2024-11-14T20:40:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/138896805/cutting-across-the-chicago-architecture-biennial-pedro-y-juana-s-living-room Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-10-13T19:11:00-04:00 >2019-06-28T18:28:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56wb5qipfajfhfnc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Mexico City-based designers Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss, professionally identified as <a href="http://pedroyjuana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro y Juana</a>, have perhaps one of the most visited exhibitions in the entire Chicago Architecture Biennial. Their installation &ndash; a network of hanging paper lanterns on pulleys, accompanied by custom-designed tables and chairs &ndash; strategically furnishes the entirety of the Chicago Cultural Center&rsquo;s Randolph Square, also known as &ldquo;the living room of the city.&rdquo;</p> <p>Randolph Square is the main entrance foyer of the Cultural Center, where people come to linger regardless of exhibitions happening inside. As such, Pedro y Juana&rsquo;s installation had to be ready for use, relatively hardy, and manage traffic flowing in and out of the Center. Their coordinated wire-mesh rocking chairs, sofas and tables became an easy complement to the heavily marbled Beaux-Arts interior, providing a much needed space for reflection, resting and discussion throughout the Biennial.</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/zi/zi1lfyadj9ydwb8k.jpg"></p> <p>The lighting system serves more of a soc...</p>