TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

TRACE

PRACTICES 

MARCUS FARR

 

 

12.17.11

project update

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12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

About Trace Practices........metabolizing the overlap

 

Trace Practices is a creative & research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, fine art, materials, and perception.  We work in the areas of architecture, fine art & spatial installation.

 


NEW!

12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

About Marcus Farr

 


Marcus has advanced degrees in Architecture, Urban Design and Fine Art.  He received a Master of Architecture (M.Arch) from Rice University graduating with a 4.00, as well as a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) and a B.A. in  Studio Art from Drury University (double major), with further studies at Syracuse University, the Accademia in Italy, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.  His graduate thesis at Rice was published nationally and won the Rice Design Alliance Initiatives for Houston Award.

 

Professionally, Marcus has 10 years of experience working in architecture, urban design, and site specific landscapes throughout the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.  Before establishing Trace Practices, he was a founder of COLAB and worked with noted architecture firms Carlos Jimenez, SOM, and as Senior Associate with the Urban Design / Landscape Architecture office, OJB, in Houston and San Diego.  He is a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C) specialization.

 

Marcus is an Instructor in Architectural Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, teaching design studios in Architecture, Urban Design & Digital Fabrications.

 

 

CV

 

Current Academic Appointment –

Architectural Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder

 

Classes:

ENVD 2120-Urban Design Studio

ENVD 2130-Landscape Architecture Studio

ENVD 3310-Architecture Studio 2

ENVD 4710-Architecture Studio 4

ENVD 4365-Rhino/Grasshopper Seminar / Digital Fabrications

ENVD 3300-Urban X Practicum, The Subject of Architecture & the City

ENVD 4764-Special Topics-Denver International Airport

ENVD 4909-Pruitt-Igoe, Unmentioned Modernism

 

Chair – Lecture Committee, 2010-2011

Chair – Exhibitions Committee, 2010-2011

 

Education:

Graduate Degree:

Rice University, 2004

Master of Architecture, 4.00 gpa

 

Double Major / 5-Year Professional:

Drury University, 1999

Bachelor of Architecture                       

 

Drury University, 1999

Bachelor of Visual Arts           

 

Education Abroad:

Syracuse University

International Program in Florence, Italy, 1994, 1998

 

NEW – 2011 ASLA TEXAS Honor Award, OJB Houston – CityCentre Houston

NEW – 2010 ASLA TEXAS Merit Award, OJB Houston – Chevron Bellaire

 

2009 Crest of Excellence Outstanding Alumni Award, Drury University

 

Rice Design Alliance Initiatives for Houston Award

 

Selected Publications:

• "The 2nd Intl. Conf. on the City" Wosk Center for Dialogue, Simon Frasier University, Vancouver, BC, May 5,6, 2011.
• “Urban Denver”, John Fielder Gallery. Denver, Colorado. May, June, 2011
• “A Decade of Houston Initiatives”, Houston Architectural Center. Houston, Texas. Jan., 2010.
• Crest of Excellence Outstanding Alumni Award 2009, Drury University
• Farr, Marcus, “Light Emitting Material in Recent Art / Architectural Installations”, FORWARD Magazine, The magazine of the AIA, April 2009.
• “Fresh Forum 07, New Work by Emerging Professionals”, Group Exhibition. Knoll Showroom. Houston, Texas. May, 2007.
• “Fresh Forum 06, New Work by Emerging Professionals”, Group Exhibition. Kirksey Gallery. Houston, Texas. August, 2006.
• A LEED Project : The NASA Astronaut Quarantine Facility, Featured Speaker, United States Green Building Council, Houston Chapter, Houston, Texas, 2006
• Farr, Marcus, “Urban Infrastructure”, Revitalization Magazine, June 2006, pp 28-31.
• Farr, Marcus, Rice Design Alliance 5th Annual Initiatives for Houston Award and Grant, 2004
• Farr, Marcus, “Scanning-Conceptual Art in Architecture- Recent Work of Diller + Scofidio”, Research Publication, Rice University School of Architecture, Houston, Texas, March, 2003.

NEW!

12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

NEW!

12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

NEW!

12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

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12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

contact

trace practices / marcus farr

Denver, Colorado  U.S.A.

tel: +1 303 883-8534

email: marcus@tracepractices.com

web: www.tracepractices.com

 

NEW!

12.07.2011

University of Colorado architecture Studio 4 students finish their final reviews for the Nike Training & Performance Center!


12.17.2011

CU Digital Fabrications students present their final projects at the 134 gallery installation Tuesday night!

ABOUT

Trace Practices is a creative research studio that metabolizes the overlapping synergies between the worlds of architecture, art, materials & perception.

TRACE PRACTICES / MARCUS FARR                                                                                                                                                                                                            all content property of Trace Practices  / Marcus Farr  copyright 2011  all rights reserved

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