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2024-10-31T19:31:29-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150452182/aa-school-of-architecture-students-construct-timber-tree-and-truss-structure-using-robotic-fabrication
AA School of Architecture students construct timber 'Tree and Truss' structure using robotic fabrication
Josh Niland
2024-10-29T12:19:00-04:00
>2024-10-29T13:53:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ee/ee28b78045790634f91a8a381c8bd5c8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new student-led project from the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/298/architectural-association-school-of-architecture-aa" target="_blank">Architectural Association School of Architecture</a> (AA) that combines robotic fabrication processes with new software applications has been shared with Archinect as part of the school's Design + Make 2022-24 cohort. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/52c3f87e0bbd654e00e4aa2589c04db6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/52c3f87e0bbd654e00e4aa2589c04db6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: courtesy Design + Make course Architectural Association/Photographer Rafael Ferres Echavarren</figcaption></figure><p>The 'Tree and Truss' project is a mass timber structure made from locally sourced materials and designed to support the columns and trusses of a new lecture hall standing in Hooke Park on the school's Woodland Campus.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a5ab27c5286765d640da25a52a1f066.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a5ab27c5286765d640da25a52a1f066.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: courtesy Design + Make course Architectural Association/Photographer Rafael Ferres Echavarren</figcaption></figure><p>Together, the students say: "The project explores a hybrid structure that seamlessly transitions from natural geometry to engineered timber and regards the tree as column and the truss as beam as the fundamental points of departure. We design through making and aim to work with the material behavior of timber."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c13d2b5f66f8393eae91df34e3f74f35.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c13d2b5f66f8393eae91df34e3f74f35.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: courtesy ...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150451692/columbia-gsapp-s-floating-cloud-installation-seeks-to-unite-a-fractious-campus
Columbia GSAPP's floating 'Cloud' installation seeks to unite a fractious campus
Josh Niland
2024-10-24T19:08:00-04:00
>2024-10-29T16:58:23-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7cfe39f40d11790cc82c8c74fa02459b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/columbiagsapp" target="_blank">Columbia GSAPP</a> has shared details of its new student-led, temporary inflatable <em>Cloud</em> structure in Avery Plaza. </p>
<p>The installation culminates a two-semester seminar led by GSAPP faculty members Laurie Hawkinson and Galia Solomonoff. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f41d83b9485ff52d7955406b8ffca33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f41d83b9485ff52d7955406b8ffca33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Nicholas Knight/Columbia GSAPP</figcaption></figure><p>The temporary pavilion structure, which is made out of metallic foam fabricated by a Spanish manufacturer called Àrea Cúbica, "envisions a participatory experience that emphasizes the interconnectedness of peoples’ actions in shared spaces."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/edcb6fa03fd1bf083dd5a1b90be60304.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/edcb6fa03fd1bf083dd5a1b90be60304.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Nicholas Knight/Columbia GSAPP</figcaption></figure><p>Inside, seating is anchored by a cascading series of nets. The pavilion is 66 feet wide and suspended by 25 cables, emerging from a fourth-floor classroom window. Columbia says its appearance works to reframe "the relationship between Avery Hall and Avery Plaza, questioning notions of connectivity between interior and exterior spaces" while also "challenging boundaries of conditioned space."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f798a2a8509f4cbbe10397b948e12d65.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f798a2a8509f4cbbe10397b948e12d65.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Nicholas Knight/Columbia GSAPP</figcaption></figure><p>Beyond this good ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150449227/10-architectural-installations-pavilions-that-stood-out-this-week
10 architectural installations & pavilions that stood out this week
Nathaniel Bahadursingh
2024-10-05T08:00:00-04:00
>2024-10-07T18:27:54-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/714e68bf4cd2721e2335a9a804dc4326.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In case you haven't checked out <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/archinect/" target="_blank">Archinect's Pinterest</a> boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms" target="_blank">Firm</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/people" target="_blank">People</a> profiles.</p>
<p>Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board <em><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/archinect/installations/" target="_blank">Installations</a></em>.</p>
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<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/440a265e9bf1f669c2a32b5bf91b1e10.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/440a265e9bf1f669c2a32b5bf91b1e10.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/gonzalezserrano/project/a-table-elevated-in-the-landscape" target="_blank">A table elevated in the landscape</a> in Logroño, Spain by <a href="https://archinect.com/gonzalezserrano" target="_blank">Álvaro González Serrano</a> and J-AF Architecture; Photo: Josema Cutillas</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/286121f62441637e846673a04cf4d627.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/286121f62441637e846673a04cf4d627.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/link-arc/project/six-sections" target="_blank">Six Sections</a> in Zhangzhou, China by <a href="https://archinect.com/link-arc" target="_blank">Studio Link-Arc</a></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6abb9773a85a93599ab4a1d53a7d7be7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6abb9773a85a93599ab4a1d53a7d7be7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/150349167/colour-palace/150349168" target="_blank">Colour Palace</a> in London, United Kingdom by Yinka Ilori and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150073026/pricegore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pricegore</a>; Main Contractor/Design Partner: <a href="https://archinect.com/raskl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raskl</a>; Photo: Adam Scott</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b0eace387363b64237e05f08a23855b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b0eace387363b64237e05f08a23855b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/113497439/qianhai-floating-city/150266981" target="_blank">Qianhai Floating City</a> in Shenzhen, China by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/113497439/people-s-architecture-office" target="_blank">People's Architecture Office</a>; Co-Designer: Dongxiying Studio, CCDI; Photo: Zhang Chao, People’s Architecture Office</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f98c0b0cb426e38861adec0162cbde1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f98c0b0cb426e38861adec0162cbde1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/houdesousa/project/blooms" target="_blank">Blooms</a> in San Jose, CA by <a href="https://archinect.com/houdesousa" target="_blank">Hou de Sousa</a></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b6c5f9d3eebfcdca0a595d435e33bcd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b6c5f9d3eebfcdca0a595d435e33bcd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/people/project/150000183/rgb/150336338" target="_blank">RGB</a> by <a href="https://archinect.com/mikemckay" target="_blank">Mike McKay</a>; Photo: Alan Rideout Photography</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b19621af9e222a8a27e97e574b743fe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b19621af9e222a8a27e97e574b743fe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>↑ <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/150294600/gulao-tea-alcove/150294601" target="_blank">Gulao Tea Alcove</a> in Heshan, China by <a href="https://archinect.com/Aether-Architects" target="_blank">Huang Zelin · Aether ...</a></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150445931/inside-the-creation-and-demise-of-the-temple-of-together-at-burning-man-2024
Inside the creation and demise of the Temple of Together at Burning Man 2024
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-09-11T07:00:00-04:00
>2024-09-11T15:21:50-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d66feadded52d5cfe54c989bbe56bdf6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/20321/burning-man" target="_blank">Burning Man</a> 2024 concluded, organizers have shared imagery depicting the building, use, and ultimate demise of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150416402/burning-man-unveils-first-ever-black-rock-city-temple-design-from-female-bipoc-lead-artist" target="_blank">event’s main temple</a>. Designed by Caroline “Glitter Kitty” Ghosn, the Temple of Together was inspired by Lebanese Khaizaran chairs and the artist’s own decades-long battle with multi-generational trauma and illness.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b4e3e18c9d62080e92350c7d0faa07d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b4e3e18c9d62080e92350c7d0faa07d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d8bceb60fd81ad0e543d07eaf980caf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d8bceb60fd81ad0e543d07eaf980caf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The design of the temple seeks to portray “the light that emerges when we come together with all parts of ourselves and with the oneness we share with all living things.” The leading motif of the temple is the representation of two hands coming together in prayer, symbolizing a common gesture of unity, humility, and respect to almost all spiritual traditions.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f11c6b124ba815c7226238a800e823d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f11c6b124ba815c7226238a800e823d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91ef11043f9371e802b36f0dd85e35dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91ef11043f9371e802b36f0dd85e35dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The gesture of unity is depicted literally by the two hands creating the temple’s entrance archway, but also in a more abstract sense through neo-Gothic pointed arches repeated throughout the design, ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150439348/olalekan-jeyifous-reconstituted-unmonument-comes-to-brooklyn-with-the-black-reconstruction-collective
Olalekan Jeyifous' reconstituted 'Unmonument' comes to Brooklyn with the Black Reconstruction Collective
Josh Niland
2024-07-30T13:01:00-04:00
>2024-08-01T18:18:42-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/438c1732ce1a263f51f90ddf16d40f71.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Next week, Brooklyn’s Weeksville Heritage Center begins the first of a new imaginative public art installations series from the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1712496/black-reconstruction-collective" target="_blank">Black Reconstruction Collective</a>. There, the industrial ‘Unmonument’ will take center stage starting August 8 as the instigator of several other small site activations surrounding it. The aim is to challenge the conventional notions of what the collective says are the most frequently perpetuated ‘myths’ about power, permanence, and the collective experience of the societies that construct them.</p>
<p>As a memorial to the many liberated Black diasporic communities across the country, such as Weeksville, the installation highlights an important narrative within Black history and is augmented by programming from the multidisciplinary oral tradition incubator <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackdiscourse.co/" target="_blank">Black Discourse</a>. </p>
<p>The Crown Heights rendition, reconfigured by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1694305/olalekan-jeyifous" target="_blank">Olalekan Jeyifous</a>, precedes <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150305648/you-can-t-produce-exceptional-results-using-conventional-thinking-sekou-cooke-studio-on-challenging-inherited-structures" target="_blank">Sekou Cooke</a>'s Syracuse contribution in September; another from <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150354024/ai-is-built-on-datasets-that-are-already-biased-a-conversation-with-felecia-davis" target="_blank">Felecia Davis</a> in Bellefonte, PA, in December; and, next ye...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150438527/mad-s-bubble-installation-revitalizes-a-historic-house-in-the-japanese-countryside
MAD's bubble installation revitalizes a historic house in the Japanese countryside
Nathaniel Bahadursingh
2024-07-23T20:01:00-04:00
>2024-07-30T17:16:09-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5009e3ddb0c9b43e0d9f008af64474b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1276712/mad-architects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> has unveiled a captivating installation that resembles a bubble being gently blown from a traditional wooden structure. </p>
<p>Called the “Ephemeral Bubble,” the project was created for the 2024 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, an outdoor art exhibition held every three years in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/336/japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>’s Niigata Prefecture. The biomorphic design seeks to open a dialogue with the Japanese countryside, the architects say.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc5661d9cccca62b98ad02888f20c9e7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc5661d9cccca62b98ad02888f20c9e7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Zhu Yumeng</figcaption></figure><p>The installation connects to a century-old house in Murono Village known as the China House Huayuan, which has been a hub for Chinese-Japanese cultural exchange. The bubble adds a temporary, flexible space that mimics the lightness and translucence of air. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffd4f061cf3126cbeba48894325f674f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffd4f061cf3126cbeba48894325f674f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Zhu Yumeng</figcaption></figure><p>The interior of the bubble is expansive and undefined. The reflection of the surrounding greenery and colors within creates an atmosphere of soft light, which is suitable for performances, ceremonies, gatherings, and other events.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6067a66b293afffa98a66c0f15d59e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6067a66b293afffa98a66c0f15d59e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Zhu Yumeng</figcaption></figure><p>As noted by the architects: “The Ephemeral Bu...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150428321/jenny-holzer-restages-1989-projection-piece-at-the-guggenheim-in-new-york-city
Jenny Holzer restages 1989 projection piece at the Guggenheim in New York City
Josh Niland
2024-05-21T12:42:00-04:00
>2024-05-21T13:52:10-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/41db2e8f658b8280c02d19bc1dadda73.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>This month at New York's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8889/guggenheim" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a>, artist <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1290467/jenny-holzer" target="_blank">Jenny Holzer</a> is having her landmark 1989 light projection restaged in the iconic <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>-designed building’s rotunda. The installation celebrates her innovative text-based art alongside pieces from the early 70s to today that were included in the museum's new <em>Light Line </em>exhibition. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1b9a50f3159fdef2b6f64b8be3a5f5c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1b9a50f3159fdef2b6f64b8be3a5f5c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Installation view, Jenny Holzer: Light Line, May 17 – September 29, 2024, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. © 2024 Jenny Holzer, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Ariel Ione Williams © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York</figcaption></figure><p>"Developed in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the new sign was the subject of an ambitious research project. Guggenheim conservators reverse-engineered the 1989 LED hardware and computer program, which helped inform the new manifestation. This investigation documents future variability and technology upgrades, and contributes to scholarship and methodologies for the preservation of ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150426463/artist-mary-miss-gains-injunction-against-des-moines-art-center-s-planned-land-art-removal
Artist Mary Miss gains injunction against Des Moines Art Center's planned land art removal
Josh Niland
2024-05-06T11:41:00-04:00
>2024-05-06T12:30:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/98/984be635847250a6e1e1475f9d003f85.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The lawsuit filed by artist Mary Miss in federal court in Iowa last month has gained a preliminary injunction over the alleged breach of contract stemming from the Des Moines Art Center’s planned removal of her outdoor sculpture piece <em>Greenwood Pond: Double Site </em>(1996). The news was shared by <a href="https://archinect.com/TCLF#:~:text=Firm%20Bio,value%2C%20and%20empower%20its%20stewards." target="_blank">The Cultural Landscape Foundation</a> last week following the announcement of her <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150423501/artist-mary-miss-files-suit-to-stop-demolition-of-outdoor-installation-at-des-moines-art-center" target="_blank">legal challenge</a> in April. Miss had been attempting to stop museum officials from removing the piece from its grounds over maintenance concerns and said she was thankful to the court for issuing a temporary restraining order, which, she added, “opens the door to the consultations about the future of the site that were denied me.”</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.tclf.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/28%20-%20Order%20granting%20injunction%5B33%5D.pdf" target="_blank">19-page ruling</a> from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa says the piece is, in fact, a “work of recognized stature” pursuant to the 1990 Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA). Miss and her team now plan on defending its status further in order to establish a definition for ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150425227/big-creates-mirrored-installation-for-audi-at-milan-design-week
BIG creates mirrored installation for Audi at Milan Design Week
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-04-25T11:46:00-04:00
>2024-04-25T14:01:25-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/77/778cde5a2e247acd4e42accb8f1eeb97.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">Bjarke Ingels Group</a> has designed an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/659335/architectural-installation" target="_blank">installation</a> for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4819/cars" target="_blank">car</a> brand Audi, installed at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/268999/milan-design-week" target="_blank">Milan Design Week</a>. Titled ‘Reflaction,’ a play on the words “reflection” and “action,” the installation seeks to convey how “our actions in the world reflect the very essence of our existence,” according to Audi.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2bf03f485b33853b0993be2546a25418.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2bf03f485b33853b0993be2546a25418.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Audi House of Progress</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2c274a61c02a45e91624779568b617d2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2c274a61c02a45e91624779568b617d2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Audi House of Progress</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The installation is configured as a ‘plus’ symbol when viewed from above, dividing the site into four spaces constructed from a minimal selection of materials. The walls of the installation are formed of 33 x 28-foot <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/273734/mirror" target="_blank">mirrors</a>, which, according to Audi, “creates an immersive spatial illusion, highlighting the brand's continuous effort to overcome the limits of innovation.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d3051083ead115e8bf3cb4f112d90300.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d3051083ead115e8bf3cb4f112d90300.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Audi House of Progress</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/2319702c0ef70a5241781497e2c1a9ab.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/2319702c0ef70a5241781497e2c1a9ab.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Audi House of Progress</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Each space is grounded in a particular theme, namely Community, Knowledge, Performance, and Digital. The Community section features a ‘circular forest’ of Japanese maples to provid...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150424984/freelandbuck-s-new-washington-metro-art-installation-invites-viewers-to-an-engrossing-play-on-perspective
FreelandBuck's new Washington Metro art installation invites viewers to an engrossing play on perspective
Josh Niland
2024-04-23T13:24:00-04:00
>2024-04-23T13:43:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/152dea94723b49d4eae980369a6efafe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/FreelandBuck" target="_blank">FreelandBuck</a> has released images of a recent art installation for the Washington Metro Area Transit Agency (WMATA) in Washington, D.C. Staged as an optical illusion, their new piece titled ‘Tunnel Vision’ works by projecting an image of a metro station over three intersecting aluminum cones that are suspended from the ceiling in the lobby of the organization’s new Alexandria, Virginia, offices.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1fa160cfd602f82a3cf307b9122cb49a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1fa160cfd602f82a3cf307b9122cb49a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy FreelandBuck and WMATA</figcaption></figure><p>The sculpture's grid pattern and convex geometry center a 3D image of an iconic coffered station designed by Harry Weese in the viewer’s vision field, creating the effect of watching a metro train approach while standing on the platform. The firm says, "The piece suggests both realism and familiarity, inciting curiosity for passersby to come take a closer look."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29ae6ab14735b4e25d7c13b76199ee77.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29ae6ab14735b4e25d7c13b76199ee77.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy FreelandBuck and WMATA</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c7f92c15e60ee193e8ba6c949d867b4f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c7f92c15e60ee193e8ba6c949d867b4f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy FreelandBuck and WMATA</figcaption></figure><p>Brennan Buck, the firm's principal and co-founder, told the <em><a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/02/16/wmatas-trippy-installation-feels-like-youre-inside-a-metro-tunnel/" target="_blank">Washingtonian</a></em> magazine<em></em> recently, "We thought it was just a real...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150424821/so-il-creates-3d-knit-textile-passage-for-bruges-triennial-2024
SO – IL creates 3D knit textile passage for Bruges Triennial 2024
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-04-22T11:39:00-04:00
>2024-04-22T13:32:02-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c8f70a79bf33ffe65a225192577b3619.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/so-il" target="_blank">SO – IL</a> has completed a passage of 3D knit textiles as part of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1139684/bruges-triennial" target="_blank">2024 Bruges Triennial</a> in Belgium. </p>
<p>Titled 'Common Thread,' the passage is inspired by the medieval city’s lace-making tradition, using an innovative woven <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/284789/fabric" target="_blank">fabric</a> to create what the team calls an “intricate spatial experience in a wave-like tunnel.”</p>
<p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e05886ab66c399b9697e01bcb806c98.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e05886ab66c399b9697e01bcb806c98.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p>
<figcaption>Image credit: Iwan Baan</figcaption><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/1380c1531eba5397886a078c27d0dac8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/1380c1531eba5397886a078c27d0dac8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The installation is set within a passageway that connects the secluded courtyard of a 19th-century monastery with the wider city. In collaboration with a team from <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/343/technische-universiteit-delft-tu-delft" target="_blank">TU Delft</a>, the team explored how Common Thread could marry the tradition of the bobbin lace with modern technologies and new geometric possibilities.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1e08550243cef1e3c31fb941656177aa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1e08550243cef1e3c31fb941656177aa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e74ed715ad38f6db8b5889e9220809c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e74ed715ad38f6db8b5889e9220809c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure><p>The resulting fabric is knit in varying ratios, with individual threads combining and diverging in ever-changing patterns. The installation’s form and structural framework were further guided by computational simulations and material samples.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7ca0b32bafeb9faea7907b6c1128d328.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7ca0b32bafeb9faea7907b6c1128d328.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1982ec9e58e8fb8f9dca2034dee4ae9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1982ec9e58e8fb8f9dca2034dee4ae9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image cre...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150424487/mad-architects-creates-milan-design-week-pavilion-inspired-by-mountains
MAD Architects creates Milan Design Week pavilion inspired by mountains
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-04-18T12:17:00-04:00
>2024-04-18T13:38:00-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5cdbec0d7ddd0b17537c9ce7cb8af8a7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1276712/mad-architects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> has completed its latest installation for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/268999/milan-design-week" target="_blank">Milan Design Week</a>. Titled ‘Amazing Walk.’ the project marks the seventh time MAD has participated in the event.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a313b4ce8481fa8e8f34d5dac4684c25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a313b4ce8481fa8e8f34d5dac4684c25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/3155f46dfae6d2e31bca10199b49fa31.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/3155f46dfae6d2e31bca10199b49fa31.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Set within the Cortile della Farmacia courtyard at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/5012532/politecnico-di-milano" target="_blank">University of Milan</a>, the ‘Amazing Walk’ seeks to “blur the boundary between built and natural environments in a surreal way.” Standing 24.6 feet tall, the internal column-free piece is formed of hundreds of triangular elements configured to reflect “the shape of mountains.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47b25ff60bd3812f2a9b4e42806b3482.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47b25ff60bd3812f2a9b4e42806b3482.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3b7177f47584b0b1f3930ab2be21019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3b7177f47584b0b1f3930ab2be21019.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The installation is constructed from an aluminum alloy covered in a semi-permeable composite membrane. The resulting finish offers varying visuals under different lighting conditions while, during the night, lights and mist blur the edges of the materials to give the illusion that the pavilion is floating.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a2f4cb1553cbb8ef0974ce65b50ec5dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a2f4cb1553cbb8ef0974ce65b50ec5dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure><figure></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f93d4e6fb7ff5eb76718901c090059e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f93d4e6fb7ff5eb76718901c090059e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Moreno Maggi</figcaption></figure></figure><p>“This open design invites explorat...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150424164/coachella-debuts-2024-art-installations-its-largest-immersive-and-architectural-works-yet
Coachella debuts 2024 art installations, its ‘largest immersive and architectural works yet’
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-04-16T11:43:00-04:00
>2024-04-22T12:45:03-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d8036127ffaba380351ce27eb2467773.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/739647/coachella" target="_blank">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a> has completed work on the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150413057/coachella-announces-lineup-for-2024-installation-designers" target="_blank">2024 edition</a> of its on-site art program. The acclaimed event is taking place across two weekends: April 12–14 and 19–21.</p>
<p>The three artistic <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/5557/installation" target="_blank">works</a> are described by the festival as "redefining the boundaries of large-scale art, inviting festival-goers to engage with visionary works that ask viewers to question their definition of self, explore the boundaries between reality and imagination & take part in creating a new future together."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/40b7286489b98823e8ce16d8fd7e8f8a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/40b7286489b98823e8ce16d8fd7e8f8a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>"Monarchs: A House in Six Parts" by HANNAH. Image credit: Lance Gerber</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c0b4fccc8b083d2db9334528d47fe54a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c0b4fccc8b083d2db9334528d47fe54a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>"Monarchs: A House in Six Parts" by HANNAH. Image credit: Lance Gerber</figcaption></figure></figure><p>"Monarchs: A House in Six Parts" by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150196858/hannah" target="_blank">HANNAH</a> explores the fusion of 3D printing with traditional craftsmanship, comprising a series of pavilions that “invite interaction and contemplation.” A collaboration between <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/1544387/cornell-university" target="_blank">Cornell University</a> professors <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150324525/cornell-professors-are-building-the-first-multistory-3d-printed-structure-in-the-u-s" target="_blank">Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic</a>, the piece reimagines architectural design through the lens of digital fabri...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150423501/artist-mary-miss-files-suit-to-stop-demolition-of-outdoor-installation-at-des-moines-art-center
Artist Mary Miss files suit to stop demolition of outdoor installation at Des Moines Art Center
Josh Niland
2024-04-09T17:42:00-04:00
>2024-04-09T17:42:07-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c8d77f1bb9cf2e027c701f06646b3ed3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Artist Mary Miss has filed a lawsuit in an ongoing dispute over the planned demolition of her outdoor installation <em>Greenwood Pond: Double Site </em>(1996) at the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa. </p>
<p>A district court subsequently decided to issue a temporary restraining order against the institution’s plans, which were to be enacted on April 8th of this year. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a98f4d12849f7da9cff560cf4e3657b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a98f4d12849f7da9cff560cf4e3657b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, 1996. Photo © Mary Miss courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation</figcaption></figure><p>Miss, who is considered a leading figure of the Land Art movement, filed the legal challenge after <a href="https://archinect.com/TCLF" target="_blank">The Cultural Landscape Foundation</a> divulged the Art Center’s “secret plans” to deconstruct and remove the installation from its grounds over the deterioration of its materials and presumed adversity of potential repairs.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e927471dfdaaea10dcd96953ba4715ee.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e927471dfdaaea10dcd96953ba4715ee.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption> Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, Dec. 2023. Courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation</figcaption></figure><p>Miss is alleging a breach of contract as part of the suit, citing a 1994 agreement and seeking damages through a readi...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150418356/in-an-ontario-plaza-interactive-pavements-play-music-as-if-by-magic
In an Ontario plaza, interactive pavements play music ‘as if by magic’
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-02-28T13:28:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/49/4985db6ec5cb1c148aca3eb51e0d39a8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8869/montreal" target="_blank">Montreal</a>-based studio Daily tous les jours has completed a public space design in Cambridge, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/208553/ontario" target="_blank">Ontario</a>, Canada. Titled 'River Lines,' the project saw the creation of an interactive stage in an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/37624/public-space" target="_blank">urban plaza</a> for big impromptu musical ensembles.</p>
<p>Video credit: doublespace photography<br></p>
<p>Part of the studio’s wider Musical Pavement series, the interactive wave-patterned pavement is embedded with 62 sensing light rings that “get people moving through musical collaboration exercises.” The infrastructure is formed of twelve in-house tailored audio tiles that have no visible hardware and blend with the wider pavement pattern, meaning “<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8718/music" target="_blank">music</a> emanates from the ground as if by magic.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07bae53333d7145a6ddb28e4bca7706f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07bae53333d7145a6ddb28e4bca7706f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: doublespace photography</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6707427c532b646c15a67de8f2707c3b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6707427c532b646c15a67de8f2707c3b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: doublespace photography</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Located on the site of a 19th-century foundry, the artwork is “a response to the historical nature of the site” and “an exemplar of how investment in the public realm is essential to reimagine and activate places and encourage collective interacti...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150416402/burning-man-unveils-first-ever-black-rock-city-temple-design-from-female-bipoc-lead-artist
Burning Man unveils first-ever Black Rock City Temple design from female BIPOC lead artist
Josh Niland
2024-02-13T12:34:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07aa7e220c92a55122c8bdd2fb20d913.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/20321/burning-man" target="_blank">Burning Man</a>’s official 2024 Temple for Black Rock City has been unveiled as an optimistic design rising to a height of 70 feet and shrowded in a woven latticed screen cladding with repeated neo-Gothic archways that carry a metaphor of togetherness amidst a backdrop of global conflict.</p>
<p>The design took its charge from notable past iterations from David Best and will be called 'Temple of Together' as denoted by its repeated motif of hands touching in unison. Burner Caroline “Glitter Kitty” Ghosn was the Lead Artist chosen for her design, which is inspired by Lebanese Khaizaran chairs and her battle with multi-generational trauma and illness. </p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/599f468952b85e98cff1089290802051.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/599f468952b85e98cff1089290802051.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ef87ba0a5f6bfb8917958b8e8939d94.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ef87ba0a5f6bfb8917958b8e8939d94.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f98cfc22fb95306ec51c8284a76dfb4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f98cfc22fb95306ec51c8284a76dfb4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure><p>Organizers say: “We look for a design that is novel, yet still fits within the Burning Man Temple tradition of being a treasured sanctuary ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150413057/coachella-announces-lineup-for-2024-installation-designers
Coachella announces lineup for 2024 installation designers
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-01-17T11:44:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/5210f62b974560659c4022b5ce8fa176.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The art and design lineup has been announced for the 2024 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/739647/coachella" target="_blank">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a>. The acclaimed event is set to take place across two weekends: April 12–14 and 19–21.</p>
<p>Besides major musical acts, this year’s festival will include installations by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150196858/hannah" target="_blank">HANNAH</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150424187/morag-myerscough" target="_blank">Morag Myerscough</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150424188/nebbia-works-ltd" target="_blank">Nebbia</a>, Do LaB, NEWSUBSTANCE, Robert Bose, and Raices Cultura.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/000b2d4163f57893682b26e1713d5d39.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/000b2d4163f57893682b26e1713d5d39.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>While <a href="https://www.hannah-office.org/" target="_blank">HANNAH</a> describes its work as “inherently derived from materiality, digital construction protocols, robotic routines, new technologies, odd construction techniques, and bottom-up design logics,” <a href="https://www.moragmyerscough.com/index.php" target="_blank">Morag Myerscough</a> summarizes her mantra as “make happy those who are near and those who are far will come.” <a href="https://nebbia.works/" target="_blank">Nebbia Works</a> is “fundamentally driven by a curiosity of all the idiosyncrasies, contradictions and undefined boundaries of our world,” while NEWSUBSTANCE, Do LaB, Robert Bose, and Raices Cultura are returning to the festival where they <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150346838/coachella-debuts-2023-art-installations-as-festival-opens-to-the-public" target="_blank">constructed installations in 2023</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Previously featured Coachella installations</strong></p>
<figure><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150307253/architensions-takes-over-coachella-with-a-playful-new-subversion-of-vertical-design" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71a4ced846fdbf0417c98c93a3b70083.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514&dpr=2"></a><figcaption>Photo by Lance Gerber,...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150412341/janet-echelman-completes-rippling-sculpture-in-riyadh-informed-by-earthquake-and-tsunami-data
Janet Echelman completes rippling sculpture in Riyadh informed by earthquake and tsunami data
Niall Patrick Walsh
2024-01-12T13:52:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/2941b7f1393d56c4ca7fdc7900b352a5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1833780/janet-echelman" target="_blank">Janet Echelman</a> has completed a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/14359/sculpture" target="_blank">sculpture</a> in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1113779/riyadh" target="_blank">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,</a> as part of the artist’s <em>Earthtime</em> series. </p>
<p>Named <em>Earthtime 1.26 Riyadh</em>, and installed in the city’s Wadi Namar in December 2023 for the Noor Riyadh light art festival, the sculpture “celebrates the interconnection of sky and earth, flexibility and strength, humans and our physical world, bridging opposites with bold colors and soft curves,” according to the artist.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/973a3335c11f3f84e12989330665eef6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/973a3335c11f3f84e12989330665eef6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Janet Echelman</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab64b2622f94e3028587dd862361f152.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab64b2622f94e3028587dd862361f152.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Ahmed Hasan</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The sculpture is composed of knotted fibers, and designed so that as a single knot moves in the wind, the location of every other knot in the sculpture’s surface is changed in what the artist describes as “an ever-unfolding dance of human-made creation with the forces of nature beyond our control.” The custom-engineered fibers are fifteen times stronger than steel by weight and were knotted and spliced with the help of centuries-old craft techniques.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/9552c3e987c3361901ebd748e4e298f6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/9552c3e987c3361901ebd748e4e298f6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Janet Echelman</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6913a567daa343edb56cf36bff27efef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6913a567daa343edb56cf36bff27efef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Janet Echelma...</figcaption></figure></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150393617/a-massachusetts-architect-is-drawing-crowds-with-impressive-halloween-installations-in-his-driveway
A Massachusetts architect is drawing crowds with impressive Halloween installations in his driveway
Josh Niland
2023-10-31T17:57:00-04:00
>2023-11-05T09:51:33-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/845ba9159d338dd26afb7235e1cc5cd3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The haunting <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/354724/halloween" target="_blank">Halloween</a> decorations created by Tom Saltsman, a <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/25634402/california-institute-of-the-arts" target="_blank">CalArts</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" target="_blank">Harvard GSD</a> graduate and the Principal of Boston-based firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150329822/saltsman-brenzel" target="_blank">SaltsmanBrenzel</a>, are taking the spotlight once again in the architect's own driveway. </p>
<p>Saltsman says the inspiration for his crowd-pleasing designs stems from a desire to create perspective illusions of the home he and his fellow architect wife own in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He has been harkening his background in fine arts to create designs for trolls, a shipwreck, and other sculptural decor. He also <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/29/marblehead-halloween-driveway" target="_blank">told WBUR</a> it takes the family and their fleet of volunteer builders months to plan and complete. Some have been realized at costs under $200.</p>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyV1D1PqVq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyV1D1PqVq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Saltsman Brenzel (@saltsmanbrenzel)</a><br><p>Visitors from as far away as China have been flocking to see the annual display, which the Saltsman family started 15 years ago. His high school-aged daughter and their neighbor both plan on studying architecture a...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150360303/james-turrell-s-roden-crater-is-hiring-a-construction-manager-for-the-iconic-artwork
James Turrell's Roden Crater is hiring a construction manager for the iconic artwork
Niall Patrick Walsh
2023-08-16T10:45:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/677e923aa90707c904d35dc4c60118d7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following last week’s look at an opening for a <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/jobs/150358486/center-for-zero-waste-design" target="_blank">Project Manager at the Center for Zero Waste Design</a>, we are using this week’s edition of our<em> </em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1799006/interesting-jobs" target="_blank"><em>Job Highlights</em> series</a> to explore an opportunity on <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs" target="_blank">Archinect Jobs</a> for a <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/jobs/150360059/skystone-foundation" target="_blank">Construction Manager at the Skystone Foundation</a>.</p>
<p>The role, based in Flagstaff, AZ, will see the successful candidate “work closely with the artist on all phases of the construction of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150116931/james-turrell-to-finally-open-his-latest-art-installation-at-roden-crater-in-the-arizona-desert" target="_blank">Roden Crater project</a>, an unprecedented large-scale artwork created within a volcanic cinder cone by light and space artist <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/139634/james-turrell" target="_blank">James Turrell</a>.” Qualifications held by the ideal candidate include a degree in Architecture with the ability to obtain a license in Arizona, and a proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Navisworks, and Adobe Creative Suite.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1a6a55cfd4cd8bb2c7972075f21875d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1a6a55cfd4cd8bb2c7972075f21875d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>James Turrell. Image courtesy: Skystone Foundation</figcaption></figure></figure><p><strong>Why the role interests us</strong></p>
<p>Roden Crater is one of the most famous pieces of landscape art in the United States. The site was acquired by Turrell in 1979, who has spent over four decades design...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150357923/see-photos-from-harlem-grown-and-jerome-haferd-brandt-haferd-s-newly-opened-sankofa-installation
See photos from Harlem Grown and Jerome Haferd / BRANDT : HAFERD's newly-opened 'Sankofa' installation
Josh Niland
2023-07-24T17:53:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/304cf2d81586383d1390ae2f69bab63e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York-based artists collective <a href="https://www.harlemgrown.org/" target="_blank">Harlem Grown</a>, in collaboration with <a href="https://jeromehaferd.com/" target="_blank">Jerome Haferd</a> of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150075003/brandt-haferd" target="_blank">BRANDT : HAFERD</a>, has shared photos of the new ‘Sankofa’ installation in Harlem’s historic Marcus Garvey Park just months after the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150353385/harlem-grown-and-brandt-haferd-s-sankofa-will-take-over-marcus-garvey-park-this-summer" target="_blank">announcement</a> of a two-year community-led commission aimed at creating an artistic public gathering space for residents of the area.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ef/ef7b2d992f267c8fcfcc01416d67b203.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ef/ef7b2d992f267c8fcfcc01416d67b203.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Anna Dave</figcaption></figure><p>The installation is part of the Mellon Foundation’s Culture, Creativity, & Care Initiative focused on Marcus Garvey Park and the cultural traditions of the community that it serves.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7f50a57d00736f87c2cf0b54b66d750a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7f50a57d00736f87c2cf0b54b66d750a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Anna Dave</figcaption></figure><p>Harlem Grown shares: "The project involved planning and collaboration with local artists and makers across various artistic styles and media. Despite its bespoke appearance, the installation is based on a modular system and uses sturdy, reusable materials that can be reconfigured for a number of future uses or sites."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b61b7c7b1c3f4c88c458293fce37ca25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b61b7c7b1c3f4c88c458293fce37ca25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Anna Dave</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fcf3084fd928da32640702417d739359.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fcf3084fd928da32640702417d739359.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Anna Dave</figcaption></figure><p>The design of the circular 32-foot canopied struc...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150355053/photos-of-mad-architects-artistic-nexus-the-city-of-time
Photos of MAD Architects' artistic nexus, The City of Time
Josh Niland
2023-06-28T17:15:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa31b5a63c3725b78c12fc77112083b3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/madarchitects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> has shared new images of its recently completed temporary <em>The City of Time</em> installation for the Aranya Theater Festival in China.</p>
<p>The project, which ran from June 12th to June 25th in the seaside resort community, brought together 300 artists and 131 group works under one maze-like design that dissolved after standing on the beach for a period of 300 hours.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1babf7959aafbe9471bff35028ab0488.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1babf7959aafbe9471bff35028ab0488.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Aranya Theater Festival</figcaption></figure><p>Using verse and meter, the firm described its intentions for the installation as follows:<br></p>
<p><em>The City of Time,<br>Dissolves after 300 hours.<br>Revolving around an axis perpendicular to the sea,<br>It offers a spiritual roost for creators.</em></p>
<p><em> In real cities,<br>The need for functionality suffocates spiritual spaces.<br>Building a fanciful city by the sea,<br>Allows the substance of theatre and art,<br>To breathe natural life into this space.</em></p>
<p><em> Taking flight and transcending reality,<br>It is a place dedicated to time, human behavior, and nature,<br>Inspiring contemplation on our relationships with ourselves and the wor...</em></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150353385/harlem-grown-and-brandt-haferd-s-sankofa-will-take-over-marcus-garvey-park-this-summer
Harlem Grown and BRANDT : HAFERD's 'Sankofa' will take over Marcus Garvey Park this summer
Josh Niland
2023-06-13T18:47:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12792b3fae7be03e49d4bae372d8e26b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new public art installation will kick off the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/398361/the-andrew-w-mellon-foundation" target="_blank">Mellon Foundation</a>-funded Culture, Creativity, & Care Initiative in Harlem this summer with an engaging reflection of the history of Marcus Garvey Park and the cultural craft traditions of the various communities which surround it.</p>
<p>Friday, June 16th, will mark the grand opening of “Sankofa,” a circular 32-foot structure that serves as an art gallery and public gathering space for residents of the neighborhood who will meet underneath its mesh fabric canopy’s complex composition print. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4f/4f5aeb848961a42d4a33deb933dd2873.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4f/4f5aeb848961a42d4a33deb933dd2873.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Harlem Grown and Jerome Haferd </figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/cec31a3041c52d4c27eaa0c88fcefcbf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/cec31a3041c52d4c27eaa0c88fcefcbf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Harlem Grown and Jerome Haferd </figcaption></figure><p>The project was initiated by the Black-led artists collective <a href="https://www.harlemgrown.org/" target="_blank">Harlem Grown</a> and Jerome Haferd of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150075003/brandt-haferd" target="_blank">BRANDT : HAFERD</a>. The design team describes:<br></p>
<p>“‘Sankofa’ is the first outdoor hub to be unveiled as part of the initiative. ‘Sankofa’ derives from the Akan African folklore, symbolizing remembrance of things forgotten, and means ‘in order to know our future we must look to...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150353175/three-playful-installations-by-snarkitecture-your-next-employer
Three playful installations by Snarkitecture: Your Next Employer?
Niall Patrick Walsh
2023-06-12T13:49:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab779bce4f193c6d42d17b6b70c75265.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following last week’s visit to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150352259/meet-acclaimed-la-practice-johnston-marklee-your-next-employer" target="_blank">Los Angeles-based Johnston Marklee</a>, we are moving our<em> </em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2010356/meet-your-next-employer" target="_blank"><em>Meet Your Next Employer</em> series</a> to New York this week to explore the work of <a href="https://archinect.com/snarkitecture" target="_blank">Snarkitecture</a>.</p>
<p>The firm operates along an ethos of “not art, not architecture,” with a methodology that challenges conventional approaches to materials and structures. Over recent years, our editorial has reported on several creative outputs from the team, who “thrive on opportunities to create unexpected moments that invite exploration, play, and reflection.”</p>
<p>Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is <a href="https://archinect.com/snarkitecture/jobs" target="_blank">currently hiring</a> an intern to join their New York office for three months.</p>
<p>For candidates interested in applying for the position, or anybody interested in learning more about the studio, we have rounded up three projects by Snarkitecture that demonstrate their design approach.</p>
<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/131329607/snarkitecture-s-10-000-sq-ft-indoor-beach-at-the-national-building-museum" target="_blank">BEACH</a>, National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
<p>In 2015, Snarkitecture captured headlines with their <em>BEACH </em>installation in Washington D.C.’s <a href="http://www.nbm.org/" target="_blank">National Buildin...</a></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150351009/sn-hetta-s-blanton-new-grounds-redesign-opens-at-the-university-of-texas-at-austin
Snøhetta's Blanton New Grounds redesign opens at the University of Texas at Austin
Josh Niland
2023-05-25T12:20:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65bccc5bbbc6869afdd4f4d589d442e2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A recently completed project from three alumni <a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Snøhetta</a> staffers at the <a href="https://archinect.com/utsoa" target="_blank">University of Texas at Austin</a>’s Blanton Museum of Art has delivered an artistic intervention they say stands as a new gateway between the 51,000-student campus and its host city.</p>
<p>Principal and co-founder <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/124520/craig-dykers" target="_blank">Craig Dykers,</a> Managing Director <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/124521/elaine-molinar" target="_blank">Elaine Molinar</a>, and Director <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-newman-48467111/" target="_blank">John Newman</a>, each School of Architecture graduates from the late-1980s, collaborated to enact a new canopy-like intervention that’s meant as a centerpiece to the museum’s $35 million <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150245253/blanton-museum-of-art-sn-hetta-designed-new-grounds-initiative-unveiled" target="_blank">Blanton New Grounds</a> initiative.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/0142abbdf8e47fbb94f2c6f54a0c63cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/0142abbdf8e47fbb94f2c6f54a0c63cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Sloan Breeden Photography</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/821cb66c53f6995ca46950f8a1bf8742.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/821cb66c53f6995ca46950f8a1bf8742.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Sloan Breeden Photography</figcaption></figure><p>Their solution involved a series of 40-by-30-foot metallic shade structures formed in the shape of flower petals to create a canopy of the new landscaped garden entrance to the museum while also framing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/42382/ellsworth-kelly" target="_blank">Ellsworth Kelly</a>’s 2018 monumental stone <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150049412/ellsworth-kelly-s-austin-the-artist-s-final-work-and-only-building" target="_blank">Austin</a> chapel on the Blanton’s Moody Patio.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a07a957635bbb5a98e0955ecdd0d47f9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a0/a07a957635bbb5a98e0955ecdd0d47f9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Sloan Breeden Photography</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb8cba4409f5da87d03c982ab3400300.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb8cba4409f5da87d03c982ab3400300.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Sloan Breeden Photography</figcaption></figure><p>The petals double as a rainwat...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150347817/carlo-ratti-associati-team-creates-world-s-largest-board-game-at-milan-design-week
Carlo Ratti Associati team creates ‘world’s largest board game’ at Milan Design Week
Niall Patrick Walsh
2023-04-27T10:55:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82ae8bddedb789b836885114f3551cd1.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A team comprising <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/149967714/carlo-ratti-associati" target="_blank">Carlo Ratti Associati</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studioitalorota/?hl=en" target="_blank">Italo Rota</a>, <a href="https://www.eni.com/en-IT/home.html" target="_blank">Eni</a>, and <a href="https://blobfactory.com/index.php/en/" target="_blank">Blob Factory Gaming</a> have presented an installation at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/268999/milan-design-week" target="_blank">Milan Design Week</a> which transformed Milan’s Botanical Garden into a 37,000-square-foot interactive game. Titled ‘Walk the Talk,’ the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/83048/board-game" target="_blank">board game</a> saw over 400 energy-harvesting luminescent tiles form multiple pathways and crossroads across the landscape, engaging players in what the team calls “a discourse underlying the future of mobility.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7fad42064a2a22ace1711acc4642db7a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7fad42064a2a22ace1711acc4642db7a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Marco Beck Peccoz</figcaption></figure><p>The installation has been structured as a “metaphorical stroll around <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4464/milan" target="_blank">Milan</a>” featuring the city’s major landmarks. Each of the 400 wooden tiles and 32 types of icons represents either an obstacle or a solution to the game’s theme of urban mobility, from traffic to public transportation and electric car sharing. Working either alone or in groups, players navigate throughout the ‘city’ by finding solutions to challenges such as overcrowded neighborhoods or a lack of pedestrian areas.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a673eca5ed3acd67dff133f12a1eda3.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a673eca5ed3acd67dff133f12a1eda3.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Marco B...</figcaption></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150346551/mad-details-new-momentum-installation-for-milan-design-week-2023
MAD details new MOMENTUM installation for Milan Design Week 2023
Josh Niland
2023-04-17T14:02:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3ff0d4417ebf826fee1232bc16e29210.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The lead-up to this year's Milan Design Week festival will include a new installation from <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/450614/ma-yansong" target="_blank">Ma Yansong</a> and Andrea D’Antrassi of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1276712/mad-architects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> as part of the <em>INTERNI Design Re-Evolution</em> exhibition held at the University of Milan.</p>
<p>Titled MOMENTUM, the 8-by-12.5-meter iron cube structure is tilted 45 degrees from its base and is being commissioned by AXA IM Alts for the duration of the fair. During the day, its ETFE polymer surface will reflect its surroundings while at night, the installation becomes more transparent as it yields to the artificial light source before becoming “the moment, a dialogue between thought and evolution that’s both pure and disarming.”</p>
<p>MAD says its presence “represents the moment when a new awareness is born, when the creative process begins.” </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/18c5fe1eaf4b827736a4169ee7374323.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/18c5fe1eaf4b827736a4169ee7374323.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><p>“At a time when everything is immediate, and everything can be replicated digitally, MOMENTUM is, on the one hand, the spark, the original idea; on the other, it is the study, complexity an...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150331203/adjaye-announces-new-rammed-earth-commission-for-the-griot-museum-of-black-history-in-st-louis
Adjaye announces new rammed earth commission for The Griot Museum of Black History in St. Louis
Josh Niland
2022-11-28T12:03:00-05:00
>2022-11-28T12:03:10-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/af9921178e56079671584cf3bec1562d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Griot Museum of Black History will soon be home to a public art installation from the designer of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Architect David Adjaye will design Asaase III, a monument that surrounds the museum. The structure will be built of rammed earth, a process using soil and other natural materials from the St. Louis region to make solid structures.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/207825/rammed-earth" target="_blank">rammed earth</a> installation is the new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150330377/david-adjaye-appointed-to-britain-s-esteemed-order-of-merit" target="_blank">Order of Merit appointee</a>’s second such following his <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/david-adjaye-tries-rammed-earth" target="_blank">well-profiled</a> commission for Antwaun Sargent’s Social Works show at the Gagosian Gallery in New York. Adjaye had also incorporated earthwork into his commission for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150123607/ghana-to-debut-at-venice-biennale-with-david-adjaye-designed-pavilion" target="_blank">2019 Venice Biennale</a> and design for the <a href="https://www.constructionspecifier.com/adjaye-associates-designed-presidential-library-will-predicate-the-african-perspective/" target="_blank">Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library</a> and has referred to it beyond materiality as “another creature” that will join 30 other designs in the three-month <a href="https://counterpublic.org/" target="_blank">public art installation</a> COUNTERPUBLIC, which debuts this Spring.</p>
<p>“Since it’s outdoors and it's intended to be a community of public peace, we really wanted it to be reflective of that,” the museum’s founder Lois Conley said of the deeper inspiration behind the project. “Some of the soils will be coming from various areas that had relevantly large African American populations, whether they exist anymore or not. We still wanted to have some of that material.”</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150331307/temple-of-boom-adorns-parthenon-replica-with-optical-illusions-and-floral-motifs
‘Temple of Boom’ adorns Parthenon replica with optical illusions and floral motifs
Niall Patrick Walsh
2022-11-25T14:14:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d9/d9d35a08d0f3609bd067e03091b8ffe0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/230290/melbourne" target="_blank">Melbourne</a>, Australia has unveiled a new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1945250/art-installation" target="_blank">installation</a> that celebrates and explores the role of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/974072/parthenon" target="_blank">The Parthenon</a> in global cultures. Titled <em>Temple of Boom</em>, and designed by Melbourne-based architects Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang, the installation sees a one-third scale replica of the famous Greek site adorned with floral motifs, optical illusions, and other designs.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8be39c0e0916fff9e5c6144e89f1ce0c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8be39c0e0916fff9e5c6144e89f1ce0c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Photo credit: Sean Fennessy</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Situated in the NGV Garden, the scheme will host a gradually-changing set of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/19100/public-art" target="_blank">large-scale artworks</a> and murals painted by local artists in three phases between November 2022 and August 2023. The ever-changing artwork within the installation is intended to invite audiences to “consider the effect of time on all architecture.”
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<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d818f8a8ef9aec418c75a7e06a7961c2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d818f8a8ef9aec418c75a7e06a7961c2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Photo credit: Sean Fennessy</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The artwork series will begin with floral motifs and optical illusions by artists Drez, Manda Lane, and David Lee Pereira. Themes within the artwork range from bold murals sitting at the intersection of abstract ...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150331304/16-000-plastic-bottles-used-to-create-stonehenge-like-monument-in-milan
16,000 plastic bottles used to create Stonehenge-like monument in Milan
Niall Patrick Walsh
2022-11-25T13:01:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1078ad168f87caf76cbeadbf5c1add54.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>UK-based studio <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150328178/vatraa" target="_blank">VATRAA</a> has created a monument in Milan, Italy composed of thousands of plastic water bottles. The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1945250/art-installation" target="_blank">installation</a>, titled <em>Plastic Monument</em>, seeks to bring attention to the issue of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/621387/plastic" target="_blank">plastic pollution</a>.</p>
<p>“Some plastics last up to 1000 years in our landfills and oceans while others might never biodegrade,” the studio notes. “We could argue that plastic waste is our legacy to many generations to come.”
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<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c0c3dab504fb6075b616e50294d99.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c0c3dab504fb6075b616e50294d99.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: VATRAA / Alessandro Ariel Terranova</figcaption></figure></figure><figure></figure><p>In response, the studio created a monument in the form of a trilithon, drawing similarities with the ancient <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/32945/stonehenge" target="_blank">Stonehenge</a> site in the UK. The installation seeks to create a stark contrast between the single-use, disposable nature of plastic waste and the timeless nature of ancient monuments, reminding visitors that “what we are doing today might stay on Earth forever.”
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<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37c9b0eac5c2e190dd374bb122b757a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37c9b0eac5c2e190dd374bb122b757a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: VATRAA / Alessandro Ariel Terranova</figcaption></figure></figure><figure></figure><p>To complete the monument, which stands 25 feet tall, 16,000 plastic bottles were pressed together into bales, and...</p>