David Benjamin

David Benjamin, Founding Principal: The Living and Associate Professor, Columbia GSAPP

5:00pm PST Friday, January 31st, 2025

Business Rotunda (03-213)

 

David Benjamin’s work combines research and practice, and it involves exploring new ideas through prototyping. Focusing on the intersection of biology, computation, and design, Benjamin has articulated three frameworks for harnessing living organisms for architecture: bio-processing, bio-sensing, and bio-manufacturing. The Living has won many design prizes, including the Emerging Voices Award from the Architectural League, the New Practices Award from the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, the Young Architects Program Award from the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, and a Holcim Sustainability Award. Recent projects include the Princeton Architecture Laboratory, Pier 35 EcoPark, and Hy-Fi.

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