credits: Leo Zacharias

Killian O Brien in front of the crowd at the Broad Street Ballroom.

On Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, LVHRD welcomed almost 500 members and guests, bringing either cheese or crackers as required for entry, to The Broad Street Ballroom in NYC’s financial district, for the third iteration of LVHRD’s Master-Disaster Architect Duel.

THROW DOWN

Teams of female architects from Balmori Associates (Killian O’ Brien and Sarah Wayland-Smith) and Field Operations (Sierra Bainbridge and Maura Rockcastle) were tasked with building a green roof network across a four building span in a model section of Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan out of 25 pounds of cheese.

VICTORY

After completing their models, Team Balmori (donning matching green dresses) and Team Field Operations (in custom-patterned kimonos) presented their designs to the audience. Aided by eztxtmsg, audience members voted for the winning design by text message. With all the votes tallied, Team Field Operations was declared the winner, gaining 66% of the votes.

EYE CANDY

Michelle Collins, blogger for VH1’s Best Week Ever, hosted the competition, sharing the stage with Turntable Lab DJs Snack and C’Mish. See a slew of pictures in the Photo Gallery & watch the ARCHDL III VDO.

credits: Leo Zacharias

Build bridges out of cheese.

RE: PAINTING THE TOWN RED

Event coverage came buzzing in from these web-beacons. Click around to get some diff perspects on the Third Architect’s Duel.

/ ARCHINECT

/ COOL HUNTING

/ CURBED

/ DESIGN IS KINKY

/ FLAVORPILL