Remote Studio

The Remote Studio is an alternative educational program of architecture which challenges the primacy placed upon Cartesian conventions of methodology, objectivity, abstraction and process to allow students to explore their own creative directions as they are tied to the world around them. The program is conducted in a remote location in Park County, Montana. It is meant to provide distance learning gained through real rather than virtual distance.

The Remote Studio provides students of architecture with the opportunity to develop a better understanding of how their creative abilities are tied to their responsibility to the world. The program combines environmental philosophy, lessons in sustainability & backcountry adventure with design / build projects for local community clients.

Enrolled students dedicate a semester class load to the program in order to develop and experience the entire process of creative making. During the extended period of time students engage in personal experiences to develop poetic knowledge which aids in the full consideration of making architecture that is grounded in poetic expression, evolved from their developing personal vision of the world.

The program is run by a not for profit organization called [http://www.artemisinstitute.org Artemis Institute] . It offers university credit through Montana State University located in Bozeman, Montana.

Founder's Bio

Artemis Institute’s founder and director is Lori Ryker. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Montana, an ideal location for the Remote Studio. She has a Ph.D. from Texas A & M University and a Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Her Ph.D. serves as the pedagogical formwork and research for the Remote Studio. She is the author of 3 books, Mockbee Coker: Thought and Process (ISBN: 1-56898-042-6), Off The Grid: Modern Homes and Alternative Technology (ISBN: 1-58685-516-6) , and Off The Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sustainable Living (ISBN 10: 1-58685-689-8). She is a founding partner of Ryker/Nave Design located in Livingston, Montana. She taught at Montana State University, Auburn University and Texas A&M before launching Artemis Institute.

Projects

By Year. Students listed for each project.

2006

*Pine Creek Pavilion Location: Pine Creek Campground, Montana [http://www.artemisinstitute.org/Page_DESIGN%20BUILD_PC.html poject link] Students: Cole Robertson, Justin Alexander, Peter Costanti, Marit Lueth, Tripp Lewton, Matt Throssell, Travis Scheefer, Tim Sanford, Jaric Pope

2003

*North Star Ranch Wind Shelter Location: North Star Ranch, Montana [http://www.artemisinstitute.org/Page_DESIGN%20BUILD_NS.html project link] Students: Justin Smith, Joe Roodell, Nick Fulton, Patricia Flores, Andrea Kauffman, Eva Unruh, Steve Harrop, Brian Gregoire, Cyndie Freier, Wayne Sellers

2001

*B Bar Ranch Wind Shelter Location: B Bar Ranch, Montana [http://www.artemisinstitute.org/Page_DESIGN%20BUILD_BB.html project link] Students: Meg Hanson, Ben Elias, Mike Britton, Eric Alley, Chad Fraser, Melinda Riley, Jon Criswell, Coral VerBurg, Lia Johnson, Jacob Schell

1999

*Bird Watching Station Location: West Texas [http://www.artemisinstitute.org/Page_DESIGN%20BUILD_WT.html project link] Students: Jud Moore, Keith Randolph, Jeremy Holub, Jennifer Bailey, Curtis Eppley

Publications

[http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0425/news_2-2.html Architecture Week]

[http://eu.montana.edu/continuinged/about/ArchNews.htm Montana State University Extended Studies]

[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-91140054.html Wilderness Training]

[http://www.newwest.net/index.php/main/article/8949/ Owning The Views]

[http://www.thattechnicalbookstore.com/b1568984847.htm Landscape Within Architecture]

Architecture Journal, Volume 07, September 2004: ISBN: 1-56898-484-7

Sources

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http://www.artemisinstitute.org