Marc Swackhamer on Interdisciplinary Design Collaboration and Concept Development

Marc Swackhamer - HouMinn Practice

Marc Swackhamer and Blair Satterfield founded HouMinn (pronounced "human") Practice (formerly slvDESIGN) in 1998. HouMinn, an acronym combining Blair's hometown, Houston, with Marc's, Minneapolis, is an interdisciplinary design collaborative focused on advanced materials, digital fabrication, responsive systems, and low-cost housing. Much of HouMinn's work involves full-scale prototyping of alternative building assemblies. Advancements emerge through a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration that infiltrates every project. Over the years, Houminn has worked with a computer scientist, an electrical engineer, a team of mechanical engineering students, an aerospace engineer, a bio-medical researcher, a product designer, and many other practitioners, academics, and students.

Recorded on July 31st, 2008 at Solutions for the Other 90% at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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[nicoleswackhamer]

heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...I'm a swackhamer too.... lol