A giant sound system with publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and facilitated between a sculpture installations made of industrial scrap Male In Indiana, USA,
The biennial festival returned to its fifth cycle this year, with a series of arranged architectural pavilions around the historical center of the small Indiana city. Known for its mid -century modern architectureColumbus was built under the patronage of local businessman J Irwin Miller and includes the church by Finnish architect Eleel Sarinan and American architect Myron Goldsmith.
The exhibition Columbus has been convenient by the Conservation Group Landmark columbus foundationAnd many establishments, funded by a series of grants, are placed directly on the avenue of the architects, a main route in the city with concentration of modern work of mid -century.
This year’s theme yes and – was a sign for the improvised nature of the architectural pavilion.
Many establishments were directly in dialogue with the city’s modernist buildings. Perhaps the most striking designer and teacher had an installation called pool/side Akima BracenWho kept a purple pool outside the library designed by the Chinese-American architect Im pei,
The pool, which was to “recreate” the reflection pool typology and re -activate the plaza in front of the library, was completely on – the children floated in the pool during the early night of the festival.
A large cuboid shape was depicted with the famous interior dyramas, which was carried inside the famous interior dyramas, which was carved into its faces.
Both Inside Out and Pool/Side were funded by the University Design Research Fellowships, sent after architects and designers of an open call in university systems.
Somewhere else, in New York Studio Cook John A lift was built in the Sunken courtyard at the first Christian Church of Elial Sarinen. In the installation, a grid shows metal pillars installed on the ground, reflecting clean lines of the church, hanging in places to create an advanced social location.
Studio Cook John received one of the Miller Awards Grants, the highest distribution for the exhibition, as the Chicago-based Studio barsWhich installs a huge sound system above a parking garage.
Joy riding, the sound system was designed in terms of speakers installed in cars and has a publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and an array of speaker -shaped benches.
Another Miller Award recipient was an establishment called Elipsis by New York -based Architecture Studio Advertisement- Wo,
Built on the site of a Victorian-style building burning in 2022, installation included a large shade structure with a bamboo canopy, according to the studio, “microscopically and symbolically excavates black and indigenous history”.
The installation was surrounded by indigenous planting and a functional shade was provided for visitors, which could be seen giving sheets from the oppressive Indiana Sun during the early weekends.
A final Miller Award was sent to a studio in Chicago Adaptive operation To reach nostalgia, a huge metal pavilion placed next to the 136 -year -old Nerpate theater, which is currently undergoing renewal.
The pavilion featured a series of configured construction materials to create an elevated platform and a social location, allowing the exposed aspect of the theater to be seen, showing various aspects of its ongoing structural existence.
Another standout installation was presented by a team of researchers New jersey institute,
The team created a steel horsie, where a railway line crossed the city once. Made from industrial materials extracted from the surrounding area, geometric metal pavilion was designed to symbolically connect various industries, from horse stables to railway and Amazon distribution facilities which are characterized by the area.
Other establishments were created by the teams of Cornell University School of Architecture; A collaborative team between Cesar Lopez, Jess Myers, Amelin NG and German Palares are Evitia; And two groups of local secondary schools and universities.
All signage and graphic materials for the exhibition were created by La-based design studio Song,
While the local community seemed to embrace most of the Going-on, more than 300 local and out-off-town guests started on the initial tour of the weekend on a tour of the weekend, there was an installation by designer and teacher Sarah Aziz. Deinstalled after pushback,
Some establishments from Exhibition Columbus 2023 Stay in the city with a pavilion at an intersection by New York Architecture Studio Pau. The remaining establishments will remain above the decline.
Photography is by headley fruits.
The exhibition columbus will be seen on 30 November 2025. For more events, exhibitions and architecture and design journey interaction Dizan event guide,
