Archinect - News2024-12-22T03:26:34-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150455899/oma-shows-off-special-sculptural-interventions-for-louis-vuitton-in-manhattan
OMA shows off special sculptural interventions for Louis Vuitton in Manhattan Josh Niland2024-11-27T15:52:00-05:00>2024-11-28T21:16:09-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/4118fb907fae04a1c95514a677209fe2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma-the-office-for-metropolitan-architecture" target="_blank">OMA</a> has shared with Archinect photos from a new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/91946/shohei-shigematsu" target="_blank">Shohei Shigematsu</a>-led temporary installation and retail space for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1024727/louis-vuitton" target="_blank">Louis Vuitton</a> in Midtown Manhattan that has captured the critical attention of New Yorkers in the buildup to the holiday shopping season.</p>
<p>This is OMA's second collaboration with the global luxury brand. Louis Vuitton covered the facade of its currently under-renovation flagship store on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue with a set of faux Trianon Grey canvas trunks while opening a five-story pop-up space next door, filled with Shigematsu’s four freestanding sculptural interventions and featuring the first branded café and American location for the French chocolatier Maxime Frédéric.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14cf18b9511fedf09b6753381197309f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14cf18b9511fedf09b6753381197309f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Louis Vuitton</figcaption></figure><p>The temporary facade built for the flagship location weighs over 5,000 pounds and was designed in-house by LVMH's architects as the American follow-up to a <a href="https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Giant-advertising-hoardings-on-parisian-buildings-divide-opinion,1574208.html" target="_blank">somewhat contentious</a> first apparition on the Champs-Elysées in Paris last summer.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/869db70ea22f92d916e675c6c1273ae9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/869db70ea22f92d916e675c6c1273ae9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Louis Vuitton</figcaption></figure><p>This...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150448698/walmart-to-3d-print-an-expansion-to-its-store-in-athens-tn
Walmart to 3D print an expansion to its store in Athens, TN Niall Patrick Walsh2024-10-01T09:37:00-04:00>2024-10-01T13:52:10-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/274f084fb6c3adfb6ac3f711912fb3d3.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Retail giant <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/72/walmart" target="_blank">Walmart</a> is set to create one of the largest free-standing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D-printed</a> commercial concrete structures in the United States. Working with 3D printing company Alquist 3D, the chain will use the technology to create an addition to its existing store in Athens, TN.</p>
<p>The extension, rising 20 feet high and measuring 8,000 square feet, will enhance Walmart’s Online Pickup & Delivery program, marking the first time Walmart has utilized 3D printing technology at a large scale. The company also hints at a second collaboration with Alquist 3D in the future.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27fb928f89e4209094a88ceeb8ff8b17.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27fb928f89e4209094a88ceeb8ff8b17.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Still from video, courtesy Alquist 3D</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Walmart is the latest commercial company to embrace 3D printing in architecture and construction. Last month, we reported on BIG and ICON <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150446202/big-and-icon-break-ground-on-liz-lambert-s-3d-printed-el-cosmico-resort-in-marfa" target="_blank">breaking ground</a> on Liz Lambert’s 3D-printed El Cosmic resort in Marta, months after Archinect spoke with both <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150420098/a-conversation-with-bjarke-ingels-on-ai-3d-printing-and-the-future-of-the-architectural-profession" target="_blank">Bjarke Ingels</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150419596/3d-printing-artificial-intelligence-and-space-habitats-a-conversation-with-icon-s-melodie-yashar" target="_blank">ICON’s Melodie Yashar</a> about the future of the technology.</p>
<p>Several educational institutions have also recently announced advancement...</p>