Cole Kazuo Masuno
Cole Kazuo Masuno is a Los Angeles based designer who has received his Bachelors of Architecture (B.Arch) from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
He is currently working at Formation Association, and has co-taught as a teaching assistant for various design studios, visual and applied studies seminars at SCI-Arc. Prior to working at Formation Association, Cole worked at award winning offices such as Eric Owen Moss Architects, and Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects.
Cole is a principal/founder of Alterity Studio.
He is currently working at Formation Association, and has co-taught as a teaching assistant for various design studios, visual and applied studies seminars at SCI-Arc. Prior to working at Formation Association, Cole worked at award winning offices such as Eric Owen Moss Architects, and Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects.
Cole is a principal/founder of Alterity Studio.
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Cole Kazuo Masuno — Bio
Cole Masuno’s work explores the accidental and incidental aesthetics of as-found materials, objects, and leftover vestiges embedded within our built environment. His research speculates on how we deal with the generic relative to our cultural archive and rethinking how we can upcycle what we have too much of – specifically, non-physical signs and symbols from our visual culture as ready-mades, and different vernacular architectural histories. Raised in Los Angeles and trained as an architect, his work arises from an deep connection to the city and its material culture. Cole Masuno’s practice questions the disciplinary boundaries of contemporary art and architecture as a practice.
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Instagram: @cole_kazuo