PUBIC INTERVENTIONS TRANSFORM THE CITY OF LOGROÑO IN SPAIN
designboom visited logroño's concéntrico festival to experience first hand the public interventions that are transforming the spanish city into an architectural playground. now in its eighth edition, the festival brings together an impressive roster of architects and designers, whose urban interventions seek new collective uses that reinforce the idea of community in public space. matali crasset's ‘cielo oscuro’ enlivens a park with its owl-like presence, while konstantin grcic's 'arenas' offer interaction and play. stay tuned for more coverage!
SEE: NEW CONSTRUCTION IMAGES OF MAD'S CLOUD CENTER
MAD architects shares new construction images of the 'cloud center', the white monolithic art space now taking shape in aranya, a large scale coastal development in china. first announced in 2021, the project will include a grand hall, a gallery and a small theater, and is expected to be completed in 2023.
SOUND OF THE EARTH 3: A GLOBAL SOUNDSCAPE MADE WITH AI
yuri suzuki creates a new global soundscape with the help of machine learning, a field of study in the sphere of artificial intelligence (AI), that connects submitted sounds from around the world. designed for the 23rd triennale milano international exhibition, ‘sound of the earth: chapter 3’ consists of a black 4m diameter geodesic sphere where visitors can hear various sounds. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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