The core component of the Governor’s Chair program is creating speculative works that expand our horizons of understanding at the junction of Energy + Urbanism. These projects investigate how we might live in ways that respond creatively to the opportunities and challenges of our historical moment and simultaneously point beyond its limits, opening the way for new potentialities.
AMIE 2.0: Urban Living In A Future Knoxville
How will 3D printed buildings change our cities?
Shelving System
How can transparency be introduced to a shelving system?
Adaptive Skin
How to design a system which changes its structure, behavior, or resources according to demand?
PowerHUB
Power to the people
Exploring Additive Manufacturing
How can 3D printing change the built environment?
Knoxville Transit Stop
How can 3D printing create a instrument for engaging nature?
3D Printed Wall
How to 3D print recyclable building elements?
TVA Tower 2016
How does context effect Energy + Urbanism?
TVA Tower 2014
How can an aging building be reimagined?
Cherokee Farm
Designing for creative solutions and strategic development of the future
Oak Ridge
A City Born to Innovate
Local Motors
The Olli Stop