The Louisiana Channel visited Jenny Sabin, one of the absolute forerunners and most creative minds of contemporary architecture. With her solid research base at Cornell University, she seeks to widen the boundaries and interconnectedness of her field and sees nature as an inspiring collaborator.
“I think we're now at a point where we realize the value of design and others are realizing the value of design, and that's where collaboration across disciplines, I think, radical new approaches are happening that are so exciting for the role of the architect. Maybe it isn't just about buildings but also about working on cancer biology. Maybe it's about working on entirely new material systems that can become adaptive building skins. And I think that's not only the future. It's the now.”
Jenny E. Sabin (b.1974) is an architectural designer whose work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st-century architectural practice—one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of responsive material structures and ecological spatial interventions for diverse audiences.
Jenny Sabin was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner at Cornell University and in her studio in Ithaca, New York, in May 2024.
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2024
Louisiana Channel is supported by Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond, Ny Carlsbergfondet, and C.L. Davids Fond og Samling. This film is supported by Dreyersfond and Fritz Hansen.