CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL LAKEFRONT KIOSK   Cities are centers of innovation, a driving force of development, the organization of life formed by architecture is what surrounds us. Globalization and the digital have changed this existence. We se

Chicago Architecture Biennial Lakefront Kiosk

Cities are centers of innovation, a driving force of development, the organization of life formed by architecture is what surrounds us. Globalization and the digital have changed this existence. We seek a response through architecture. The potential to engage a mass population in an architectural dialog is critical to the future of architecture and its profession. Although a kiosk may never be enlisted as high design, it stands on the street among us. The kiosk is the place of informal exchange, and our proposal intends on amplifying it as an agent for change. As part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial, the “Skirt” is going to be more than the average kiosk, it will represent a version of the State of the Art of Architecture. Located at the Millennium Park, the kiosk will be the first point of contact to the Chicago Architectural Biennial for the unaware citizen or tourist.

The dissection of the Chicago Architectural Biennial title, the State of the Art of Architecture, is our starting point. We look to the state of the art and the art of architecture. The state of the art reconsiders a response to technology through the lens of architecture. The art of architecture evaluates the discipline of architecture and how the architect defines the intimate part of a city. Architecture could simultaneously respond to technology, culture, and form without compromising its integrity. Our proposal represents a way to combine these considerations.

Skirt walks the line between technology and the prescribed. The design is accomplished through a clear set of criteria defined by evaluating and combining the Chicago frame, facade, and form with technology and street culture. This play looks to redefine the kiosk and is a formal and technological response influenced by the city in the belief of instigating it. We propose to house the Lake front Kiosk at the Millennium Park Cloud Gate Plaza. The proximity of the Chicago Historical Center is critical in making a clear connection between the events. Skirt will spent the day and night autonomously moving at a snails pace through the plaza. While a traditional architectural exhibition might limit the content to the surface of a confined space, Skirt will bring the event to the street. This exhibition will be one about architecture within an intentional and changing physical context, an exploration in how the designation of an articulated space coupled with the facilitation of information exchange can be engaged.

  CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL LAKEFRONT KIOSK   Cities are centers of innovation, a driving force of development, the organization of life formed by architecture is what surrounds us. Globalization and the digital have changed this existence. We se

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL LAKEFRONT KIOSK

Cities are centers of innovation, a driving force of development, the organization of life formed by architecture is what surrounds us. Globalization and the digital have changed this existence. We seek a response through architecture. The potential to engage a mass population in an architectural dialog is critical to the future of architecture and its profession. Although a kiosk may never be enlisted as high design, it stands on the street among us. The kiosk is the place of informal exchange, and our proposal intends on amplifying it as an agent for change. As part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial, the “Skirt” is going to be more than the average kiosk, it will represent a version of the State of the Art of Architecture. Located at the Millennium Park, the kiosk will be the first point of contact to the Chicago Architectural Biennial for the unaware citizen or tourist.

The dissection of the Chicago Architectural Biennial title, the State of the Art of Architecture, is our starting point. We look to the state of the art and the art of architecture. The state of the art reconsiders a response to technology through the lens of architecture. The art of architecture evaluates the discipline of architecture and how the architect defines the intimate part of a city. Architecture could simultaneously respond to technology, culture, and form without compromising its integrity. Our proposal represents a way to combine these considerations.

Skirt walks the line between technology and the prescribed. The design is accomplished through a clear set of criteria defined by evaluating and combining the Chicago frame, facade, and form with technology and street culture. This play looks to redefine the kiosk and is a formal and technological response influenced by the city in the belief of instigating it. We propose to house the Lake front Kiosk at the Millennium Park Cloud Gate Plaza. The proximity of the Chicago Historical Center is critical in making a clear connection between the events. Skirt will spent the day and night autonomously moving at a snails pace through the plaza. While a traditional architectural exhibition might limit the content to the surface of a confined space, Skirt will bring the event to the street. This exhibition will be one about architecture within an intentional and changing physical context, an exploration in how the designation of an articulated space coupled with the facilitation of information exchange can be engaged.

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