[Recent Lecture] Testa & Weiser
Mon. Nov. 16th @ EMPAC
PETER TESTA & DEVYN WEISER: Superpositions
Testa & Weiser is a Los Angeles based architecture and design studio founded by partners Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser in 2002. The studio is known for conceptual and technical breakthroughs that integrate advanced material processes at all scales. From pioneering software applications to creating new composite building systems, Testa & Weiser is recognized as an international design leader redefining architecture.
Founding partners Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser are both co-founders of the MIT Emergent Design Group (EDG), which seeks to break new ground by combining developments in modeling theory, intelligent systems, organizational theory and the science of dynamics to enlarge the space of possibility for contemporary design and computation. Peter Testa has been a member of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) Graduate and Post-Professional faculty since 2004. Testa holds an S.M.Arch.S. (History/Theory) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Registered Architect in California (NCARB Certificate). He is the recipient of numerous awards including the MIT Innovation Award and Design Arts Award of the National Endowment for the Arts. Devyn Weiser joined the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) faculty in 2006 where she served as Undergraduate Thesis Coordinator from 2009-2013. Devyn Weiser holds a B.F.A. and B.Arch from the Rhode Island School of Design (with honors); and a MS.AAD from Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Information on the projects, publications, partners, and team at Testa and Weiser can be found here: testaweiser.com
Sources | Testa & Weiser | MIT Emergent Design Group
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