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Artist Alex Chinneck Unzips Derelict 1960s Office Building to Create Mind-Bending Illusion

Niall Patrick Walsh — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000

UK-based artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled his latest architectural installation, transforming the walls of a soon-to-be-demolished 1960s office building on the former Kent Wool Growers site in Ashford, England. “Open to the Public” features an eight-meter-high double zip running down the side of the building, revealing the forlorn interior.

Full-Size Replica of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye Sunk in Danish Fjord

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

A giant replica of Le Corbusier’s iconic Villa Savoye has been half-sunk off a Danish fjord as part of the country’s Floating Art 2018 festival. The installation titled “Flooding Modernity” has been designed by artist Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen as a “comment on the sinking of the public sphere after the disclosure of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the manipulation of democratic elections through social media.”

Bjarke Ingels' Twisting High Line Towers Presented in New Art Installation

Keshia Badalge — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:30:00 +0000

It was an early morning in Chelsea, and men in suits were standing around the street, ushering in guests into a dark, 12,000 square-foot exhibition space at the XI gallery. Inside, the room was lit by a centerpiece installation of the New York City skyline, sprawling upwards towards the ceiling with its reflection. Bjarke Ingels was going to unveil new plans for The XI (‘The Eleventh’), a pair of twisting towers set between 17th and 18th Streets and 10th and 11th Avenue. Es Devlin, a British artist who has stage-designed for Beyoncé and Katy Perry, was tapped by HFZ Capital Group to create three installations to present the project.

NEWSUBSTANCE's Coachella Pavilion Takes Visitors on a Journey of Light and Color

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

UK-based design studio NEWSUBSTANCE has debuted at the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival with a seven-floor pavilion taking visitors on an “ever-changing journey of light, color and perspective.” The 75-foot-high (23-meter-high) pavilion named “Spectra” consists of a spiral form featuring an observation deck at its peak, projecting a rainbow band of color.

Edoardo Tresoldi Unveils Neoclassical Wire Mesh Sculpture at Coachella Festival

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi, known for his majestic wire mesh sculptures, has unveiled his biggest artwork to date for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Titled “Etherea,” the site-specific installation represents the culmination of Tresoldi's research in the music field, realized as three transparent structures taking inspiration from Neoclassical and Baroque architecture.

Adjaye Associates Transform Electrical Switching Station Into Empowering Art Wall

Niall Patrick Walsh — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Adjaye Associates has unveiled images of its proposed reconceptualization of the protective façade of an electrical switching station into an engaging “Art Wall” in Newark, New Jersey. The 30-foot-high walls of the Fairmount Heights switching station will be transformed into a canvas for original works of 14 local and international artists, exploring themes of youth, education, and community, while a canopied passageway will house a market, art installations, and gathering space.

Migliore+Servetto Installation Lights Up Renzo Piano Skyscraper in Turin, Italy

Alya Abourezk — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:00:00 +0000

A dynamic, pulsating installation is lighting up Renzo Piano's Intesa Sanpaolo skyscraper in Turin, Italy. Designed by Migliore+Servetto Architects, the installation is part of Turin's "Luci d'Artista," an annual, open-air light exhibition illuminating the squares and streets of the city.

FSP Festival Land Art Contest

Rene Submissions — Tue, 23 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000

FSP Freaky Summer Party calls to action!

Create your own land art project and apply to get a grant for its creation. The best project will be constructed and placed on the territory of the festival for 2 days.

FSP Festival grants 1001 BYN to the creation of the project.

We are looking for projects which are sustainable, eco-friendly, recyclable, unique, can not be broken during bad weather, secure, can benefit festival's visitors, politically neutral.

FSP Festivals takes place in Minsk, Belarus on 29-30 July 2017.

Runaway – A Temporary Splash of Color for the Santa Barbara Waterfront

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000

A vibrant pavilion has arrived to grace the boardwalks of California’s Santa Barbara waterfront. The pavilion entitled Runaway has been designed by SPORTS, an architecture and design collaboration of Greg Corso and Molly Hunker, recently selected as one of the Architectural League of New York’s emerging young practices for 2017. Blending a bright, colorful character with functional modernity, Runaway was installed on the Waterfront of Santa Barbara in March 2017, one of several locations the pavilion will travel to throughout the year.

Let the Cloud House Brighten Your Rainy Day

Niall Patrick Walsh — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Few sounds in this world are quite as satisfying as that of fresh rainwater falling on a tin roof. However, this soothing sensation is just one element of the Cloud House, a unique, interactive rainwater-harvesting system created by designer Matthew Mazzotta in Springfield, Missouri. From the comfort of a wooden rocking chair, the user is immersed in a rural farm experience, offering passers-by a moment to slow down, enjoy fresh edible plants and, as promised, bask in the sound of rain striking a tin roof.

Manufacturing Utopia - How Assemble is Creating a Model Factory at A/D/O

Niall Patrick Walsh — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 06:00:00 +0000

London-based architecture collective Assemble is set to transform an outdoor courtyard at A/D/O in Brooklyn into a ‘model factory’ to explore utopian ideals of work. The Turner Prize-winning architects will use their first site-specific installation in the U.S. entitled ‘A Factory As It Might Be’ to depict a vision of how society should build and function using abundant, malleable materials.

RAAAF is Breaking Habits With a Vision of a Home Without Chairs

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Dutch studio Rietveld-Architecture-Art-Affordances (RAAAF) has unveiled its latest installation ‘Breaking Habits’ at the Mondriaan Fund for Visual Arts in Amsterdam. Breaking Habits envisages a domestic environment without chairs and couches, exploring a model of diagonal living through a system of flexible carpets.