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AIA New York Selects the City of Dreams Pavilion to be Built from Salvaged Timber

Niall Patrick Walsh — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

The New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced “Salvage Swings” by Somewhere Studio as the winner of the 2019 City of Dreams competition. The temporary art structure is now the subject of approvals and fundraising, with the goal of constructing the scheme on Roosevelt Island in the summer of 2019.

Pavilion Made from Aluminum Cans and Cracked Clay Wins 2017 City of Dreams Competition

Sabrina Santos — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Cast & Place has been announced as the winner of the 2017 City of Dreams competition to create a pavilion for New York City’s Governors Island. Held by not-for-profit arts organization FIGMENT, the AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee, and the Structural Engineers Association of New York, the competition called for a design to be the hub of FIGMENT’s free community arts festival during Summer 2017, based on questions of the future of New York, how design can confront environmental challenges, and how architecture can be built from recycled or borrowed material.

Izaskun Chinchilla Turns to Kickstarter to Realize "Organic Growth" Pavilion

Holly Giermann — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 08:00:51 +0000

A few months ago, we announced that Izaskun Chinchilla Architects emerged as one of two winners of FIGMENT’s international “City of Dreams” pavilion competition in New York. Their proposal entitled “Organic Growth” is slated for assembly on Governors Island this summer, but they need your help! Due to the split funding of selecting two winners and FIGMENT’s non-profit status, the design team has launched a kickstarter campaign to make their proposal a reality through public contributions.

New York's "City of Dreams" Competition Selects Two Winners

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Two winners have been announced for the fifth annual cycle of New York’s “City of Dreams” competition: the “Billion Oyster Pavilion” by locally-based BanG Studio and “Organic Growth” by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects of Madrid and London. Pending approvals and fundraising, both pavilions will be assembled on Governors Island and open to the public for the summer 2015 season. The winning pavilions, after the break.