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Join AD—WO, a globally renowned New York art and architecture practice, for a conversation about their work and the forces shaping our streetscapes and public spaces.
Jen Wood and Emanuel Admassu, who founded AD—WO in 2015, question architectural and urban-design norms through art, design, and curatorial interventions—and their works invite us to do the same. AD—WO challenges borders and classifications, including the ways that spaces are valued and owned, using frameworks in Black studies, decolonization, and conceptual art.
From buildings to objects to exhibition designs, the New York–based practice has completed projects in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, and the US. Their work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale’s 18th International Architecture Exhibition (2023); Art Omi in Ghent, New York (2023); and The Museum of Modern Art in New York City (2021); and is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. Among many other accolades, AD—WO received a United States Artists Fellowship in 2024.
An audience Q&A follows the presentation. This program is a collaboration with Ohio State’s Department of Design and the Knowlton School.
IMAGE CAPTIONAD—WO founders Jen Wood and Emanuel Admassu.
Jen Wood (Naarm/Melbourne, Australia) is founding principal of AD—WO and a licensed architect in New York. She has extensive experience working for leading architecture practices in Australia and the US. Wood received a BA and MA from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in advanced architectural design from Columbia University.
Emanuel Admassu (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is founding principal of AD—WO and assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. His work addresses spatial justice and African urbanism. Admassu completed his BA in architecture at Kennesaw State University, followed by a master’s degree in advanced architectural design and advanced architectural research at Columbia University.
This lecture is made possible by generous support from Ohio State’s Office of Academic Affairs.
LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY CoverMyMeds Huntington ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYOhio Arts Council The Ohio State University Office of Outreach & Engagement Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation SUPPORT FOR LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family Institute of Museum and Library Services Mellon Foundation Every Page Foundation Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts CampusParc Nationwide Foundation Lois S. and H. Roy Chope Fund of The Columbus Foundation The Columbus Foundation Axium Packaging ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection David Crane and Elizabeth Dang
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