Student installations light up the city at the Media Architecture Biennale 2023, led by Professor Dave Colangelo
(MAB23),a week-long event featuring keynotes, workshops, symposia, panels, awards, and an exhibition, is coming to 吃瓜直播. The event aims to offer a platform for communities of research and practice concerned with media and the built environment. Led by Professional Communication Professor Dave Colangeglo, MAB23 will bring together students, academics, and professionals from architecture, art, design, urban planning, media and communication, urban informatics, and public policy to share new ideas and shape this evolving field.
LED sculpture in College Park, built by students in TMU鈥檚 Architectural Science department
Faculty Advisor: Vincent Hui. Lead Design: Ariel Weiss, Jana Stojanovska. Workshop Contributors: Jordan So, Filip Tisler, Jason Ramelson. Fabrication Team: Jake Levy, Dean Roumanis, Rachel Kim, Luke Jin, Irene Kim, Masrur ananya
Imagining innovation in the city
This year鈥檚 exhibition is hosted by The Creative School, with leadership from Colangelo and his team. Located in the heart of Toronto, The Creative School provides a unique landscape for the event to transpire.
鈥淭he Creative School is right next to the densest concentration of Media Architecture in Canada: Yonge Dundas Square,鈥� Colangelo remarked.
Throughout the month of June, Yonge-Dundas Square will act as a gallery for and photography works by Image Arts students. Every night from 11 p.m. to midnight, several screens in the square including Cadillac Fairview鈥檚 will display visuals created by students from The Creative School鈥檚 Film and Photography programs.
Assembly Gallery
The Assembly Gallery at The Creative School located on the main floor of the Image Arts building at 122 Bond Street will host the MAB23 Exhibition, featuring a prototype of the LED sculpture on display in College Park, a project that was commissioned by MAB23 sponsor and built by students in TMU鈥檚 Architectural Science department.
All are welcome to attend the Assembly Gallery on Thursday, June 22 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the exhibition and book launch party. The exhibition and launch party is free and open to all TMU community members.
The book launch will celebrate two new publications produced specifically for the Biennale. features responses to a series of prompts about Media Architecture by artists, designers, and thinkers such as , Eliza Chandler and Lisa East, , , , , and . The draws on cutting-edge research and global studies. This transdisciplinary collaboration offers an in-depth account of Media Architecture鈥檚 evolution and its real-world applications.
For more information about MAB23, visit .
The Creative School at 吃瓜直播
The Creative School is a dynamic faculty that is making a difference in new, unexplored ways. Made up of Canada鈥檚 top professional schools and transdisciplinary hubs in media, communication, design and cultural industries, The Creative School offers students an unparalleled global experience in the heart of downtown Toronto.
