Emily Wissemann is an artist, researcher and occasional writer. Their research explores material tectonics, maintenance, weathering and caloric and thermal expenditures in architecture. Her research and design work can be found in ACADIA, Thresholds and Paprika. They have previously taught graduate and undergraduate studios at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They hold a BA from Bard College and an MArch from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they received the Arthur Rotch [1872–1873] Prize for achievement in architectural design.
Courses
Summer 2024 Courses
FOUND
- S105-06
STUDIO: SPATIAL DYNAMICS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Foundation Studies
Period Summer 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
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End date
STUDIO: SPATIAL DYNAMICS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Foundation Studies
PeriodSummer 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-06-27 to 2024-08-08
Times: T | 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM; W | 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM; W | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AMInstructor(s): Emily WissemannLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 109Enrolled / Capacity: 20Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Studio: Spatial Dynamics is a studio-based inquiry into physical, spatial and temporal phenomena. The study of Spatial Dynamics is rooted in the necessity to consider forces and their effects on structure. Force is the consequence of energy. In Spatial Dynamics the energy and resultant forces are studied in actual motion, stability, and materiality. The structures of physical, spatial and temporal phenomena are studied through additive, subtractive, transformative, iterative, and ephemeral processes both analog and digital. Mediums and materials that are commonly explored and utilized have a broad range of characteristics due to their organic and synthetic sources. Most assignments utilize methods such as preliminary sketches and diagrams in research, planning, and experimental processes. Assignments reference the histories and theories of art and design and include areas of inquiry that extend to disciplines such as the sciences, music, dance, film, and theater.
Enrollment is limited to First-Year Students.
Major Requirement | BFA, BArch, MArch (3yr)
Fall 2024 Courses
ARCH
- 2196-01
THESIS SEM: NAVIGATING THE CREATIVE PROCESS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatSeminar
Mode In-Person
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THESIS SEM: NAVIGATING THE CREATIVE PROCESS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatSeminar
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Emily WissemannLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 120Enrolled / Capacity: 8Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
We begin work on your Thesis Projects from the outset of the semester: navigating arbitrary beginnings; setting boundaries like nets; developing a whole language of grunts, smudges and haiku; gathering the unique and unrepeatable content, forces, and conditions of your project; hunting an emerging and fleeting idea; recognizing discoveries; projecting forward with the imagination; and distilling glyphs, diagrams and insight plans.This course satisfies the prerequisite requirement for Thesis Project.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00 - $200.00
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Architecture Students.
Major Requirement | BArch, MArch (3yr), MArch (2yr): Architecture
