11/17/18 - 06/02/19
The Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington in Seattle, WA: The Library of Black Lies, Formation Association's collaboration with artist Edgar Arceneaux, is exhibited at The Henry Gallery, the art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, positing that one cannot be trapped in the passive acceptance of history, rather must make infinite new books, systems, and proposals for future meanings.
9/20/18
Formation Association wins lead design architect commission for the new campus of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pomona. Incorporating master planning and programming phases, the project will be designed by the collaborative team 'Formation Association with CannonDesign'.
07/19/18
Formation Association’s Design Director, John K Chan is quoted in Curbed LA offering speculative suggestions regarding the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA. “Experiences that allow athletes, visitors, and Angelenos alike to move through a Los Angeles that is experientially more communal, accessible, and granular via biking, scootering, and emerging modes of transportation not only bring visitors to the games, but bring them through the neighborhoods of our transforming city.” — John Chan, Formation Association
04/20/18
1555 Sunset Blvd opening, Los Angeles, CA. Mitch O’Farrel, Los Angeles CD13 Councilmember, inaugurates the opening of Formation Association’s project 1555 Sunset Blvd, a 6,700 s.f. adaptive reuse commercial community.
18/01/17 - 03/25/18
The Library of Black Lies, Formation Association’s collaboration with artist Edgar Arceneaux, is exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. A library and a labyrinth, the project is a meditation on African American identity in which people of any culture can find themselves at the center.
11/13/17
Flora-Gato graces Dezeen
Flora-Gato, Formation Association’s cat shelter in the form of a biomorphic trellis, graces the cover of Dezeen.
10/29/17
John K Chan, Formation Association’s Design Director, moderates discussion panel for the opening of ‘Define Gravity’, curated by John Silvis at the Ahmanson Gallery. The conversation unpacked the essential nature of sculpture to both ‘define’ and also ‘defy’ gravity, with panelists Mary Leigh Cherry, Nathan Mabry, Lynn Aldrich, Hermione Allsopp, and Meg Lipke.
06/11/17
Formation Association collaborates with LA artists Edgar Arceneaux and Nery Gabriel Lemus in presenting multi-generational participatory art projects Collapse Construction, aMazing Corrugation, and Sheer Reflection at the OCMA Family Day, in conjunction with the 2017 California-Pacific Triennial, curated by OCMA Senior Curator Cassandra Coblentz
02/04/17-03/26/17
The Library of Black Lies, Formation Association’s collaboration with artist Edgar Arceneaux, is exhibited at the Main Museum. A library and a labyrinth, the project is a meditation on African American identity in which people of any culture can find themselves at the center.
10/27/17
Formation Association’s Flora-Gato exhibited at the Herman Miller Showroom, a contribution to the non-profit Architects for Animals event, 'Giving Shelter 2017’ Flora-Gato is a biomorphic trellis structure which serves both as cat shelter and landscape seating for volunteers. A collaboration between Formation Association, Terremoto Landscape, and Arktura.
10/14/17 - 01/08/17
The Library of Black Lies, Formation Association’s collaboration with artist Edgar Arceneaux, is exhibited at the MIT List Visual Arts Center. A library and a labyrinth, the project is a meditation on African American identity in which people of any culture can find themselves at the center.
01/21/17
Calaveras Residence wins AIA PF 2016 Honor Award. The Calaveras Residence is an addition and remodel
03/10/16
Formation Association’s Cat-à-Tête exhibited at the Herman Miller Showroom, a contribution to the non-profit Architects for Animals event, 'Giving Shelter 2016'. A cat shelter which doubles as volunteer seating, Cat-à-Tête frames an inter-species dialogue between cats and humans alike. A collaboration between Formation Association, Arktura, and Buro Happold.
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/16
MAS / Long Beach Mobile ArtSpace wins Progressive Architecture Award. Formation Association’s collaboration with Steve Roden, 64North, and Buro Happold.
02/13/16 - 07/17/16
The Library of Black Lies, Formation Association’s collaboration with artist Edgar Arceneaux, is exhibited at the Mona Bismark Amercian Center in Paris as part of Wasteland, a group exhibition curated by LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division)’s Director and Curator, Shamim M. Momin.
11/10/15
INTERPLAY, Lecture at Tunghai University Department of Architecture. Breif excerpt: 'Through an array of projects varying in type and scale, John K Chan will discuss the ongoing interplay between physical and psychological phenomena operating in the work and play of Formation Association.'
8/30/15
Pascualitos, Formation Association's first small lot subdivision project submitted to Los Angeles Planning Department.
07/21/15
Formation Association begins collaboration with Los Angeles artist Edgar Arceneaux on Library of Black Lies, an architectural scale art installation project to be shown at the Mona Bismark American Center for Art & Culture in Paris, France.
03/17/15
MAK Center for Art and Architecture produces Schindler LAB, an online publication of invited installation proposals. Formation Association's submission, entitled 'Impressions', was among a select few designated for future development. In collaboration with Los Angeles artist, Nery Gabriel Lemus, the project may be viewed at the following link: John Chan / Formation Association and Nery Gabriel Lemus, Impressions
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/15
Formation Association begins collaboration with Productora, an architectural practice located in Mexico City, on the Fleischmann Residence.
11/01/14 - 11/03/14
Formation Association Design Director, John K Chan, moderates a series of panel discussions throughout Preaching in a Visual Age, a conference produced by Fuller Theological Seminary exploring the place of preaching in our image-shaped world.
09/10/14
Architects for Animals, 'Giving Shelter': Formation Association's contribution, Crawlspace, exhibited at the Herman Miller Showroom.
Los Angeles, CA
06/23/14
Formation Association featured in Archinect's Employer of the Day - Weekly Round-Up.
03/18/13
Westfield Art Park artist team, along with Formation Association, unanimously and regretfully withdraw from Westfield Art Park project.
West Covina, CA
10/25/12
Formation Association chosen to design the Westfield Art Park (Working Title), a publicly funded Art In Public Places project on the premises of Westfield West Covina.
Selected with a collaborative artist team comprised of Edgar Arceneaux, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Formation Association, and Buro Happold, Los Angeles.
West Covina, CA
05/02/12
Formation Association selected by MAK Center L.A. to participate in the 'Schindler Lab' program, an ongoing series of installations pairing emerging art and architecture in Schindler's Kings Road House. Selected in collaboration with Los Angeles artist, Nery Gabriel Lemus.
12/02/11
Formation Association wins AIA Long Beach/ South Bay Citation Award for MAS / Long Beach Mobile ArtSpace.
11/11
LA Milll Coffee Boutique selected for Travel + Leisure magazine article: ' America's Coolest Coffee Houses'
Travel + Leisure, November 2011
10/26/11
Formation Association wins AIA / Los Angeles , Next LA Citation Award for MAS / Long Beach Mobile ArtSpace.
04/12/11
John K Chan to lecture with artist Edgar Arceneaux of Watts House Project.
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
03/15/11
John K Chan to lecture with Janet Owen Driggs of Farmlab and Metabolic Studio
Biola Univeristy
La Mirada, CA
03/08/11
Formation Association wins competition for Mobile Arts and Architecture Project, organized by the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Selected with collaborative team of Steve Roden, Formation Association, 64North, and Buro Happold, Los Angeles.
Long Beach, CA
01/27/11
Formation Association commences construction administration on Calaveras House.
Altadena, CA
11/30/10
Formation Association selected as finalist for Mobile Arts and Architecture Project , organized by the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Selected with collaborative team of Steve Roden, Formation Association, 64North, and Buro Happold, Los Angeles.
Long Beach, CA
10/08/10
John K Chan appointed ‘Visionary In Residence’ for BIOLA University, 2011
Sponsored by the Art Department and Department of Urban Studies
La Mirada, CA
04/02/09
Edgewater House construction completed in Silver Lake.
Los Angeles, CA
10/16/08
Formation Association wins 2008 Los Angeles AIA Restaurant Design Award for La Mill Coffee Boutique, in Silver Lake.
Los Angeles, CA
08/02/08
Formation Association commences construction administration on Edgewater House, in Silver Lake.
Los Angeles, CA.