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Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

A performer creates a series of shadow poses while acting out a scene.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

A group of University of North Carolina students posing for the perfect selfie in the reflective panels.

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Ryan Swanson

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

Museum visitors play with their reflections and shadows in the work.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

A group of students uses the space as a place to hang out and have lunch.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

A museum-goer takes time to play with their shadows and reflections on the work.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

Play is our natural driver as humans to discover, explore, and empathize with others.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

pARC was designed to serve as an engaging landmark to the Ackland Art museum.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The three panels for shadow play allow users to host spontaneous shadow play performances.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The use of red, yellow, green, and blue lighting creates a unique color tracing effect onto the work at night.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The magenta color acts like a piece of ribbon growing up from the ground and guiding people into the terrace and the museum.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The platforms become an opportunity to dance, perform, relax, gather, and more.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The panels within the work created a filtered reflection and refraction of the surrounding environment.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The work becomes a platform for the user to interact with the sun through various shadow and light play interactions.

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Ryan Swanson

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The colors of the work change based on the angle in which you view the piece both during the day and at night.

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Tom Waldenberg

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

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Anna Routh Barzin

Art Museum Terrace Transformed into a Programmable Community Space
The Urban Conga

The large archway was designed to frame the different archways of the Ackland Art Museum from various angles.

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Ryan Swanson

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
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The Relic Shelter - Fuzhou Teahouse, Fuzhou, China by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, A+Award Jury Winner in the Architecture +Preservation category

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Hao Chen

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Ice cubes by Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte, Xinxiang, China, A+Awards Jury and Popular Choice Winner in the Architecture + Glass category, Popular Choice Winner in Cultural & Expo Centers category

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ArchExist

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Winter Park Library & Events Center, Winter Park, Florida, U.S., by Adjaye Associates, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Libraries category

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Dror Baldinger, FAIA

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Winter Park Library & Events Center, Winter Park, Florida, U.S., by Adjaye Associates, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Libraries category

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Dror Baldinger, FAIA

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Wild Mile by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Awarded Best Sustainable Architecture Firm (Popular Choice Winner)

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Dave Burk

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Fyrgani by AKA Architects, Sifnos island, Greece, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Color category

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Cathy Cunliffe

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

The Mushroom - a wood house in the forest by ZJJZ Atelier, China, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Joy category

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ZJJZ Atelier

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Learning & Sports Center by General Architecture Collaborative, Rwanda, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture + Community category

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Katie Garner

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Yunzhai Community Center, Yunzhai Village, Changyuan, China by SUP Atelier of THAD, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Brick category

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Yingnan Chu

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
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Striatus 3D Printed Bridge, Venice, Italy, developed by the Block Research Group (BRG) at ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects Computation & Design Research Group (ZHA CODE), in collaboration with Incremental 3D (in3D) and made possible by Holcim, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Concrete category

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Naaro

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
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P house by Studio MK27, Awarded Best Architecture Firm in Central and South America (Jury Winner)

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Fernando Guerra

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

LR2 House by Montalba Architects, Awarded Best Architecture Firm in North America (Popular Choice Award)

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Kevin Scott, @k7scott

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Little Island by Heatherwick Studio, New York, A+Awards Jury Winner in the Public Parks and Green Spaces category

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Timothy Schenck

World's Best Architecture 2022 Announced
Architizer

Khat by Studio Toggle, Awarded Best Architecture Firm in Africa and the Middle East (Jury Winner), and Best Young Architecture Firm (Popular Choice Winner)

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Studio Toggle