Ralph Spencer Steenblik

Ralph Spencer Steenblik is a registered architect in the state of New York.[1] He is recognized for his contributions to the fields of architecture, academia, and curatorial work.

Ralph Spencer Steenblik
OccupationArchitect, Professor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater

Exhibitions

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Steenblik co-curated and exhibited his work at an exhibition at the Miller M.Arch Gallery in Columbus, Indiana, entitled Trilateral.[2][3]

At Longxi Art Museum in Zeya, China, he curated with David Vardy an exhibition, entitled 无极之地 COMPUTATIONAL IMPRESSIONISM.[4][5] It featured innovative Neural Style Transfer work that "subvert the intended use case".[6] Additionally, he co-curated the TIMEless Exhibition held at the Pacific Design Center with Martin Roy Mervel,[7][8] among others. Steenblik was also a co-organizer of the "Sculpting the Architectural Mind" conference, co-sponsored by the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture and held at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.[9][10][11][12]

He was included in a panel entitled "Architectural Automation in the Age of Neuromimetic Artificial Intelligence" at the 2016 American Institute of Architects conference in New York.[13]

He is currently Assistant Professor in the Comprehensive Design Program, at Indiana University Bloomington.[14] His work has been appreciated by communities, such as his work with his students and ABC Stewart Montessori School.[15]

He is married to Rachel Hunt Steenblik[16]

 
Ralph Spencer Steenblik, Dean David Mohney, and Vincent Peu Duvallon standing in front of the home and studio of Michael Graves, "The Warehouse," in Princeton, New Jersey.

Works

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"Discarded Dreams", was a Open Architecture Network Competition entry from 2008 by Ralph Spencer Steenblik and Aaron Legendre highlighting recycling items for building
  • Bespoke Tools Providing Solutions for Contemporary Problems-Novel BIM practice for architects (co-author). Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15–18 April 2019, pp. 111–120 Bespoke Tools Providing Solutions for Contemporary Problems - Novel BIM practice for architects
  • Carbon Natural: Using Molecular Logics as Inspiration in Micro-Bamboo Structures (Author). Yuan, P., Xie, Y., Yao, J., Yan, C. (eds) Proceedings of the 2019 DigitalFUTURES . CDRF 2019. Springer, Singapore. Carbon Natural: Using Molecular Logics as Inspiration in Micro-Bamboo Structures
  • Toward an Anticipatory Architecture - Convergence with Neuroscience and Education (Author). Project Anticipation : when design shapes futures in architecture and urban design / edited by Daniele Fanzini ; foreword by Roberto Poli. ISBN 9788891620194
  • "Rapidly Deployed and Assembled Tensegrity System: An Augmented Design Approach." (co-author)(2017) in ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION — Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1 Cambridge, MA 2–4 November 2017), pp. 92–101. ISBN 978-0692965061

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NYS Professions - Online Verifications". www.op.nysed.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Exhibition: Trilateral - Carbon Natural | Empirical Infinity | Particles of Light". The Republic News. February 17, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-02-17-steenblik-meza: Current + Upcoming: Miller M.Arch Gallery: Exhibitions: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design: Indiana University Bloomington". Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "艺术设计点亮乡村 | 把大学课堂搬到乡村艺术馆". April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "艺术设计点亮乡村 | 把大学课堂搬到泽雅乡村艺术馆".
  6. ^ "【温州站】无极之地 Computational Impressionism-门票预订-摩天轮票务".
  7. ^ "So Much To Do. . . Little Tokyo Design Week, JDM-Ten, Timeless". KCRW. July 10, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Media Arts Preview: Mods & Hackers, The Machine Project and More". KCET. May 26, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  9. ^ ""Sculpting the Architectural Mind" conference examines neuroscience's effects on architecture education". Archinect. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. ^ ""Sculpting the Architectural Mind" at Pratt Institute". February 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "Sculpting the Architectural Mind".
  12. ^ "Sculpting the Architectural Mind - Neuroscience and the Education of an Architect".
  13. ^ "New York Design Conference – A Practice & Academic Partnership". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "R. Spencer Steenblik: Faculty". J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Wiersema, Jana (May 11, 2023). "Building the future: Architecture students present concepts for ABC-Stewart project". The Republic News. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "In 'Mother's Milk,' a young Mormon writer makes the idea of a Heavenly Mother feel as everyday as, well, writing poems while the kids nap". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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