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Next Up Mini-Session #10: Pedro y Juana Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2015-11-21T11:04:00-05:00>2019-06-28T18:28:28-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/mo/molivjgi8q3296bt.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137806694/archinect-presents-next-up-a-live-podcasting-event-in-collaboration-with-the-chicago-architecture-biennial-this-saturday-october-3rd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture Biennial</a> is nearing the middle of its run, and we've got more live <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/666774/mini-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mini-Sessions</a> up our sleeve, recorded as part of our <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/646036/next-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Next Up</a> event held during the Biennial's opening weekend. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/666774/mini-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Our fourth Mini-Session from Chicago features Biennial participants Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of Pedro y Juana, based in Mexico City. You can learn more about their contribution to the Biennial (which happened to be the venue for Next Up) <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/138896805/cutting-across-the-chicago-architecture-biennial-pedro-y-juana-s-living-room" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Listen to Mini-Session #10 with Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of <strong>Pedro y Juana</strong>:</p>
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Cutting across the Chicago Architecture Biennial: Pedro y Juana's living room Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2015-10-13T19:11:00-04:00>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 – a network of hanging paper lanterns on pulleys, accompanied by custom-designed tables and chairs – strategically furnishes the entirety of the Chicago Cultural Center’s Randolph Square, also known as “the living room of the city.”</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’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>
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<p>The lighting system serves more of a soc...</p>