXHIBITION 2010
The Royal Academy of Art, London
14 June—22 August 2010
14 June—22 August 2010
saraben-studio exhibit 'The Crown of Esfahan' at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2010. The Summer Exhibition runs until 22nd August 2010. Other architects include; Zaha Hadid, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster and Peter Cook.
The Exhibition was curated by David Chipperfield
SARABEN>STUDIO PUBLISHED IN SLASH
Slash: Paper under the knife
The Museum of Art and Design, New York
Author: David McFadden
The Museum of Art and Design, New York
Author: David McFadden
Accompanying the exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design in New York. Saraben>studio are published in the book SLASH, highlighting the work of 45 artists exhibiting in the the travelling exhibition exploring the role of paper in contemporary art.
For further information visit: amazon.co.uk
EXHIBITION @ MAD, NEW YORK
The Museum of Art and Design
October 7, 2009 - April 4, 2010
Curated by: David Revere McFadden
Curated by: David Revere McFadden
Press Release: Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design.
Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd exhibit drawings and models as part of the Slash Paper under the knife Exhibition. Other artists include Olafur Eliasson, Kara Walker and Noriko Ambe
RA SUMMER EXHIBITION 2009
The Royal Academy of Art, London
8 June—16 August 2009
Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2009. The Summer Exhibition was curated by architect Will Alsop and runs untill August 2009.
SARA SHAFIEI PUBLISHED IN NEAR FUTURES
Features the work of Sara Shafiei
Edited by Nic Clear
Press release: In this highly pertinent issue, guest–editor Nic Clear questions received notions of the future. Are the norms of economic growth the only way society can develop? Does the current economic crisis call into question a future of unlimited growth and/or enable different choices? Drawing on such fields as synthetic space, psychoanalysis, postmordern geography, post–economics, cybernetics, and neurology, as well as interviews with novelist William Gibson, Archigram architect David Greene, and musician Brian Eno, Architectures of the Near Future offers practicing architects, students, and others a series of alternative voices.
To buy the book click here: amazon.com
'Sara Shafiei shows off Madrid Shop'
Edited by Richard Waite
Edited by Richard Waite
saraben>studio's competition win to design the new Flagship store for Raasta Fashion in Madrid was published in the Architects Journal Magazine.
To see more images of this project click here
DIGITAL ARCHITECTURE
The book covers a spectrum of London’s leading graduates and young practices, featuring projects from the Architectural Association, Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), University of Westminster and Royal College of Art, and case studies and interviews with architects including Amanda Levete Architects, Plasma Studio, JDS Architects, sixteen* (makers), Horhizon, marcosandmarjan, Mette Ramsgard Thomsen, Philip Beesley, David Greene, Samantha Hardingham, Usman Haque and Neil Spiller.
For more information visit: passagesthroughhinterlands.com
Passages through Hinterland
Edited by Sara Shafiei and Ruairi Glynn
Digital Architecture: Passages Through Hinterlands is a collection of provocative projects from a young generation of digitally enabled designers. This publication oscillates between the analog and the digital, from concept to realisation, mapping processes as it explores the diverse digital paths that lead innovative spaces, poetic narratives and social interactions.
The book covers a spectrum of London’s leading graduates and young practices, featuring projects from the Architectural Association, Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), University of Westminster and Royal College of Art, and case studies and interviews with architects including Amanda Levete Architects, Plasma Studio, JDS Architects, sixteen* (makers), Horhizon, marcosandmarjan, Mette Ramsgard Thomsen, Philip Beesley, David Greene, Samantha Hardingham, Usman Haque and Neil Spiller.
For more information visit: passagesthroughhinterlands.com
SARA SHAFIEI PUBLISHED IN PROTOARCHITECTURE
Features the work of Sara Shafiei
Edited by Bob Sheil
With contributions from Lebbeus Woods, Evan Douglis, Theo Jansen, Shin Egashira and many more, Protoarchitecture presents an explicitly diverse collection of works from leading and emerging practitioners, educators, researchers and visionaries from all corners of this innovative field
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SARA & BEN PUBLISHED IN BARTLETT DESIGNS
Speculating with Architecture
Edited by Iain Borden
Speculating with Architecture
Edited by Iain Borden
Bartlett Design includes projects by Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd
Bartlett Designs: Speculating with Architecture communicates a new message about the importance of inventive and well-designed architecture and its relevance to the wider public. Highly visual, this unique resource features full-color images showcasing the newest generation of designers. Visually stunning, the text is richly illustrated with drawings and both computer-aided and hand-crafted models.
SARA SHAFIEI WINS BEST DRAWING PRIZE @ RA
The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
Awarded by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
Awarded by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
Sara Shafiei was awarded the Royal Academy of Arts Best Drawing Prize for the cross section through the Theatre for Magicians, Rome.
RA SUMMER EXHIBITION 2008
The Royal Academy of Art, London
9 June— 17 August 2009
9 June— 17 August 2009
Sara Shafiei and Ben Cowd exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2008. Other architects exhibiting include Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Peter Cook and Renzo Piano.
