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Mario Gentile and Tim Barnes
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SHIFTSPACE is a Philadelphia-based design studio focused on the interplay of architecture and industrial design.
SHIFTSPACE creates product systems, environments, and experiences for public space, retail, landscape, and residential typologies. The studio approaches architecture projects as products; considering fabrication methods, environmental impact, mobility, modularity, activation, and customization. As a craft-focused practice, the studio utilizes both emerging and established manufacturing processes.
SHIFTSPACE was founded in 2009 by architect Mario Gentile as a creative studio interested in the adaptation of existing structures through the addition of efficient elements. The studio has been an active participant in incubators hosted by Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies. In addition to commissioned work, SHIFTSPACE designs lifestyle products under the moniker of SHIFT.
Mario Gentile
Mario Gentile is the Founder and CEO of SHIFTSPACE. He is a registered architect and a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and sits on the board of Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden.
Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes is the Creative Director for SHIFTSPACE. Tim is a Philadelphia native. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Tyler School of Art, where he was the recipient of the AIA Henry Adams Certificate. As a multi-disciplinary designer, Tim works across the mediums of architecture, industrial design and the visual arts.
Mario Gentile and Tim Barnes
Profile
SHIFTSPACE is a Philadelphia-based design studio focused on the interplay of architecture and industrial design.
SHIFTSPACE creates product systems, environments, and experiences for public space, retail, landscape, and residential typologies. The studio approaches architecture projects as products; considering fabrication methods, environmental impact, mobility, modularity, activation, and customization. As a craft-focused practice, the studio utilizes both emerging and established manufacturing processes.
SHIFTSPACE was founded in 2009 by architect Mario Gentile as a creative studio interested in the adaptation of existing structures through the addition of efficient elements. The studio has been an active participant in incubators hosted by Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies. In addition to commissioned work, SHIFTSPACE designs lifestyle products under the moniker of SHIFT.
Mario Gentile
Mario Gentile is the Founder and CEO of SHIFTSPACE. He is a registered architect and a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and sits on the board of Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden.
Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes is the Creative Director for SHIFTSPACE. Tim is a Philadelphia native. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Tyler School of Art, where he was the recipient of the AIA Henry Adams Certificate. As a multi-disciplinary designer, Tim works across the mediums of architecture, industrial design and the visual arts.
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