- Royce Fellowship
Tei
Carpenter
Concentration
Philosophy
Award Year
2004
Responsive Architecture: An Analysis of Indigenous Structures in the Melanesian Culture of New Caledonia and Their Application Towards a Contemporary Sustainable Architecture
Faculty Sponsor: Dietrich Neumann
Tei examined traditional indigenous building methods in the Melanesian culture through a study of international museum collections, historic buildings and a site visit to New Caledonia. Tei collaborated with climate engineers in New York City to analyze the indigenous principles as they may be applied to sustainable architecture today using current technology.
Tei is a visiting lecturer at the Rice School of Architecture. Her current research focuses on emerging models of industry and new spaces of production, examining their potential to generate new organizations and interactions at both an urban and architectural scale. She lives in New York.