2024-05-03T21:55:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150278806/what-is-the-future-of-the-middle-city-larger-than-life-exhibit-columbus-installations-activate-the-city-of-columbus-indiana Katherine Guimapang 2021-08-25T14:37:00-04:00 >2021-08-25T22:56:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/579a222c738e39d8101f9e7f55e80648.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On Saturday, August 21, the city of Columbus, Indiana welcomed thirteen larger-than-life installations displayed throughout the area as part of&nbsp;<a href="https://exhibitcolumbus.org/" target="_blank">Exhibit Columbus' 2021 Exhibition</a>. The program explores art, architecture, design, and community in Columbus. While the city itself has garnered a reputation for being the home of notable modernist architecture, landscapes, and art, this year's curators and exhibition team unpack the meaning of civic life by showcasing a series of design projects aiming to identify and question: "What is the future of the middle city?"</p> <p>The theme,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150252100/the-2021-exhibit-columbus-design-presentations-take-center-stage-in-an-exciting-virtual-format" target="_blank"><em>New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis, What is the Future of the Middle City?</em></a>,&nbsp;raises an important question about cities located within the center of the U.S., their ties to the past, present, and future through site-specific and site-responsive installations. According to the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150274759/next-up-exhibit-columbus-part-1-a-conversation-with-the-curators" target="_blank">Exhibition's curators, Iker Gil and Mimi Zeiger</a>, the design programming this year asks to "re-evaluate, refresh, and reframe" the city...</p>