Lumen Wins MoMA PS1 YAP 2017
The 18th edition of the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program (YAP) has been awarded to Lumen, a site-specific installation by New York-based studio Lumen. The project will occupy the museum's courtyard from June 29, 2017, offering shade, seating, and cooling through a lightweight structure made of hexagonal elements covered with photoluminescent fabric. Suspended cones will release a fine mist when visitors approach, creating a haze. The winning studio, known for merging architecture with biology and mathematics, beat finalists Ania Jaworska (Chicago), Bureau Spectacular (Los Angeles), Office of III (New York), and SCHAUM/SHIEH (New York). Sean Anderson, Associate Curator of MoMA's Architecture and Design Department, praised the design as a "critical fusion of technology and nature." Meanwhile, the Italian edition of YAP, previously hosted at MAXXI in Rome with interventions by Studio Corte (2015) and Parasite 2.0 (2016), has been suspended for 2017 and will resume as a biennial event in 2018.
Key facts
- Lumen won the 18th edition of MoMA PS1 YAP in 2017.
- The installation will be in the MoMA PS1 courtyard from June 29, 2017.
- The structure uses hexagonal elements with photoluminescent fabric.
- Suspended cones release mist when visitors approach.
- Finalists included Ania Jaworska, Bureau Spectacular, Office of III, and SCHAUM/SHIEH.
- Sean Anderson called it a 'critical fusion of technology and nature.'
- The Italian YAP at MAXXI was suspended for 2017 and will become biennial in 2018.
- Previous Italian YAP winners were Studio Corte (2015) and Parasite 2.0 (2016).
Entities
Artists
- Escobedo Solíz Studio
- Ania Jaworska
- Bureau Spectacular
- Office of III
- SCHAUM/SHIEH
- Studio Corte
- Parasite 2.0
- Valentina Silvestrini
Institutions
- MoMA PS1
- MoMA
- MAXXI
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Rome
- Italy