Remote Studio
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The Remote Studio is an alternative educational program of architecture which challenges the primacy placed upon Cartesian conventions of methodology, objectivity, abstraction and process to allow students to explore their own creative directions as they are tied to the world around them. The program is conducted in a remote location in Park County, Montana. It is meant to provide distance learning gained through real rather than virtual distance.
The Remote Studio provides students of architecture with the opportunity to develop a better understanding of how their creative abilities are tied to their responsibility to the world. The program combines environmental philosophy, lessons in sustainability & backcountry adventure with design / build projects for local community clients.
Enrolled students dedicate a semester class load to the program in order to develop and experience the entire process of creative making. During the extended period of time students engage in personal experiences to develop poetic knowledge which aids in the full consideration of making architecture that is grounded in poetic expression, evolved from their developing personal vision of the world.
The program is run by a not for profit organization called Artemis Institute. It offers university credit through Montana State University located in Bozeman, Montana.
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[edit] Founder's Bio
Artemis Institute’s founder and director is Lori Ryker. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Montana, an ideal location for the Remote Studio. She has a Ph.D. from Texas A & M University and a Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Her Ph.D. serves as the pedagogical formwork and research for the Remote Studio. She is the author of 3 books, Mockbee Coker: Thought and Process (ISBN: 1-56898-042-6), Off The Grid: Modern Homes and Alternative Technology (ISBN: 1-58685-516-6) , and Off The Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sustainable Living (ISBN 10: 1-58685-689-8). She is a founding partner of Ryker/Nave Design located in Livingston, Montana. She taught at Montana State University, Auburn University and Texas A&M before launching Artemis Institute.
[edit] Projects
By Year. Students listed for each project.
2006
- Pine Creek Pavilion
Location: Pine Creek Campground, Montana poject link
Students: Cole Robertson, Justin Alexander, Peter Costanti, Marit Lueth, Tripp Lewton, Matt Throssell, Travis Scheefer, Tim Sanford, Jaric Pope
2003
- North Star Ranch Wind Shelter
Location: North Star Ranch, Montana project link
Students: Justin Smith, Joe Roodell, Nick Fulton, Patricia Flores, Andrea Kauffman, Eva Unruh, Steve Harrop, Brian Gregoire, Cyndie Freier, Wayne Sellers
2001
- B Bar Ranch Wind Shelter
Location: B Bar Ranch, Montana project link
Students: Meg Hanson, Ben Elias, Mike Britton, Eric Alley, Chad Fraser, Melinda Riley, Jon Criswell, Coral VerBurg, Lia Johnson, Jacob Schell
1999
- Bird Watching Station
Location: West Texas project link
Students: Jud Moore, Keith Randolph, Jeremy Holub, Jennifer Bailey, Curtis Eppley
[edit] Publications
Montana State University Extended Studies
Architecture Journal, Volume 07, September 2004: ISBN: 1-56898-484-7
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