Principal André Soluri has joined the
faculty at The New York Institute of Technology
(NYIT) as an Adjuct / Assistant Professor teaching
design studios to students in the 2nd and 4th
years.
The 2nd year studio is designing an entry gate/pavilion
that connects Central Park and Central Park
West at near the Explorer's Gate on 77nd St.
The 4th year studio is working on an community
renewal project centeral around the LIRR train
station in Ronkoncoma, New York. For both studios,
the students are analyzing existing conditions
of use to derive performative diagrams that
drive the design process, rather than methodolgies
based on more formal traditions.