T Space will inaugurate its latest exhibition "New Hudson Valley Houses" on September 7 at the Archive Gallery in Rhinebeck, New York. The comprehensive showcase features ten recently designed residential projects by prominent architects including Stan Allen, Garrick Ambrose, Steven Holl, Toshiko Mori Architect, and MOS, all situated within a three-hour radius of New York City.
The exhibition takes a unique approach by presenting exclusively architectural models and drawings rather than traditional photography of completed structures. This curatorial decision invites visitors to engage directly with the creative process and conceptual foundations underlying each project, offering insight into the architects' methodologies and design thinking.
Despite representing various stages of development, all featured houses share four fundamental guiding principles that reflect contemporary architectural priorities. These include the preservation of the Hudson Valley's natural landscape, the pursuit of individual architectural expression, an emphasis on materiality and appropriate scale, and ecological integration with the surrounding environment. These priorities manifest through specific design strategies such as minimizing site disturbance, utilizing domestic architecture as a testing ground for exploring light and proportion relationships, and implementing sustainable systems including solar energy, geothermal heating, and green roof technologies.
Collectively, the projects highlight the Hudson Valley region as a fertile ground for architectural experimentation. The area's glacially shaped terrain and expansive rural sites provide architects with unique opportunities to engage directly with landscape and ecological considerations, resulting in innovative residential solutions that respond to both environmental constraints and contemporary living needs.
Each participating architectural practice approaches this regional context through a distinct conceptual lens. Stan Allen's work explores the intersection of architecture, vernacular building traditions, and landscape integration, often through houses and studios that emphasize direct site engagement. Garrick Ambrose focuses on architecture's capacity to forge connections between people, culture, and the natural world, drawing on extensive experience across scales ranging from intimate studios to major cultural institutions.
Toshiko Mori Architect brings a methodology that integrates ecological sensitivity, rigorous material research, and historical context into designs that balance conceptual rigor with pragmatic responsiveness to site conditions. Steven Holl Architects distill their broader investigations of light, materiality, and spatial experience into residential projects that respond intimately to specific site characteristics and environmental factors.
MOS, under the leadership of Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith, contributes an experimental approach that spans domestic, cultural, and institutional typologies. Their work situates residential architecture within a broader discourse of design innovation, challenging conventional boundaries between different building types and scales.
Through the presentation of models, drawings, and conceptual frameworks, the exhibition emphasizes the enduring relevance of residential architecture as a laboratory for integrating form, material properties, and ecological considerations. This approach provides visitors with a lens for understanding how contemporary architecture can simultaneously preserve and thoughtfully transform its surrounding landscape context.
The exhibition coincides with several other notable architectural presentations in the region. The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture is currently presenting "Architecture & Art: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection" at the Modulightor Building in New York, featuring architectural drawings and photographs by renowned architects including Eileen Gray, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, and Aldo Rossi.
Additionally, the 2025 edition of the European Cultural Centre's "Time Space Existence" exhibition in Venice has adopted the theme "Repair, Regenerate, and Reuse," showcasing practitioners who view architecture as an active agent of environmental and social repair. Meanwhile, in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation has announced the groundbreaking of the National Museum of Uzbekistan designed by Tadao Ando, marking the acclaimed architect's first major project in Central Asia.
