Archinect - News 2024-12-21T21:04:31-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150439839/portland-state-architecture-students-create-a-demountable-stage-structure-for-pickathon-festival Portland State architecture students create a demountable stage structure for Pickathon Festival Josh Niland 2024-08-02T19:58:00-04:00 >2024-08-05T15:13:28-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc552aa8b0fd08748d69efe4e9e7a266.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Oregon's annual Pickathon Experiential Music Festival is in full swing, and a highlight is the return of a timber stage design created by students at the <a href="https://archinect.com/psuarchitecture" target="_blank">Portland State University School of Architecture</a>. Their Cherry Hill stage is one of nine incorporated into the festival&rsquo;s 12 &ldquo;neighborhoods&rdquo;, playing host to 18 different acts through Sunday, August 4th, in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley.</p> <p>This year's stage joins previous student designs that were made from repurposed apple bins (2022), steam-bent dimensional lumber (2016, 2018, and 2023), cardboard tubes (2015), shipping pallets (2014), and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150021177/pickathon-festival-stage-designed-by-psu-students-will-be-turned-into-transitional-housing-when-the-music-stops" target="_blank">wooden trusses</a>, which were later reused to make sleeping pods for the Clackamas County Veterans Village outside Portland in 2017.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82dc5232d7f3a8dd4f26ff660cc28fb5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82dc5232d7f3a8dd4f26ff660cc28fb5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Marc Stein/Portland State University</figcaption></figure><p>Students working on its design claimed <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/196253/kengo-kuma" target="_blank">Kengo Kuma</a> as their influence, stating, &ldquo;His ability to use very simple wood repetitively to make a beautiful, grand sculpture is amazing.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55fe052542633f24b3c61c7c5ae102e2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55fe052542633f24b3c61c7c5ae102e2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Marc Stein/Portl...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150355827/go-inside-the-shed-s-short-lived-sonic-sphere-installation-with-the-new-york-times Go inside The Shed’s short-lived Sonic Sphere installation with The New York Times Josh Niland 2023-07-06T17:26:00-04:00 >2023-07-07T14:52:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/04c0af84b2f550bfc3a937b0c114d15b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about a change in consciousness that leaves a memory,&rdquo; [Ed] Cooke said of the project. &ldquo;Can people have an experience where they touch some new territory of consciousness, not in a way that is like an altered state, but one that actually leaves a trace?&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>The 50-ton space, which is suspended some 34 feet above the ground, has a capacity of 250 people and was promoted by co-designer&nbsp;Merijn Royaards as a &ldquo;sensory laboratory that [...] bends time, expands consciousness, and punctures our perception of reality&rdquo; at the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150349214/the-shed-debuts-sonic-sphere-suspended-musical-feature" target="_blank">project&rsquo;s announcement</a> in early May.&nbsp;</p> <p>Video courtesy of The Shed/YouTube</p> <p>Its design was supposedly inspired by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen&rsquo;s <a href="https://ed.blog/2021/02/28/which-is-better-a-bitcoin-or-a-spherical-concert-hall/" target="_blank">Kugelauditorium</a> from 1970 and includes a JBL sound system for special 45-minute ticketed performances. The venue closes on July 30th, with a return to New York planned for next year. Speaking of their intent for the $2 million project, Royaards' colleague Ed Cooke told the <em>Times</em><em></em>, &ldquo;We want to give [people] something magical.&rdquo;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150349214/the-shed-debuts-sonic-sphere-suspended-musical-feature The Shed debuts Sonic Sphere suspended musical feature Josh Niland 2023-05-09T13:17:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd03d828379663a66538043bfb57622e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/994977/the-shed" target="_blank">The Shed</a> at New York City&rsquo;s Hudson Yards has unveiled plans for a new, temporary 65-foot spherical concert hall feature to be placed inside the arts venue&rsquo;s McCourt performance space this summer.</p> <p>The space is the product of architectural designers Ed Cooke, Merijn Royaards, and Nicholas Christie and has previously been enacted at the 2022 Burning Man festival and ten other venues.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lounge-type seating is combined with a listening platform that's suspended 34 feet off the ground. Standing sections and a netted center complete the spatial design, with a capacity for 250 persons, a JBL sound system, and lighting design from Polina Zakh. The space was supposedly inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen&rsquo;s 1970 <a href="https://ed.blog/2021/02/28/which-is-better-a-bitcoin-or-a-spherical-concert-hall/" target="_blank">Kugelauditorium</a> for the World Expo in Japan that same year.</p> <p>Royaards explains: &ldquo;My first experience of clubbing was during a cold winter in early &rsquo;90s Rotterdam. The interference patterns of visual, sonic, and kinetic waveform transmissions that flooded the dance floor and enveloped me we...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150347866/france-debuts-ball-theater-pavilion-installation-ahead-of-the-2023-venice-biennale France debuts 'Ball Theater' pavilion installation ahead of the 2023 Venice Biennale Josh Niland 2023-04-27T13:09:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ec4365fc5f032dcc9ec2664eaf846d3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>France&rsquo;s pavilion to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/24748/venice-biennale" target="_blank">Venice Biennale</a> will feature an immersive interchange of identity and emotion inspired by ballroom dances and human rituals of experience-based social cohesion.</p> <p>French studio <a href="http://www.studiomuoto.com/en/" target="_blank">Muoto</a> partnered with scenographers Georgi Stanishev and Cl&eacute;mence La Sagna for the design of Ball Theater, which they say ties into curator <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1333036/lesley-lokko" target="_blank">Lesley Lokko</a>&rsquo;s thematic look to the future where &ldquo;architecture is no longer to represent or to be represented as an image.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a502625298fde6556713994a77b900c8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a502625298fde6556713994a77b900c8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Muoto, Georgi Stanishev and Cl&eacute;mence La Sagna </figcaption></figure><p>Their project for the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs takes the form of a semi-spherical intervention that&rsquo;s configurable for different immersive experiences all based around Ball Theater&rsquo;s usage as a forum for artistic performances and civic inquiry.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da89894e9a17f540b0587aeeea350db5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da89894e9a17f540b0587aeeea350db5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Muoto, Georgi Stanishev and Cl&eacute;mence La Sagna </figcaption></figure><p>Special events will be held in its hollowed chamber space, taking...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150338212/refik-anadol-repurposes-his-ai-data-sculpture-machine-hallucinations-for-2023-grammy-awards-stage Refik Anadol repurposes his AI data sculpture 'Machine Hallucinations' for 2023 Grammy Awards stage Katherine Guimapang 2023-02-07T18:54:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e02be28e4545690e3ce8ff30d5802676.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Istanbul-born media artist and design innovator&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/680540/refik-anadol" target="_blank">Refik Anadol</a>&nbsp;has quickly become a household name with his mind-bending, data-driven art. This year, Anadol continues to push what's possible during his visual backdrop debut at the 65th annual Grammy Awards.&nbsp;</p> <p>"The collaboration with the Recording Academy started almost six months ago with an exciting call from the designers who are in charge of the stage design and the whole flow of the ceremony," Anadol shared with Archinect.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Anadol's work can be seen in the background illuminating the space during the award's premier ceremony speech by the Recording Academy's CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RecordingAcademy" target="_blank">courtesy of Recording Academy/Grammys.</a></p> <p>Along with the event's lead production designer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/julshim/?hl=en" target="_blank">Julio Himede</a>, the art direction team, and electronic graphics expert Hugh Grew, Anadol's distinct data-generated paintings from his AI artwork and NFT collections, <a href="https://refikanadol.com/works/machine-hallucinations-nature-dreams/" target="_blank"><em>Machine Hallucinations &mdash; Nature Dreams</em></a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://refikanadol.com/works/machine-hallucinations-space-metaverse/" target="_blank"><em>Machine Hallucinations: Space Metaverse</em></a>, could be spotted ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150304715/a-look-at-the-process-behind-david-korins-dazzling-set-design-for-the-94th-academy-awards A look at the process behind David Korins' dazzling set design for the 94th Academy Awards Josh Niland 2022-03-29T20:43:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/edd22910ba9a20fb9d3c1ac61e860ef2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As the 94th <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/562883/oscars" target="_blank">Academy Awards</a> returned to Los Angeles' famed Dolby Theatre for the first time since 2020, creative director David Korins took center stage with what is now his second design for perhaps the most important part of Hollywood's annual celebration of film culture and the cinematic arts.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff59db46946b812ef43a16bf55263e19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff59db46946b812ef43a16bf55263e19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Artist rendering of the concept for the Act 1 "Cascading Spiral" stage. Image courtesy David Korins Design.</figcaption></figure><p>From concept to implementation, the overall project took four months to complete, finally offering the awards&rsquo; <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/ratings/oscars-ratings-2022-academy-awards-1235210795/" target="_blank">16.6 million viewers</a> a sequel to his inclusivity-themed 2019 effort based upon subjects like the future and communities that can imbue each member with the ability to shine on their own individual stage.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/64867ede6a10c42883e1626ed2df2193.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/64867ede6a10c42883e1626ed2df2193.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Act 1: Cascading Spiral. Image courtesy David Korins Design.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be26f948a39967d80e7c9bdbf04060cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be26f948a39967d80e7c9bdbf04060cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Act 2: The Wave. Image courtesy David Korins Design.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea2acd4bd559666ec6cc078cba57a5f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea2acd4bd559666ec6cc078cba57a5f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Act 3: Crystals. Image courtesy David Korins Design.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54e0d9d4576a5688bf2d6d695965fe25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54e0d9d4576a5688bf2d6d695965fe25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Act 4: Triangle. Image courtesy David Korins Design.</figcaption></figure><p>The design incorporated some 90,000 individual Swarovski cry...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150285866/glass-box-theater-designers-like-es-devlin-are-making-the-fourth-wall-out-of-something-new Glass box theater? Designers like Es Devlin are making the Fourth Wall out of something new Josh Niland 2021-10-21T17:59:00-04:00 >2021-10-21T18:00:06-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/db167334a6767d50d3ae7dedc81056ad.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Even before Covid-19, many ambitious productions had been taking place not in the three-sided black boxes that defined the experimental zest and emerging punk of the late 1970s, or [&hellip;] theater-in-the-round pioneered in ancient Greece and Rome, but in elaborately engineered glass cubes that evoke the International Style&rsquo;s high Modernism and the minimalist penthouses of the contemporary metropolis. There would not seem to be a more flagrant violation of dramatic immediacy.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Glass cube sets from Miriam Buether, artist <a href="https://www.derekeller.com/exhibitions/todd-knopke?view=slider#4" target="_blank">Todd Knope</a>, and Expo 2020 Dubai <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150283350/es-devlin-s-uk-pavilion-is-unveiled-as-the-expo-2020-dubai-officially-kicks-off" target="_blank">British Pavillion designer Es Devlin</a> have been popular among directors like Sam Mendes. One of Devlin's previous designs was based on a temporary Rachel Whitehead <a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-rachel-whitereads-house-unlivable-controversial-unforgettable" target="_blank">installation in East London</a> from 1993. The artist's work will take center stage once again with the reopening of Mendes' <em>The</em> <em>Lehman Trilogy</em>, which plays at New York's <a href="https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/the-lehman-trilogy-broadway-review-lehman-brothers" target="_blank">Nederlander Theater until January 2nd</a>.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaKhl7F2Oi/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaKhl7F2Oi/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway (@lehmantrilogybway)</a><br><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a message embedded in a single room,&rdquo; the three-time Olivier Award winner told the <em>Times</em>, &ldquo;that architecture itself is the vessel through which history &mdash; whether intimate or monumental &mdash; is enacted. Glass helps you make that message explicit: A room is more than just a passive container. It remembers life.&rdquo;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150178053/10-spectacular-performance-spaces-for-your-friday-inspiration 10 spectacular performance spaces for your Friday inspiration Alexander Walter 2020-01-10T08:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/895e7217345ef6e3ca4369eb0255df06.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In case you haven't checked out <a href="http://pinterest.com/archinect/" target="_blank">Archinect's Pinterest</a> boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect <a href="http://archinect.com/firms" target="_blank">Firm</a> and <a href="http://archinect.com/people" target="_blank">People</a> profiles.</p> <p>(<strong>Tip: </strong>use the handy <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/69075090/7-reasons-why-you-need-to-be-using-archinect-s-follow-feature" target="_blank">FOLLOW feature</a> to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles!)</p> <p>Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the <strong>NEW</strong> board <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/archinect/performance-spaces/" target="_blank"><em>Performance Spaces</em></a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8dded4454b80258cebfc7e2cb6f44223.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8dded4454b80258cebfc7e2cb6f44223.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/diamondschmittarchitects/project/mariinsky-ii-theatre-st-petersburg-russia" target="_blank">Mariinsky II Theatre</a> in St. Petersburg, Russia by&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/diamondschmittarchitects" target="_blank">Diamond Schmitt Architects</a> with KP ViPS<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c85ae7f8c79335284bb3807102e6789.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c85ae7f8c79335284bb3807102e6789.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/66163061/palais-de-la-musique-et-des-congr-s-strasbourg-convention-centre-strasbourg/149983007" target="_blank">Palais de la Musique et des Congr&egrave;s Strasbourg</a> in Strasbourg, France by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/66163061/dietrich-untertrifaller-architekten" target="_blank">dietrich.untertrifaller architekten</a></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c86825a72f58301d08fae83a7165687b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c86825a72f58301d08fae83a7165687b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/actualarchitecture/project/bluebarn-theatre" target="_blank">BLUEBARN Theatre</a> in Omaha, NE by <a href="https://archinect.com/actualarchitecture" target="_blank">Actual Architecture Co.</a>; Photo: Paul Crosby<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffa39a0a2a3fb36e79b3f268d55c6ac8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffa39a0a2a3fb36e79b3f268d55c6ac8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/61539114/shaftesbury-theatre/150177444" target="_blank">Shaftesbury Theatre</a> in London, UK by <a href="https://archinect.com/bennettsassociates" target="_blank">Bennetts Associates</a>; Photo: Peter Cook<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0e57f08b347afb57492668345f9665a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0e57f08b347afb57492668345f9665a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/106311/the-theatre-school-depaul-university/129175053" target="_blank">The Theatre School, DePaul University</a> in Chicago, IL by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106311/pelli-clarke-pelli-architects" target="_blank">Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects</a>; Photo: Jeff Goldberg/Esto<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c379c508e020eb571779b0761af63481.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c379c508e020eb571779b0761af63481.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/spfa/project/wallis-annenberg-center-for-the-performing-arts" target="_blank">Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts</a> in Beverly Hills, CA by <a href="https://archinect.com/spfa" target="_blank">SPF:architects</a></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea4837dda0689383b0e57ee56bf6c90.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea4837dda0689383b0e57ee56bf6c90.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>&uarr; <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/1138/theatre-agora-2002/22596914" target="_blank">Theatre Agora</a> in Lelystad, The Netherlands by <a href="https://archinect.com/unstudio" target="_blank">UNSt...</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150153927/stage-design-firm-aids-queen-adam-lambert-in-u-s-tour Stage design firm aids Queen + Adam Lambert in U.S. tour Sean Joyner 2019-08-21T20:15:00-04:00 >2019-08-21T20:15:40-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d301cb402b85a8b2c2c7f00935c960d8.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The tour, which plays New Orleans on Aug. 20 and Atlanta on Aug. 22, touched down at the L.A. Forum in July, bringing with it a marvel of technical advances that mix video imagery, lighting and kinetic sculptures to create a three-act narrative.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Stufish Entertainment Architects was "founded in 1994 by rock show visionary Mark Fisher," who was an innovator in stage design. "Fisher, who died in 2013, created the set for several Pink Floyd shows, including The Wall, as well as tours by the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Lady Gaga, among many others," writes&nbsp;<em>Variety</em>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The current team at Stufish has been on four tours in five years with Queen + Adam Lambert, and continue to work to "create mesmerizing effects" through the use of groundbreaking technologies. After the release of the 2018 film,&nbsp;<em>Bohemian Rhapsody,&nbsp;</em>the band began to attract a younger audience "with video-game expectations," said Ric Lipson, a partner at Stufish.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150141089/with-no-wheelchair-ramp-tony-award-winner-ali-stroker-couldn-t-join-her-cast-and-crew-on-stage-to-celebrate-their-win With no wheelchair ramp, Tony Award winner Ali Stroker couldn't join her cast and crew on stage to celebrate their win Justine Testado 2019-06-12T15:15:00-04:00 >2019-06-15T14:17:20-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/34ce2a8fe49a7a23a4134f461385f369.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>After her win, Stroker spoke to reporters about the lack of accessibility on Broadway. She said that most of the theaters&rsquo; backstage areas are not generally accessible to performers with disabilities. &ldquo;I would ask theater owners and producers to really look into how they can begin to make the backstage accessible so that performers with disabilities can get around,&rdquo; she said, per The New York Times.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Ali Stroker became the first person to use a wheelchair to win a Tony Award during Sunday night's glitzy ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Her historical win &mdash; which was for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in the acclaimed Broadway revival of &ldquo;Oklahoma!&rdquo; &mdash; is a milestone in bolstering the representation of people with disabilities.<br></p> <p>However, there was an obstacle for Stroker during the ceremony that is all too common for people with disabilities in everyday life: No ramp had been built to connect the audience seating area to the main stage. In one instance, she had to wait in the wings on stage in case she won in her individual category. Then when&nbsp; &ldquo;Oklahoma!&rdquo; won Best Revival of a Musical, Stroker could not join the rest of the cast and crew on stage to accept the award. While Stroker generally had a celebratory night, that moment was yet another disheartening reminder that basic universal&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/370527/accessibility" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">accessibility</a> needs are still easily overlooked.</p>... https://archinect.com/news/article/150021177/pickathon-festival-stage-designed-by-psu-students-will-be-turned-into-transitional-housing-when-the-music-stops Pickathon Festival stage, designed by PSU students, will be turned into transitional housing when the music stops Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-08-04T20:10:00-04:00 >2017-08-04T20:11:01-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ui/uipbm3mdz6e3zeja.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Launched in 1999, the inaugural Pickathon Music Festival was not so much a festival, but rather a small fundraiser for KBOO&mdash;a non-profit community radio station. Held in the woods nearby <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/3435/portland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portland, Oregon</a>, the now annual summer event has grown into a sellout affair with lineups including Beach House, Angel Olsen, and Mac DeMarco. Though the festival has grown, the three-day event nicknamed "Portland's littlest big festival" has maintained its grassroots nature and continues to set itself apart from its festival competitors.</p> <p>For starters, rather than only booking acts that have a big draw, the festival runners make a point of introducing their audience to new acts like Israeli pop star group A-WA or soul icon Charles Bradley. In addition, all artists at the festival play at least twice so audiences have multiple chances to see their acts. The festival has largely foregone corporate sponsorship with exceptions for companies like Kleen Kanteen, a reusable water bottle company, that fit ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149975021/one-to-one-43-with-george-tsypin-stage-designer-behind-the-2014-sochi-olympics-opening-ceremony-and-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark One-to-One #43 with George Tsypin, stage designer behind the 2014 Sochi Olympics' opening ceremony and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-10-24T15:29:00-04:00 >2016-11-03T23:50:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/tc/tcngp5cvontdyksp.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>You probably don&rsquo;t recognize George Tsypin&rsquo;s name, but you&rsquo;re almost certainly familiar with his projects. After training as an architect in Moscow, Tsypin moved to New York to study theater design, and it&rsquo;s now safe to say millions upon millions of people have seen his work. He&rsquo;s designed stage sets for the MTV VMA&rsquo;s, operas, Broadway plays, and the 2014 Winter Olympics&rsquo; Opening Ceremony at Sochi, among many others.</p><p>Tsypin's work is now captured in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781616895242" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>GEORGE TSYPIN OPERA FACTORY: Invisible City</em></a>, released on October 18 by Princeton Architectural Press. We spoke about designing for theatrical and mass media performances, and how his architectural training grounds his practice.</p><p>Our interview begins with Tsypin's account of working in&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/482438/5pointz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5Pointz</a>, the infamous graffiti building in Long Island City. Special thanks to Princeton Architectural Press for helping coordinate the interview.</p><p>Listen to&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/670405/one-to-one" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One-to-One</a>&nbsp;#43 with&nbsp;<strong>George Tsypin</strong>:</p><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-denari/id1057340260?i=356797877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen&nbsp;and subscribe to the new&nbsp;"Archinect Sessi...</a></li></ul>