2024-12-22T01:31:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/7621300/columbia-university-gsapp-and-soa-unveil-temporary-contemporary-pavilion-bob Paul Petrunia 2011-05-25T18:51:21-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gj/gjowqrqsl1jye3ph.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <em>BOB</em>, an inflatable cloud above a public bathroom and forum, will officially open on June 1, 2011. The pavilion is the result of a pedagogical experiment involving graduate art and architecture students at Columbia University. Supported by the Bridge Grant for the Art and Architecture, Professors Galia Solomonoff (GSAPP), Nathan Carter (GSAPP), and Liam Gillick (SoA) advised and provoked a joint team from the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning (GSAPP), and the School of the Arts (SoA).<br><br> The pavilion will be open from June 1st to July 25th, and features a public restroom installation, a projection screen, twelve student-designed seats and a bar beneath an inflatable canopy. The public restroom, which includes a composting toilet, is enclosed by a screen for the projection of ideas. Reconsidering the idea of graffiti and public anonymity, images and shadows are cast upon a translucent scrim. Privacy is preserved, but information is not restricted by solid wal...</p>