Green the Void

An interesting exhibition had a number of proposals that ventured into the Veg.itectural. Via Archidose, the: "...Contemplating the Void exhibition opening at the Guggenheim Museum. Curators Nancy Spector and David van der Leer asked nearly 200 artists and architects (a roughly 50/50 split between them) to create something that would fill the void in Frank Lloyd Wright's famous rotunda."


:: The Rotunda - image via IgoUgo

As mentioned: "Not surprisingly, a number of contributors envisioned a rotunda filled with trees and/or other vegetation, in some cases a commentary on a dire future and in others an alternative potential for the large skylit space." Check out some of these proposals (all images via Archidose)


[Above L: SeARCH R: Saunders Architecture ]


[Above L: N55 R: Itami Jun Architects]

Another that I thought worth mentioning were the whimsical proposals that enveloped more of the museum interior with a range of solultions. "In the case of the[se] two ...the museum becomes a factory for pull-candy and a water park."


[L: Ball-Nogues Studio R: Work Architecture Company]