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Adam Marcus Publishes Chapter in 'Sustaining Seas' Book

May 9, 2020

Adam Marcus recently contributed a chapter to the new book Sustaining Seas: Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care, published by Rowman & Littlefield, and edited by Elspeth Probyn, Kate Johnston, and Nancy Lee.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Wins 2020 ACSA Faculty Design Award

February 3, 2020

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab has been recognized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) with a Faculty Design Award as part of the 2020 Architectural Education Awards program.

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Public Sediment for Alameda Creek Recognized by ASLA with 2019 Honor Award

December 16, 2019

The Public Sediment team (which includes Variable Projects director Adam Marcus and his colleagues from the Architectural Ecologies Lab) has won a 2019 Honor Award in Analysis and Planning from the American Society of Landscape Architects.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Recognized by Architect's Newspaper

December 5, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab has been recognized by the Architect’s Newspaper as an Editor’s Choice in the 2019 Best of Design Awards, for the Research category.

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Photo by Joshua Eufinger

Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Wins 2019 AIA Innovation Award

October 17, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project designed by Adam Marcus and his Architectural Ecologies Lab partners Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects with a 2019 Innovation Award.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Celebrated at Public Launch Event in Oakland

October 2, 2019

On September 21, Adam Marcus joined colleagues and leaders from California College of the Arts, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Port of Oakland representatives, and community members to commemorate the launch of the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab in Oakland’s Middle Harbor.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Featured in Dezeen

October 1, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project led by Adam Marcus and his CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab co-directors Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, is featured in an article in Dezeen by Jenna McKnight.

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Redshift Feature on Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab

August 29, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project led by Adam Marcus and his CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab co-directors Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, is featured in an article in Redshift by Zach Mortice.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Featured in The Architect's Newspaper

July 16, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project led by Adam Marcus and his CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab co-directors Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, is featured in an article in The Architect’s Newspaper by Drew Zeiba.

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Hyperallergic Features Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab

July 15, 2019

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project led by Adam Marcus and his CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab co-directors Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, is featured in an article in Hyperallergic by Louis Bury.

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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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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Featured in Floating Cities Exhibition

April 25, 2019

On April 13, the exhibition Floating Cities opened at the WUHO Gallery in Los Angeles. The show features the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a prototype for a floating breakwater designed by Adam Marcus and his partners Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones at the CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab.

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Public Sediment for Alameda Creek Receives Award from ASLA NY

March 29, 2019

The Public Sediment team (which includes Variable Projects director Adam Marcus and his colleagues from the Architectural Ecologies Lab) has won a 2019 Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter, for the Unlock Alameda Creek proposal.

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Public Sediment for Alameda Creek Receives Award from AIA California Council

August 27, 2018

The Public Sediment team (which includes Variable Projects director Adam Marcus and his colleagues from the Architectural Ecologies Lab) has won a 2018 AIA California Merit Award in the Urban Design category, for the Unlock Alameda Creek proposal.

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Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Wins 2018 R+D Award

August 8, 2018

The Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, a project designed by Adam Marcus and his CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab colleagues Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, has been selected for a 2018 R+D Award by Architect Magazine.

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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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Adam Marcus Presents at UC Davis

February 21, 2018

On Wednesday, February 21, Adam Marcus, together with Architectural Ecologies Lab collaborators Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, will present at the University of California, Davis as part of the panel discussion "Field Dispatches from Resilient By Design." 

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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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