Laura-India Garinois is a French-Greek designer, researcher and filmmaker whose work explores the intersections of spatial research, design and moving images. Her practice examines the commodification of nature and the lifespan of building materials through interdisciplinary methodologies that engage architecture, ecology and media. She is the co-founder of Superinfra, a design-research practice investigating infrastructure, phenomenology and ecological restoration.
She holds a Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS AD) from MIT and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, where she was awarded the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Medal. She has taught as an instructor at Wentworth Institute of Technology and led a winter workshop at MIT.
Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including ETH Zurich, Harvard Graduate School of Design, MIT Architecture and Thessaloniki Design Week. Her research and projects have been published in POOL Magazine, The Journal of Architectural Education and Association. She has received multiple awards, including recognition from the Sansusī Festival, the American Architecture Prize and other international design competitions. Her work has also been supported by research fellowships and grants, including the Student Seed Grant (CAMIT) and MISTI research fellowships.
These studios, three of which are required for graduation, are offered by individual instructors to students who have successfully completed the core curriculum. They are assigned by lottery. Once assigned to an advanced studio, a student may not drop studio.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00 - $200.00
Fee: Some advanced studio sections have a fee for course supplies or field trips. The fee is announced during the registration lottery held in the department.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Architecture Students.
Major Requirement | BArch, MArch (3yr), MArch (2yr): Architecture