Origami Architecture Makes Portable Kiosks

Created for Canary Wharf in London, these folding kiosks, designed by Make Architects, were inspired by Japanese paper folding.  “[The kiosk] had to be solid,…

Pavilion Promotes Social Interaction and Relaxation

In 2010 an environment opened in Anyang, Korea that promoted social interaction.   The space, entitled Open Pavilion- Public Living Room, was designed by Korean architectural…

Unique Look at CAD

Sure to surface during the holiday shopping season are unique gifts for very specific niche groups.  Those familiar with custom tensioned fabric architecture (or really…

Net Blow-up Interactive Pavilion

The design collective, Numan/For Use, recently showcased their latest structure, ‘Net Blow-up’, near the waterfront in Yokohama, Japan.  The exterior surface is an inflatable that…

Fiber Dome Incorporates LED’s to Change Landscape

Designed by Loop.pH, the SOL Dome was inspired by molecular biology and the chemical bonds holding atoms together in a molecule. By combining scientific mechanisms…

Temporary Pavilion at the Detour Festival

Six weeks.  That is how long it took to design, fabricate and install the Shellstar Pavilion in Hong Kong, China.  Designed by Andrew Kudless (Matsys)…

Sustainable Pavilion Incorporates Modularity

Chun Qing Li of Pavilion Architecture designed KREOD, an architectural sculpture, organic in form, environmentally-friendly and inspired by nature. Resembling three seeds, these three pods…

Hexagons Add Theatrics to Stage

A hexagon symbolizes communication, interfacing, balance and union.  During the Festivales de Acapulco, this symbol was prominent as it united the crowd for celebration.  Designed…