Taubman College Clutter Honored with ACSA Faculty Design Award for Empty Pavilion
Assistant Professor McLain Clutter’s project “Empty Pavilion” was recently honored with a 2014-2015 ACSA Faculty Design Award. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture honors architectural educators yearly, recognizing outstanding work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service.
Image: Empty Pavilion
Clutter, who focuses on the role of architecture within contemporary urbanism, designed the Empty Pavilion for Detroit’s vacant urban context. The project sits in an empty lot previously occupied by a residential house, and its tangle of geometric shapes and forms hint at familiar architectural elements. The project is comprised of bent steel tubing, foam and rubber, and is constructed to invite physical interaction like seating, lounging and climbing. A play on space and engagement, the project serves to experiment with architecture’s ability to activate a latent public in the city. The Empty Pavilion was funded by a Research Through Making grant from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture. Visit Clutter’s website or the ACSA awards website for more information.
