Ronald Rael | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Conejos County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder (B.EnvD), Columbia University (M.Arch) |
| Known for | Architecture, additive manufacturing, 3d printing, visual art, earthen architecture, ceramics, border wall studies, activism |
| Website | www |
Ronald Rael (born 1971)[1] is an American visual artist known for his work in architecture, human rights and environmental advocacy along theU.S.–Mexico border, earthen architecture, and pioneering work in developing materials for3D printing.[2]
Ronald Rael was born on 1971, in Conejos County, Colorado.[1]
He is a tenured full professor at theUniversity of California, Berkeley where he holds the Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture and is Chair of the Department of Art Practice. He Chaired the Department of Architecture from 2019 to 2020 and was the first chair in both of the Departments of Latino descent.[3]
He works independently, and operates collaboratively in the design ventures Emerging Objects, a "make-tank" that develops 3D printed materials, objects, software, hardware, as well as startup companies,[4] and Rael San Fratello, a social practice design based studio with the architectVirginia San Fratello.[5] In 2020 Rael San Fratello received the prestigious Beazely Award from the London Design Museum[6] and in 2021 the International Award for Art from the Institute for Public Art[7] for their project Teeter Totter Wall. In 2014 Rael San Fratello received theEmerging Voices award from theArchitectural League of New York.[8] He co-founded FORUST, a 3D printing company that uses sawdust, which was acquired by the 3D printing company Desktop Metal.[9]
His collaborative work is in the collection of theMuseum of Modern Art,[10] theSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[5] and The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Their series,Bad Ombres v.2, was acquired by theSmithsonian American Art Museum as part of theRenwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[11][12] He was educated at theUniversity of Colorado Boulder andColumbia University.[13]
Rael is the author of several books includingBorderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the U.S. - Mexico Boundary (University of California Press, 2017),[14]Printing Architecture: Innovative Recipes for 3D Printing (Princeton Architectural Press, 2018)[15] andEarth Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008).[16] His widely viewed TED talk onBorderwall as Architecture presents a "subversive reimagining of the US-Mexico border wall."[17]
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