MoMA's Young Architects Program returns with innovative interactive installation
POSTED 06 Jul 2017 . BY Kim Megson
Jenny Sabin Studio have created 'Lumen' in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 as part of the annual Young Architects Program Credit: Pablo Enriquez
A constantly evolving installation that adapts to heat, sunlight and the number of visitors has opened at the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) sister institution in Long Island City.
Jenny Sabin Studio have created 'Lumen' in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 as part of the annual Young Architects Program, which offers emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative temporary, outdoor installations.
The structure, on display until 4 September, bathes visitors in a responsive photo-luminescent glow at night, and emit grounds of cooling mist during hot days.
It has been created using over 1,000,000 yards of digitally knitted and robotically woven fibre, two large-scale canopies with 1,500 cellular components that absorb and deliver light, and 250 hanging tubular structures.
The multi-sensory design is shaped by mathematical generation and form-finding simulations, informed by the sun, site, materials and programme. As a result, the more people there are, the closer they are together, and the warmer it is, the more mist will be released to create a refreshing micro-climate.
"Now in its 18th iteration, this annual competition offered jointly by the Architecture and Design Department at MoMA and MoMA PS1 continues to take risks and encourage experimentation among architects,” said Klaus Biesenbach, MoMA’s chief curator.
“Jenny Sabin’s 'Lumen' is a socially and environmentally responsive structure that spans practices and disciplines in its exploratory approach to new materials. Held in tension within the walls of MoMA PS1’s courtyard, it turns visitors into participants who interact through its responsiveness to temperature, sunlight, and movement.”
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renovation programme, and unveiled its final plans for a multi-year expansion designed by architects
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, alongside Gensler.
New York practice Jenny Sabin Studio have won the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA)
annual Young Architects Program, with their design of a socially and environmentally
responsive installation that adapts to the densities of bodies, heat and sunlight.
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Escobedo Solíz Studio as the winner of its annual Young Architects Program (YAP).
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MoMA's Young Architects Program returns with innovative interactive installation
POSTED 06 Jul 2017 . BY Kim Megson
Jenny Sabin Studio have created 'Lumen' in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 as part of the annual Young Architects Program Credit: Pablo Enriquez
A constantly evolving installation that adapts to heat, sunlight and the number of visitors has opened at the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) sister institution in Long Island City.
Jenny Sabin Studio have created 'Lumen' in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 as part of the annual Young Architects Program, which offers emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative temporary, outdoor installations.
The structure, on display until 4 September, bathes visitors in a responsive photo-luminescent glow at night, and emit grounds of cooling mist during hot days.
It has been created using over 1,000,000 yards of digitally knitted and robotically woven fibre, two large-scale canopies with 1,500 cellular components that absorb and deliver light, and 250 hanging tubular structures.
The multi-sensory design is shaped by mathematical generation and form-finding simulations, informed by the sun, site, materials and programme. As a result, the more people there are, the closer they are together, and the warmer it is, the more mist will be released to create a refreshing micro-climate.
"Now in its 18th iteration, this annual competition offered jointly by the Architecture and Design Department at MoMA and MoMA PS1 continues to take risks and encourage experimentation among architects,” said Klaus Biesenbach, MoMA’s chief curator.
“Jenny Sabin’s 'Lumen' is a socially and environmentally responsive structure that spans practices and disciplines in its exploratory approach to new materials. Held in tension within the walls of MoMA PS1’s courtyard, it turns visitors into participants who interact through its responsiveness to temperature, sunlight, and movement.”
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has completed the first phase of its major
renovation programme, and unveiled its final plans for a multi-year expansion designed by architects
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, alongside Gensler.
New York practice Jenny Sabin Studio have won the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA)
annual Young Architects Program, with their design of a socially and environmentally
responsive installation that adapts to the densities of bodies, heat and sunlight.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has announced Mexican architecture practice
Escobedo Solíz Studio as the winner of its annual Young Architects Program (YAP).
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions
saw a huge increase in visitor numbers during 2023 – the coronation year of King Charles III.
Off the back of the success of the first round of Everyday Heritage Grants in 2022, Historic
England is funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England.
Universal has revealed it will be adding new Harry Potter attractions, alongside Super Nintendo
and How to Train Your Dragon worlds to its Florida resort.
Cruise Ship Interiors (CSI) invites cruise lines, shipyards, design studios, outfitters,
and suppliers to take part in CSI Design Expo Americas in Miami, Florida, the region’s only
event dedicated to cruise ship interior design. [more...]