Issey Miyake, Madison Avenue
A Canadian native
living and working in New York, Gordon Kipping brings his original training
in engineering to his architecture, giving him an in-depth knowledge into
the actual mechanics of building design. While still working for other,
larger practices he produced conceptual and built work under his current
company name. Working independently gave him the freedom to investigate his
interest in the influence electronic information technologies have on
architecture and led him to author a book on the subject.
Currently
Kipping is working on another publication entitled Home Entertainment -
Home Broadcast whilst acting as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School
of Architecture at Columbia University, where he teaches an advanced
design studio, and regularly assisting Frank Gehry in teaching a design
studio at the School of Architecture at Yale University. Since 1999 Kipping has
been dedicated to G TECTS LLC / Gordon Kipping Architects, designing
spaces for a variety of clients from the Issey Miyake Madison Avenue
flagship store to the Stockholm City Library.
Chaired by Tom Emerson, 6a Architects.