Pratt Institute

Education

M. Arch., Iowa State University;
B.P.S., State University of New York

Biography

Jason Vigneri-Beane is Adjunct Assistant Professor and the coordinator of the Master of Science, Architecture degree for the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design program at Pratt Institute. He is also a Media Co-Coordinator and Coordinator of the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design in Rome Program. In addition to running his own design research practice, Split Studio, he has lectured and taught in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His work engages the relationships among computation, design, social organization, and complexity theory.

Jason Vigneri-Beane is the coordinator of the Master of Science, Architecture degree for the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design program at Pratt. He is also a Media Co-Coordinator and Coordinator of the Graduate Rome Program. In addition to running his own design research practice, Split Studio, he has lectured and taught in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His work engages the relationships among computation, design, social organization, and complexity theory. In addition to being a LEED Accredited Professional, he is currently practicing professionally in both architecture and industrial design.

Teaching Experience:

Pratt Institute – Rank, Status, Responsibilities: Adjunct Assistant Professor Coordinator, Master of Science, Architecture (Post-Professional); Co-Coordinator, Media, Master of Architecture (First-Professional); Coordinator, Second-Semester Studios, Master of Architecture (First-Professional); Coordinator, Graduate Architecture in Rome program

Teaching Assignments: 1999-present, Pratt Institute, Graduate Programs in Architecture and Urban Design; 2005, Chalmers Tekniska H̦gskola, Department of Art and Technology, G̦teborg, Sweden; 2001,2002 РH̦gskolan for Design och Konsthantverk vid G̦teborg Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden; 1999, Iowa State University, Department of Architecture, Graduate Rome Program; 1997-1999, Iowa State University, Department of Architecture, Undergraduate Program; 1995-1996, Iowa State University, Department of Architecture, Teaching Assistant

Guest Critic: Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Parsons aidl Department, Iowa State University, Chalmers Institute (Göteborg, SE), HDK (Göteborg, SE), Terza Università Statale di Roma (Roma IT)

Service and Committees: 2005, Pratt Institute, Graduate Chair Search Committee; 2004-present, Pratt Institute, Coordinator, Graduate Year-End Show/Graduate section of in-Process; 2003-present, Iowa State University, Appointment to the Architectural Advisory Council, Department of Architecture; 2003-present, Pratt Institute, Graduate Admissions Committee (M. Arch. 1, M. Arch. 2, M. UD.); 2004, Pratt Institute, Graduate Exhibit Coordinator for M. Arch. I NAAB Accreditation Visit; 2004, Pratt Institute, Graduate Media Coordinator for M. Arch. I NAAB Accreditation Visit; 2003, Pratt Institute, Graduate Portfolio Review Committee for Outgoing M. Arch. I Students; 2003, Pratt Institute, Graduate Computer Committee; 2001, 2003, Pratt Institute, Year Representative for M. Arch. I NAAB Accreditation Candidacy Visits

Professional and Research Experience:

Research and scholarship is primarily engaged with computational research with a concentration on design, digital techniques, history/theory of computing, complexity, and logics of organization.

2009, LEED Accredited Professional; 2008-present, Designer, EYP/AE with architectural and industrial design responsibilities; 1999-present, Principal and Founder, Split Studio – an office for design research in architecture, graphics, and media; 1994-2003, Associate, Mark Rakatansky Studio

Publications and Exhibitions:

2005 – Proposals for Daxing Royal Ancient Mulberry Park, Daxing, Beijing, China, November, 2005.; 2005 – Crossing Disciplines: Drawing, Schaffler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, March-April, 2005.; 2005 – Giaoconia, Paola, ed. Script. Editrice Compositori, Bologna, 2005, pp. 58-63.; 2003 – Serriano, Pierluigi. Form Follows Software. in Connecting: The Crossroads of Digital Discourse, ACADIA 22, ACADIA, 2003, pp. 198-200.; 2003 – Pavan, Vicenzo, The Magic Mountain: Stone Landscapes/Digital Landscapes. Cierre Edizioni, Verona, 2002, p. 90.; 2003 – group e2, e2 Exploring the Urban Condition. ACTAR, FR, 2003, p. 280.; 2001 – Stone Landscapes/Digital Landscapes, Exhibition at USA Institute + Veronafiere, Verona, Italy, August, 2001.; 2001 – Dead and/or Alive: Architecture, Dis-Information, and Vitality, The Proceedings of the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, National Conference, Baltimore, 2001.; 1998 – Framed, Again: Accessories to Memory, The Proceedings of the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Central West Conference, St. Louis, 1998.; 1998 – Rakatansky, Mark. Motivations of Animation. in Diagram Work, ANY, Issue 23, Anyone Corporation, NY, 1998, p. 53.

Awards:

1997, VEISHA Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Design, Iowa State University; 1996, Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, American Institute of Architects, Iowa State University; 1994, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, SUNY at Buffalo; 1994, DeanÂ’s Award for Achievement in Design, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, SUNY at Buffalo

Lectures:

2005 РSelf-Organization and Self-Generation in Architecture and Urbanism, CEEDI, Beijing, China, 2005.; 2005 РAgent-scapes: Minor Planning, Chalmers Tekniska H̦gskola, Department of Art and Technology, G̦teborg, Sweden, 2005.; 2004 РStrangeness and Agency: Mathematics Against Convention, Lecture for International Architecture Seminar, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 2004.; 2004 РOrganizer for FLOC: System: Error, Symposium, Pratt Institute, NY, 2004.; 2004 РAgent-Scapes, Lecture for FLOC: System: Error, Symposium, Pratt Institute, NY, 2004.; 2003 РForm Follows Information: Rules-Based Systems and Architecture, Lecture for International Architecture Seminar, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 2003.; 2002 РFreedom of Information: Digital Design x 6, H̦gskolan for Design och Konsthantverk vid G̦teborg Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden, 2002.; 2002 РOrganizer and Moderator for CoDec < > Architecture, Colloquium, Pratt Institute, NY, 2002.; 2002 РArchitecture/Information, CoDec < > Architecture, Colloquium, Pratt Institute, NY, 2002.; 2001 РNotes on Scalelessness: The Dilemma of Data, Hogskolan for Design och Konsthantverk vid Goteborg Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden, 2001.; 2001 РDead and/or Alive: Architecture, Dis-Information, and Vitality, The American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2001.; 1998 РFramed, Again: Accessories to Memory, Iowa State University Architecture Lecture Series, Ames, IA, 1998.; 1998 РFramed, Again: Accessories to Memory, The American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Central West Conference, St. Louis, MO, 1998.