Burnham Pavilion / UN Studio

Aug 2009

By David Basulto — Filed under: Exhibition , Featured , Chicago, Pavilion, UNStudio, USA

A couple of days ago we featured Zaha Hadid’s Burham Pavilion at the Millenium Park in Chicago. Some of you asked about the UN Studio pavilion, and I got Guillermo Hevia to share with us a very good set of photos of the project.

If you want to know more about this pavilion’s background read our previous article.

More photos after the break.

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

: © Guillermo Hevia

24 comments »

jeff says:

I like it, What meterial makes the roof? structural and finish?

# August 27, 2009 at 21:23

archilocus says:

Frei Otto strikes back !

# August 28, 2009 at 05:02

anxious says:

hmmm, what is the function of the building???

# August 28, 2009 at 07:38

qingtong says:

may be just a sculpture

# August 28, 2009 at 12:04

tk says:

it’s a temporary pavilion. it frames views of the park, the sky and buildings. it’s a place to rest, walk through and explore.

# August 28, 2009 at 09:16

Ryan says:

Interesting little bit of info on this: http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info/2009/08/update-unstudios-burnham-pavilion-to.html

# August 28, 2009 at 10:39

bob says:

TACKY

# August 28, 2009 at 10:56

awjuyg says:

i love the device of aesthetic effect being used for structure

# August 28, 2009 at 11:51

Gatz says:

It reminds me the structures for the flowers sellers of Mar del Plata´s (Argentina) “Cementerio Parque” by Horacio Baliero of 1961.

# August 28, 2009 at 12:03

kasko says:

ja gatz pero n menor escala.
this pavilion is crazy, surrealist. It seems like the roof would be floating and melted in the centre. What`s the material of the structure?, its awsome the game of lights

# August 28, 2009 at 19:29

广州枫 says:

喜欢收藏中………..

# August 29, 2009 at 06:07

Gatz says:

# September 2, 2009 at 09:28

Wargo says:

Zaha loves the egg shape.

# August 29, 2009 at 12:52

mox says:

I went and saw it, it was pretty cool-looking, but didn’t really show that it had a purpose. Also, it was very dirty from people walking all over it…

# August 30, 2009 at 21:47

gabriel says:

panton chair?

# August 31, 2009 at 20:34

pencil_nek (twitter) says:

looks like a ripoff of william massie’s house:

http://massiearchitecture.com/

# September 4, 2009 at 13:52

Gatz says:

nice teats for a house..

# September 7, 2009 at 14:55

nanofog says:

similar affect, however it utilizes a completely different structural system, not to mention building type. i find this to be the more successful of the two.

# September 21, 2009 at 02:44

zach says:

Good from Far but Far from Good. Craftsmanship is lacking when you get up close to the piece.

# September 4, 2009 at 22:49

SALVADORE says:

everything looks good exept for the lights.

# September 8, 2009 at 05:55

Naim Ahmed Kibria says:

I can feel the power of Architecture. Like a magnet it pulls in people from from every directions. And people are rushing to the pavilion knowing that there is nothing but people under the roof.
We gotta get together under a same roof.

# September 22, 2009 at 06:04

hendra says: