HouMinn

The lecture this afternoon by HouMinn could be good. They're from Minneapolis and do prototype work with an emphasis on energy innovation. This photo is their Drape Wall.

Here's their description: 

"HouMinn practice is the result of a decidedly non-practice AND non-academic approach to research and design. Instead, it represents a third approach, one distinguished by three key characteristics that are atypical to both a traditional design firm and a traditional university. These are: first, a slow, evolutionary approach to academic design and research, second, the involvement of interdisciplinary collaborators, and third, an investment in the act of making."