Karla Rothstein facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Karla Maria Rothstein
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| Born | April 6, 1966 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Latent Productions |
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Karla Maria S. Rothstein, born in 1966, is an American architect. She is also a professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. There, she started and leads a special group called DeathLAB at Columbia University.
Karla Rothstein also helped create Latent Productions in 1999. This is a company in New York City that focuses on architecture, research, and development. She started it with Salvatore Perry. A big part of her work is thinking about how we use city spaces for remembering people who have passed away.
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Becoming an Architect
Karla Rothstein studied architecture at two well-known universities. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Architecture, from the University of Maryland in 1988. Later, in 1992, she received her Master of Architecture from Columbia University.
While at Columbia, Karla also studied in other countries. She went to the Moscow Institute of Architecture in Russia in 1989. She also studied at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Switzerland in 1991. Before starting her own company, she worked as an architect for other international firms.
Cool Projects and Designs
Karla Rothstein's first building was the "Ballston Lake House" in New York. She designed it with Joel Towers. This house is special because it uses 150,000 pounds of heavy concrete. It was even featured in a book about important American buildings.
In 2014, Karla Rothstein designed a commercial space. She used custom concrete blocks that looked unique. This design was recognized by groups like Built by Women New York City.
Innovative Memorials
In 2015, Karla's company, Latent Productions, worked on a project called Constellation Park. This project explored new ways to remember people who have passed away. It won third place in an international competition. A model of Constellation Park was even shown at the Sir John Soane's Museum in London.
Other Notable Works
One of her most well-known projects was Verboten. This was a large nightclub in Brooklyn, New York. It covered about 10,000 square feet.
Karla Rothstein has worked on many different types of projects. These include designing affordable homes in Brooklyn. She also works on new, eco-friendly ways to replace old city cemeteries. Other projects include a childcare center in New York City. She also designed a strong building for a flood zone in the Rockaways.
Another big project is transforming a huge old mill in Massachusetts called Greylock Works. This 240,000 square foot building is becoming a mix of food production, homes, a hotel, and restaurants. This project received a large grant to help with its renovation.
Awards and Recognition
Karla Rothstein has received many awards for her work. These awards recognize her skills in architecture and design.
- 2001: She received a Progressive Architecture Award for a building proposal in New York City.
- 2006: She was recognized for her work on affordable housing projects in New York City.
- 2013: She was a finalist for the Presidential Award to Honor Great Teaching at Columbia University. Her Constellation Park design was also shortlisted in a competition.
- 2014: She won an AIANY Honor Award for her design of Runner&Stone, a bakery-bar-restaurant. Her concrete "Belly Blocks" were also finalists for an Architizer A+ Award.
- 2015: She received the Built by Women NYC award. This award celebrates 100 women who have made great contributions to buildings in New York City.
- 2016: Her design proposal "Sylvan Constellation" won first place in the Future Cemetery design competition. This project imagined a new way to use a cemetery in Bristol, UK.
- 2018: She received a MacDowell Fellowship.
Exhibitions and Publications
Karla Rothstein's work has been shown in many exhibitions and featured in various publications.
Exhibitions
- 2018: An exhibition called DeathLAB: Democratizing Death opened at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa in Japan. It ran until March 2019. This exhibition showed videos, design projects, and interviews related to DeathLAB's ideas.
- 2018: She also had an exhibition called OnSite: Karla Rothstein at Art Omi.
Publications
Her ideas and projects have been featured in many magazines and journals. These include Architecture Magazine, The New York Times, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and WIRED Japan. She has also written chapters in books about architecture and how we think about life and death in modern cities.
See also
In Spanish: Karla Rothstein para niños
