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Adam Marcus Co-Chairs 'Climate as Praxis' Symposium

May 17, 2023

Adam Marcus joined colleagues Irene Cheng and Neeraj Bhatia to organize the “Climate as Praxis” symposium, marking the launch of the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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Exhibition of Ecological Research at Exploratorium in San Francisco

April 3, 2023

On March 9, 2023, Adam Marcus joined colleagues and students from the Architectural Ecologies Lab at California College of the Arts for a pop-up exhibition of ecological research at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

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Marcus Co-Chairs 2022 Ecopoesis Gathering 'Repairing Time'

April 19, 2022

On April 9, 2022, Adam Marcus joined co-chairs Leslie Carol Roberts and Chris Falliers in organizing the 2022 Ecopoesis workshop and gathering, ‘Repairing Time’ at the San Francisco Presidio.

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Drawing Codes Volume II Opens at Hubbell Street Galleries in San Francisco

September 9, 2021

On September 1, the exhibition "Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, Volume II" opened at the Hubbell Street Galleries at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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"How We Hear Now" Opens at San Francisco Ferry Building

July 21, 2021

From June 25 to July 10, 2021, the collaborative artwork How We Hear Now was installed for public view at the San Francisco Ferry Building.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Wins $25K Impact Award

July 1, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies project, led by CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab directors Adam Marcus, Margaret Ikeda, and Evan Jones, was recently awarded a $25,000 Impact Award by the Center for Impact at CCA.

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Prototyping Collective Space at WeWork Civic Center

March 22, 2019

On March 21, Adam Marcus and CCA colleague Matt Hutchinson organized a panel discussion at WeWork Civic Center in San Francisco.

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Adam Marcus Moderates TECH+ Conference in San Francisco

February 15, 2019

On February 8, Adam Marcus moderated the 2019 TECH+ Conference in San Francisco. The conference, organized by The Architect’s Newspaper, featured three panels of designers and practitioners operating at the leading edge of design and fabrication technology.

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Architectural Ecologies Lab Launches at California College of the Arts

September 20, 2018

On September 13-14, the Constructing Architectural Ecologies symposium marked the official launch of the Architectural Ecologies Lab at California College of the Arts.

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Public Sediment Presents Final Design Proposal for Alameda Creek

June 1, 2018

On May 17, the Public Sediment team presented their final proposal for the Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge, a year long research and design initiative to develop creative solutions for adapting to climate change and sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Component / Assembly Opens at Hubbell Street Galleries

January 22, 2018

Component / Assembly: Prototyping Domestic Space, an exhibition of work by CCA Architecture students in a fall 2017 advanced studio led by Adam Marcus and Matt Hutchinson (PATH), opened at the Hubbell Street Galleries in San Francisco on January 18.

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Public Sediment Concept Proposals Launched

December 3, 2017

On November 15, Public Sediment, one of ten teams selected for the Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge, presented research and design concepts to a public audience at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

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Adam Marcus to Present at Designing Material Innovation Symposium

October 20, 2017

On Friday October 27, Adam Marcus will present the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab research project at the "Designing Material Innovation" symposium at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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Adam Marcus to Present Buoyant Ecologies Research at CCA San Francisco

October 1, 2017

On Monday, October 2, Adam Marcus, Margaret Ikeda, and Evan Jones will present the Buoyant Ecologies research as part of the fall 2017 Architecture Lecture Series at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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Public Sediment Team Selected for Resilient By Design's Bay Area Challenge

September 14, 2017

Public Sediment, which includes Adam Marcus and his collaborators in the Buoyant Ecologies project, has been chosen as one of ten teams to participate in Resilient By Design’s Bay Area Challenge. 

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab to Debut at San Francisco Exhibition

September 1, 2017

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab will be featured in the exhibition Designing Material Innovation, opening September 28 at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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Adam Marcus Presents at AIASF NEXT/EVOLUTION

May 7, 2017

On June 2, 2017, Adam Marcus will present the Buoyant Ecologies research collaboration at the AIA San Francisco NEXT/EVOLUTION Conference at San Francisco Art Institute.

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'Drawing Codes' Show Opens at CCA

January 16, 2017

New work by Variable Projects is included in Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, opening January 17 at the Hubbell Street Galleries at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. 

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Glimmer Debuts at Market Street Prototyping Festival

October 13, 2016

Glimmer, a new project by Variable Projects, debuted at the Market Street Prototyping Festival in San Francisco on October 6, 2016.

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Adam Marcus to Present at Architecture and the City Festival

September 11, 2016

On Friday, September 16, Adam Marcus will present at Resilient Studio / Resilient City, an event hosted by the San Francisco office of WRNS Studio.

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