Exhibition: DRLTENPOINTZERO
Main Curators: Yusuke Obuchi, Patrik Schumacher, Theo Spyropoulos, Tom Verebes
Verebes, T. % Contribution (40%)
Venue: The Architectural Association Gallery, Architectural Association School, London
Dates: 22 February – 8 March, 2008
Featuring: Major retrospective exhibition of work of the staff, students and graduates of the Design Research Lab (1997-2008)
• Design Research Projects by 104 design teams (1997-2008) in the Design Research Lab (DRL)
• 25 esteemed graduates – the Young Punks – selected from a global network of 354 DRL graduates
• Pavilion Prototype Competition (Verebes, T., jury member), by Alvin Huang & Alan Dempsey (C-Space);
Along with 27 entries for this competition from graduates and current students.
• Staff Projects, including OCEAN D Design Projects:
• Tangshan Earthquake Memorial and Museum, Tangshan, China, 2007. (International Design Competition)
• GenLITE Interactive Lighting, 2006-2009. (Product Design by OCEAN D)
• The Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, Israel, 2007. (International Design Competition)
• Mountain Hut, Palisades, California, USA, 2004. (International Design Competition)
• Chamonix Ski Chalet, Chamonix, France, 2003-2005. Commission (Gustavo Mana, Client)
• Flemington Jewish Community Centre & Synagogue, Flemington, NJ, USA, 2001. (International Design Comp.)
• Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001. (International Design Competition)
• Tumbleweed Urban Furniture, London, UK, 2000. (Material Research Project: Commissioned by Gasworks)
• Jeil’s Hospital for Women, Seoul, South Korea, 1996. (Commission:Jeil’s Hospital for Women, Client)
Participants: Professional Offices: Zaha Hadid Architects, Adams Kara Taylor AKT, Buro Happold, OCEAN D among others
Young Punks:Mirco Becker (KPF), Jens Borstelmann , Attrey Chhay, Alan Dempsey, Aljosa Deklev, Tina Gregori,
Steve Hatzelli ,Yosuke Hayano (MAD), Philippo Innocent, Nuru Kari, Cedric Libert , Theo Loren, Maurizio Meossi,
Robert Neumayer, Rok Oman, Spiros Papadimitrio, Nicholas Pucket, Jose Salinas, Natasha Sandmeir (OMA), Vivek
Vijay Shankar, Saskia Simon, Lars Teichmann, Špela Videčnik, Pim van Wylic, Xiaoyi Zhang
Publications: • Verebes, T., (2008). AADRL Documents 2: DRL TEN, A Design Research Compendium. (Obuchi, Y., Schumacher,
P., Spyropoulos, T., Verebes, T., Eds.). London: AA Publications.
International Publication
Reviewed by Editorial Board of AA Publications
# Pages: 368
% Contribution: 90%
Contents: • 70,000 words authored and edited text Chapter texts (by Tom Verebes)
• Prologue Texts: Yusuke Obuchi, Patrik Schumacher, Theodore Spyropoulos, Tom Verebes
• Essays by: Mark Bury, Christopher Hight, Jesse Reiser, Brett Steele
• Interviews by Tom Verebes with: Andrew Benjamin, Mark Cousins, Zaha Hadid, Jeffrey Kipnis
• OCEAN D Design projects
REVIEWS:
• Hartman, H., (2008). “What Planet are They On?”, Architect’s Journal. Issue No. 21 February, 2008. pp. 26-34.
Article by Hattie Hartman on Tom Verebes’ teaching work at AADRL; Review of Exhibition
Cover Feature: “The AA’s Design Research Lab, now 10 years old, has changed the language of architecture forever.”
• Ephgrave, O., (2008). ‘DRL Ten’ , Blueprint no.266 May 2008 / p.118
Review of DRLTENPOINTZERO Exhibition