Chromat is an American fashion label based in New York City . The label was formed by Becca McCharen-Tran in 2010. Drawing from Becca McCharen-Tran's background in architecture and urban design, Chromat focuses on empowering garments for all bodies.
18-577: Chromat began in 2010 as an extension of McCharen-Tran's degree in architecture design at University of Virginia School of Architecture . It was originally a collaboration with fellow architecture student Emily Kappes. Chromat's structural language is the foundation of each garment: from the simplest bikini to the most complex 3D printed dress. Chromat swimwear, lingerie, and signature architectural cages are all designed in New York City. Chromat designed custom pieces for Beyoncé 's 2014 MTV VMA Performance,
36-522: Is a Jefferson-style pavilion, like Monticello, that is considered Kimball's masterpiece. Shack Mountain was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992. Fiske Kimball died in Munich , Germany, on August 14, 1955. He and his wife are buried at Monticello Memorial Gardens on Monticello Mountain, about a mile from Monticello. He is commemorated by the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library at
54-823: Is located in Campbell Hall, and includes studio space, lecture halls, classrooms, the Fine Arts Café, and the Arts & Architecture Store (colloquially known as the A&;A). A decade-long program entitled "Campbell Constructions" was created by Dean Karen Van Lengen (1999–2009). She invited Architecture and Landscape Architecture faculty to contribute to the renovation and rejuvenation of the school and its grounds. Eleven projects were completed during this ten-year period, ranging from furniture to interior renovations, as well as building additions and outdoor projects and landscapes. Van Lengen led
72-548: Is the graduate school of architecture at the University of Virginia , a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia . The school offers master's, doctoral and limited bachelor's programmes in architecture , landscape architecture , architectural history , and urban and environmental planning . Additionally, the school offers a certificate in historic preservation . Founded by Thomas Jefferson , and set in
90-703: The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University . In 1925, he was appointed director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art , where he served until his retirement in January 1955. During his first year in Philadelphia, he lived in and restored the Mount Pleasant mansion. Kimball was a consultant on numerous other restoration projects, including Monticello , Gunston Hall , Stratford Hall , and Colonial Williamsburg . He
108-1718: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour , as well as for Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII halftime show in 2013. Chromat garments have also been worn by Madonna on her 2012 MDNA World Tour, Nicki Minaj on her 2011 Femme Fatale World Tour and Powerhouse 2014 performance, and by many other celebrities and musicians such as FKA Twigs , Taylor Swift , Ellie Goulding , Kelly Rowland , Tyra Banks , Hayley Williams , Sky Ferreira , Zola Jesus , Azealia Banks , Ariana Grande Rita Ora , and Charli XCX . Chromat has been featured in many magazine editorials and features, such as Vogue , Elle , DAZED, New York Magazine and Numéro . Autumn/Winter 2018: Wavvy. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2018. Spring/Summer 2018: Serenity. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on September 4, 2017. Autumn/Winter 2017: Buoyancy. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2017. Spring/Summer 2017: Hyperwave. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on September 4, 2016. Autumn/Winter 2016: Lumina. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2015. Spring/Summer 2016: Momentum. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on September 4, 2016. Autumn/Winter 2015: Mindfiles. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2015. Spring/Summer 2015: Formula 15. Debuted at New York Fashion Week on September 4, 2014. Autumn/Winter 2014: Bionic Bodies. Debuted at NYFW on February 6, 2014. Spring/Summer 2014: Mathletes. Debuted at NYFW on September 6, 2013. Autumn/Winter 2013: Superstructures. Debuted at NYFW on February 5, 2013. University of Virginia School of Architecture The University of Virginia School of Architecture
126-548: The UNESCO World Heritage Academical Village , the school was founded in 1919, but the original vision for the school dated to 1826. To date, the school is considered a leader for architectural studies, and is ranked among the top ten schools of architecture in the United States . The School of Architecture was a cornerstone of founder Thomas Jefferson 's concept for the university. He intended to use
144-635: The United States, he played a leading part in the restoration of Monticello and Stratford Hall Plantation in Virginia . Over his nearly-30-year tenure as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art , he moved the museum into its current building and greatly expanded its collections. Kimball was born in Newton, Massachusetts on December 8, 1888. He was educated at Harvard University , where he took both his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture. Kimball
162-541: The architecture of the Academical Village as a didactic instrument for students. Evidence suggests that Jefferson planned to instruct architecture students himself, but he died in 1826 before his vision could be realized. It would take more than 100 years after Jefferson's death for the School of Architecture to be formed. In 1919, a School of Fine Arts was established under the direction of Sidney Fiske Kimball , for whom
180-423: The planning and oversight of the designs. This series of projects was also part of a larger redevelopment program at the university. The two building expansions and landscape designs were collaborative design efforts between the faculty offices and SMBW Architects, the "Architects of Record" for all of the major additions and landscape projects. These expansions added some 12,000 square feet (1,100 m ) to accommodate
198-605: The school's growth over the previous two decades. The South Addition, by faculty member Bill Sherman, provides office space along the south side of the building. A series of landscape interventions accompany the South Addition, designed by Warren Byrd ( Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects ). The Elmaleh East Wing, by faculty member W. G. Clark, provides additional space for reviews and exhibits. The new additions were dedicated in October 2008. The original building, by Pietro Belluschi ,
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#1732884833854216-585: The top five publics of the last 10 years. The Master of Architecture program has the lowest tuition of any top-10 program ranked by DesignIntelligence ' s 2012 report. The graduate landscape architecture program is ranked third in master's programs at public universities and fifth overall. In a survey of deans and administrators, U.Va.'s Master of Landscape Architecture program ranked third overall, second for research and theory, fourth in design communication and cross-disciplinary teamwork, and fifth in computer applications. The program has consistently remained in
234-455: The top six of public programs and top 15 overall since 2005. The Planetizen 2012 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs ranked U.Va.'s program in Urban and Environmental Planning seventh in the nation. Fiske Kimball Sidney Fiske Kimball (1888 – 1955) was an American architect, architectural historian and museum director. A pioneer in the field of architectural preservation in
252-479: The university's Fine Arts Library is named. In 1954 the university dissolved the School of Fine Arts, merging it into the College of Arts and Sciences, and creating a new School of Architecture. In the nine decades since its founding, the school has grown from an initial enrollment of eleven students to some 350 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, with 54 full-time faculty members and an extensive staff. The school
270-529: Was appointed to head the newly formed department of art and architecture at the University of Virginia . While at the University of Virginia, he served as the supervising architect for Memorial Gymnasium (built in 1924), and the McIntire Amphitheatre on grounds at the university. He also designed the campus of Woodberry Forest School . In 1923, Kimball left the University of Virginia to establish
288-432: Was awarded a Sheldon Fellowship for travel to Europe in 1911 and passed his assistantship in the library to his sister Theodora Kimball Hubbard during his absence. This opportunity propelled his sister's career as the first Landscape Architecture Librarian at Harvard University. He then taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan, receiving a Ph.D. from the latter institution in 1915. In 1919, Kimball
306-471: Was completed in 1970. In the 2012 rankings by the journal DesignIntelligence , the school's architecture program tied for first place among public Master of Architecture programs and ranked seventh overall. U.Va. is also the top program among public and private universities in the South. The program has been ranked the first or second public Master of Architecture program three times in the last 10 years, and in
324-623: Was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1943. Kimball continued to work on projects in Virginia. Kimball designed his own home, Shack Mountain , in Albemarle County, Virginia , not from far Monticello. Kimball used Jefferson's architectural principles as the basis of his design of Shack Mountain , short for Shackelford Mountain, the surname of a branch of Jefferson's descendants. Built in 1935–1936, Shack Mountain
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