OUTLET14 / Guests: Taalman Koch Architecture : 07 01 08

OUTLET14 / Guests: Taalman Koch Architecture : 07 01 08 Taalman Koch Architecture is a collaborative and culturally focused architecture firm in Los Angeles. Founded by architects Linda Taalman and Alan Koch, the two are known for their unique ability to creatively partner with artists and collaborative teams in their projects. Growing out of their experiences working directly with artists in the TRESPASSING houses x artists project and the Dia : Beacon museum they developed a method of thinking about architecture that empirically responds to the situations presented to them. Rather than apply a singular formal language or strategy to a body of work, they strive to uncover op­portunities, actively looking to allow influences outside their previous experiences to shape their present perspectives. Their attention to the immediate project at hand has resulted in highly sensitive architectural projects that emphasize the experience and phenomenological results over the discrete image or object. Through collaboration with artists in other disciplines and borrowing from other industries they attempt to direct architecture broadly and without prescribed rules. MANDRAKE BAR / 2692 S. La Cienega Boulevard / Los Angeles CA 90034 For more information please visit: www.outlet4arch.org