As Burning Man 2018 comes to a close, snapshots and glimpses of the event have begun to emerge in the mediasphere. The most recognizable among these is, perhaps, BIG's Orb, a hovering sphere representing a scaled version of the earth itself.
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The Best Structures of Burning Man 2018
https://www.archdaily.com/901298/the-best-structures-of-burning-man-2018AD Editorial Team
How is Burning Man Built?
Ever wonder how Burning Man’s famous Black Rock City rises from the dust of the Nevada Desert every year? A video by vlogger Shalaco Sching offers an insight, documenting the process undertaken by the team of surveyors tasked with creating a temporary city from scratch, year after year.
As Shalaco documents through his video below, his Instagram, and a written account on the Burning Man Journal, a team of 21 surveyors spend seven days laying the lines and waypoints of a 5.62-mile plan, creating the largest and most iconic art installation at Burning Man – the city itself.
https://www.archdaily.com/900135/how-is-burning-man-builtNiall Patrick Walsh
NEWSUBSTANCE's Coachella Pavilion Takes Visitors on a Journey of Light and Color
UK-based design studio NEWSUBSTANCE has debuted at the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival with a seven-floor pavilion taking visitors on an “ever-changing journey of light, color and perspective.” The 75-foot-high (23-meter-high) pavilion named “Spectra” consists of a spiral form featuring an observation deck at its peak, projecting a rainbow band of color.
The dazzling color scheme is produced by the separation of light waves by their varying degrees of refraction, embodying the lively spirit of the Coachella festival. Through this manipulation of the physical properties of light, Spectra is capable of producing over 16 million colors.
https://www.archdaily.com/892652/newsubstances-coachella-pavilion-takes-visitors-on-a-journey-of-light-and-colorNiall Patrick Walsh
Edoardo Tresoldi Unveils Neoclassical Wire Mesh Sculpture at Coachella Festival
Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi, known for his majestic wire mesh sculptures, has unveiled his biggest artwork to date for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Titled “Etherea,” the site-specific installation represents the culmination of Tresoldi's research in the music field, realized as three transparent structures taking inspiration from Neoclassical and Baroque architecture.
The Italian artist has established a reputation for wire mesh sculptures, having been named by Forbes as one of the 30 most influential European artists. The Etherea sculpture represents the artist’s investigation into architecture as a tool for contemplation, a “dedicated space where the sky and clouds are narrated through the language of classical architecture.”
https://www.archdaily.com/892637/edoardo-tresoldi-unveils-neoclassical-wire-mesh-sculpture-at-coachella-festivalNiall Patrick Walsh
10 Traditional Festivals Around the World: A Good Excuse to See New Architecture
We experience our cities daily through ordinary acts, whether it’s commuting, looking for a quiet place, having lunch downtown, or even exercising. However, one of the most exceptional ways to experience the different roles of a city's urban space is through traditional festivals, rooted in local cultures presented through different clothing, culinary arts, dances and other arts.
Through these festivals, one can see the uses and the demands of the urban public space, in which cultural actions offer new ways to take over the city - at a time when the streets are no longer just a transit space and become a space of leisure and residence, overtaken by a different atmosphere.
New cultures are built on new practices. Through travel, architects can expand their repertoire and gain new influences for their projects. Here, we take a look at some traditional festivals around the world that serve as a good excuse to unveil new ways of thinking about a city and, as a result, to see great architectural works.
https://www.archdaily.com/803074/10-traditional-festivals-around-the-world-a-good-excuse-to-see-new-architectureVictor Delaqua
Eme3_2015: International Architecture Festival
From 22 to 25 of Octobre, the Gracia District will host the ninth international Architecture festival, Eme3. The aim of the festival is to discover, understand and share new forms of architecture and planning relating to the realities of today's societies, through the reflection and exchange between professionals involved and the audience.
https://www.archdaily.com/775577/eme3-2015-international-architecture-festivalRene Submissions
Buckminster Fuller's 50-Foot "Fly's Eye" Dome to be Restored
Noted architectural historian and preservationist Robert Rubin has purchased the largest of Buckmister Fuller's "Fly's Eye" domes and plans to reopen it to the public this summer for the first time in 30 years.
https://www.archdaily.com/343036/buckminster-fullers-50-foot-flys-eye-dome-to-be-restoredNicky Rackard