V Owen Bush introduced Adam Dayem, who discussed his teaching at RPI, emphasizing the transition for second-year students from theoretical design to practical architectural problems involving representation conventions and a past adaptive reuse project at St. Mary's Church. Adam Dayem also shared insights on the impact of AI and parametric tools on architectural representation, the balance between practical skills and architectural thinking, and the overemphasis on visual perception in the field. The conversation then shifted to Adam Dayem's project, Sleeve House, detailing its design inspiration, materiality, budget constraints, spatial experience, and the subsequent commission for a winery by the owners, followed by a discussion on challenges in teaching embodied design and future directions for architectural practice and potential collaborations.

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Adam Dayem is an architect and educator whose work bridges speculative design and built form. As founding principal of Actual / Office and assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he’s best known for projects like the Sleeve House—a formally rigorous, materially expressive residence that’s become a case study in representation-driven practice. Whether guiding students or clients, Adam navigates the friction between theory and delivery with precision, making him a compelling voice in the evolving landscape of architectural modeling, pedagogy, and practice.

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