Currently on display at the Storefront for Art & Architecture gallery in New York, Sharing Models: Manhattanisms is the latest exhibition put on the nonprofit organization, which asked 30 international and up-and-coming firms to answer the question: “How will the sharing movement of today affect the way we inhabit and build the cities of tomorrow?”
Each firm was tasked with creating a drawing and model of their vision for the future of a given slice of the island. When pushed together, the 30 pieces create a single composite figure, a collage of a shared Manhattan that is “simultaneously fictional and real, and one that opens a window to new perceptions of the city’s shared assets.”
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals,” Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals,” Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia
“ShaMBuF [Sharing Marring Bubble Flaring],” Pedro&Juana. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Pedro&Juana
“ShaMBuF [Sharing Marring Bubble Flaring],” Pedro&Juana. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Pedro&Juana
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan” / MAIO
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan,” MAIO. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of MAIO
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan,” MAIO. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MAIO
“Magnetic Fields,” Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Magnetic Fields,” Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“City of Things,” Manuel Herz Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Manuel Herz Architects
“City of Things,” Manuel Herz Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Manuel Herz Architects
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density” / TEN Arquitectos
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density,” TEN Arquitectos. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of TEN Arquitectos
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density,” TEN Arquitectos. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of TEN Arquitectos
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life” / Huff + Gooden Architects
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life,” Huff + Gooden Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Huff + Gooden Architects
“The Golden Loop,” RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río
“The Golden Loop,” RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“UN_CRAMMING: ReVisiting the Midtown Rezoning,” ArchiTectonics. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of ArchiTectonics
“UN_CRAMMING: ReVisiting the Midtown Rezoning,” ArchiTectonics. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of ArchiTectonics
“InvisibHole,” Renato Rizzi/IUAV. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Renato Rizzi/IUAV
The show will be on display until September 2nd, 2016, during which the 30 drawings will be auctioned off to support Storefront’s ongoing programming in New York and internationally.
For more information on the event, visit Storefront for Art & Architecture’s website, here.
Cite: Patrick Lynch. "Manhattanisms: 30 Firms Envision New York City's Future Through Drawings and Models " 27 Jul 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/792160/manhattanisms-30-firms-envision-new-york-citys-future-through-drawings-and-models> ISSN 0719-8884