ready for warm-ups

PS1 announced the winner of the young architects competition for this summer. i think it looks pretty cool. especially the above drawing. see it all here: interboro

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nErD aLeRt!

2Pz friend, tanya, has been slavin' away at PS1 for a few weeks to help create the upcoming installation, called pole dance. our insider reports that she has a blood blister, and can tie many really cool knots. construction wraps up next thursday, and the installation will probably open next weekend. she doesn't really know for sure. and why should she?

Conceived as a participatory environment that reframes the conceptual relationship between humankind and structure, Pole Dance is an interconnected system of poles and bungees whose equilibrium is open to human action and environmental factors. Throughout the courtyard, groups of 25-foot-tall poles on 12 x 12-foot grids connected by bungee cords whose elasticity will cause the poles to gently sway, creating a steady ripple throughout the courtyard space. Each grid contains a number of playful activators, such as hammocks, pulls, misters, and rain collecting plants. An open net covering the entire scope of the grid system will provide shelter and stabilize the movement of the poles, preventing them from exceeding a predetermined maximum pivot. A generous series of multi-colored balls will move above the net offering mutable shade and the appearance of a communal game. (via)



oh, and also, the build accepts volunteers. so if you have a free day, just head on out to PS1 and show them your idle hands.

the new PS-1.

SO-IL PS1 Pole Dance from SO-IL on Vimeo.

but where are the chickens?

nErD aLeRt!

The summer season at P.S.1 kicks off on June 28 with an all-day opening celebration of Afterparty by MOS, this year's winning design in the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition. Envisioned as an urban shelter, Afterparty comprises a series of tall, hut-like "chimneys" that draw heat upward by induction, creating an immersive "cool-down" refuge that incorporates elements of shade and water, plus seating and bar areas, for visitors to P.S.1 this summer. (ps1)

thx lilly!