{"id":164433,"date":"2025-09-18T01:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/164433\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T01:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:57:13","slug":"passion-for-public-art-this-role-could-be-for-you-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/164433\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion for public art? This role could be for you | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following our previous look at an opening for a\u00a0Sustainability Analyst at Practice<\/a>, we are using this week\u2019s edition of our\u00a0Job Highlights series<\/a>\u00a0to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a\u00a0Project Architect\/Manager at Metalab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The role, based in Houston, TX, calls for an individual who is \u201cwilling to manage smaller-scale public art projects with the safety-net of an experienced team of colleagues.\u201d Among the responsibilities for the role will be engaging in creative infrastructure projects encompassing \u201cnon-traditional architectural typologies such as park pavilions, bridges, memorials, community centers, gateways, and other expressive and high-quality structures that are experienced in the public realm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Why the role interests us<\/p>\n

The open role at Metalab offers us the opportunity to explore the work of a studio that engages with architecture, creative infrastructure, and public art project management. The firm\u2019s engagement with art and architecture is underpinned by both an appreciation for regional craftsmanship and an embrace of digital fabrication and 3D modelling.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince our founding in 2007, we\u2019ve recognized that we take the greatest pride in our work in the public realm, accessible to all,\u201d the studio says. \u201cWe find joy in the discovery of new ways to solve technical, structural, and material problems. By solving these problems, we create moments of intrigue, whimsy, and spectacle. Our time and experience working in Public Art and Creative Infrastructure have affected us as architects, and we have a unique skill set.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Among the firm\u2019s previous projects were providing fabrication consultation and construction management for Radiant Fountains<\/a>, a set of three 60-foot sculptures by Dennis Oppenheim, commissioned by the Houston Arts Alliance for the Houston Airport System. Installed at Bush Intercontinental Airport\u2019s main approach, the towers feature LED animations resembling cascading droplets and rising light.<\/p>\n

Also in Houston, the firm oversaw New Harmony Grotto<\/a>, a meditation space originally proposed in 1963 by architect Frederick Kiesler, commissioned by Jane Blaffer Owen for New Harmony, Indiana. The University of Houston, in collaboration with the Kiesler Foundation, reinterpreted the design using digital modeling and fabrication. The proposal includes a steel trellis, original gate, and curved bridge.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Further reading for interested candidates<\/p>\n

Job Highlights<\/a>\u00a0is one of a number of ongoing weekly series showcasing the opportunities available on our industry-leading\u00a0job board<\/a>. Our\u00a0Meet Your Next Employer<\/a>\u00a0series profiles and interviews interesting studios with open positions currently available on Archinect Jobs, while our\u00a0weekly roundups<\/a>\u00a0curate job opportunities by location, career level, and job description.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following our previous look at an opening for a\u00a0Sustainability Analyst at Practice, we are using this week\u2019s edition…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-164433","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}