Dec 1, 2026
LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester
concept & vision
a 14-foot-tall seating platform crafted from a stack of 70 recycled doors ascends to create an amphitheater overlooking 22nd Street through glazed storefront windows
design & architecture
a new architecture and design bookstore and public reading room motivated by an urgent need for spaces where architecture books can be discovered and discussed, and by the equally urgent desire to engage with the street. The triangular installation splits the space in section creating a shared area for reading and conversation
impact & significance
lots of solid wood doors are sourced from Build It Green! NYC, a nonprofit supplier of salvaged building materials, and reimagined as a public space to gather
