1 | An Architecture Of Reuse, Built With Iridescent Curtains | Co.Design: business + innovation + design
I am a big advocate for redevelopment of vacant spaces. This blog present an interesting exhibit tackling this concept.
Here’s a remarkable idea: we don’t need any more buildings. We’re full up. If we need more space, we can renovate what we already have. We’re good.
Such a scenario is about as likely to occur as a mall closing because everyone’s bought enough clothes. The construction industry is a crucial, perpetual driver of our economy.
Yet that’s the premise of Re-set: New Wings For Architecture, the Dutch pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. “We are not hanging Objets d’Art, exhibit works or stage events,” says Petra Blaisse, the textile designer and frequent Rem Koolhaas-collaborator behind Re-set. “We are responding to the vacant architecture itself.” Rather than stage an exhibition, like most other countries at the Biennale, Blaisse and her team have filled their space with a series of shimmering curtains, hung on motorized frames that divide the expansive galleries into smaller spaces. The pavilion’s interior changes every five…
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