Jesse Seegers is a spatial practitioner and mediator working between architecture, design, writing, editing, publishing, and research practices.
Their creative practice currently includes, but is not limited to:
- Development of Sees, a platform for publishing a new generation of spatial cultures in, of and for the 21st century
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- Teaching Visual Foundation Studio and advising Graduate Thesis and undergraduate students at New York University in the Tandon School of Engineering's Integrated Design and Media (IDM) Program;
- Membership in Local Union 7902 of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (ACT-UAW);
- Writing, editing and consulting on architecture, art, design and technology for publications, institutions and cultural organizations.
They have ceased the following activities:
- Teaching Design & The Future of Publishing in the School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons School of Design, and Multimedia Publishing, Production & Writing Lab in the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program, both at The New School for Social Research;
- Designing and consulting on temporary inflatable structures (pneumatic tensile membrane environments) commissioned for their experience economy potential: including music, dance, raves, brand pop-ups and other temporary gatherings of various sizes and durations;
Previously, they were Associate Editor, Digital Projects at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) from 2014-2017 where they was part of a team responsible for a complete strategic overhaul of the digital presence and visual culture of the school: including a new website, digital publishing platform, multi-platform social media presence, updated visual identity, and in-building display systems. Prior to that they were 2013-2014 Power Corporation of Canada Curatorial Intern at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.
They graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University in 2013 and a Bachelor of Arts from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2009.
They have written about architecture, art, design, and technology for publications in print and online including: KALEIDOSCOPE, PIN-UP, REAL Review, The Architect’s Newspaper, TANK, Frog, and DAMn°, among others.
You can find more recent updates on these media platforms:
︎ Are.na ︎
︎ Twitter 👍
︎ Instagram 👎
For inquiries about collaborating, or just to say hello, don’t hesitate to get in touch:
︎ Email
Selected Press:
○ The Last Magazine
○ The Architects Newspaper
○ Metropolis
○ Sight Unseen
○ Ocula
○ The Architects Newspaper
○ PIN–UP
○ The Fader (M.Y.R.I.A.D.)
○ The New York Times ( M.Y.R.I.A.D.)
○ Outsider
○ Buffy Soft–Space
○ The Last Magazine
○ The Architects Newspaper
○ Metropolis
○ Sight Unseen
○ Ocula
○ The Architects Newspaper
○ PIN–UP
○ The Fader (M.Y.R.I.A.D.)
○ The New York Times ( M.Y.R.I.A.D.)
○ Outsider
○ Buffy Soft–Space
Lectures:
○ Inflatable Projects, NC State, November 2021
○ Sci-Arc Theory Seminar, August 2020
○ Princeton Architecture School workshop, September 2019
○ Mutualisms @ NEW INC, February 2019
○ 2nd Floor Salon, November 2018
○ Inflatocookbook 2.0, Brooklyn Public Library, May 2018
○ Turncoats NYC, June 2017
○ Pioneer Works, June 2015
○ Callicoon Art Walk, August 2015
○ Inflatable Projects, NC State, November 2021
○ Sci-Arc Theory Seminar, August 2020
○ Princeton Architecture School workshop, September 2019
○ Mutualisms @ NEW INC, February 2019
○ 2nd Floor Salon, November 2018
○ Inflatocookbook 2.0, Brooklyn Public Library, May 2018
○ Turncoats NYC, June 2017
○ Pioneer Works, June 2015
○ Callicoon Art Walk, August 2015