Currently on display at the Storefront for Art & Architecture gallery in New York, Sharing Models: Manhattanisms is the latest exhibition put on the nonprofit organization, which asked 30 international and up-and-coming firms to answer the question: “How will the sharing movement of today affect the way we inhabit and build the cities of tomorrow?”
Each firm was tasked with creating a drawing and model of their vision for the future of a given slice of the island. When pushed together, the 30 pieces create a single composite figure, a collage of a shared Manhattan that is “simultaneously fictional and real, and one that opens a window to new perceptions of the city’s shared assets.”
Continue after the break to see the 30 visions.
“Where the Borough Ends,” Future Firm. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Future Firm
“PeertoPier” / The Open Workshop
“PeertoPier,” The Open Workshop. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of The Open Workshop
“freud unlimited, again,” June14 MeyerGrohbrügge & Chermayeff. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of June14 Meyer- Grohbrügge & Chermayeff
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals” / Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadoni
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals,” Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia
“ShaMBuF [Sharing Marring Bubble Flaring],” Pedro&Juana. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Pedro&Juana
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan” / MAIO
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan,” MAIO. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MAIO
“GAME ON!” / LEVENBETTS
“GAME ON!,” LEVENBETTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of LEVENBETTS
“Magnetic Fields” / Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Magnetic Fields,” Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Interfacing Absorption” / FOAM
“Interfacing Absorption,” FOAM. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of FOAM
“City of Things” / Manuel Herz Architects
“City of Things,” Manuel Herz Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Manuel Herz Architects
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density” / TEN Arquitectos
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density,” TEN Arquitectos. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of TEN Arquitectos
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life” / Huff + Gooden Architects
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life,” Huff + Gooden Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Huff + Gooden Architects
“New Babylon 2.0” / Büro Koray Duman
“New Babylon 2.0,” Büro Koray Duman. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Büro Koray Duman
“Beyond the Totems” / SCHAUM/SHIEH
“Beyond the Totems,” SCHAUM/SHIEH. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SCHAUM/SHIEH
“Rummage” / T+E+A+M
“Rummage,” T+E+A+M. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of T+E+A+M
“Living Outside the Dome” / MODU
“Living Outside the Dome,” MODU. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MODU
Known for his daring neo-futurist sculptural buildings and over 50 bridges worldwide, Santiago Calatrava (born July 28, 1951) is one of the most celebrated and controversial architects working today. Trained as both an architect and structural engineer, Calatrava has been lauded throughout his career for his work that seems to defy physical laws and imbues a sense of motion into still objects
Born and raised in Valencia, Calatrava grew up wanting to be an artist, taking art classes at 8 years old. Encouraged by his parents who saw potential for an international future for their son, he left home to attend l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. However, when he arrived in 1968, the student protests were at their climax and, finding the classes cancelled, he returned to Valencia to enroll in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. After graduating, he went to ETH Zurich to receive a degree in structural engineering followed by a PhD in technical science, making him one of the few architects at the time to also be fully trained as an engineer.
Starting his own practice in Zurich in 1981, Calatrava soon won a competition to design a local train station. The design, inspired by the skeleton of a dog that he had received as a gift, would be an indication of the style that would later define him, with curving concrete corridors that come together to create the semblance of a ribcage. His first American project, the Milwaukee Art Museum, went even further, featuring moving parts that required off-site fabrication, with organic forms reminiscent of a bird. It was also during his early career that would design many of the bridges that helped to define his reputation as an architect, including his Bac de Roda Bridge in Barcelona, Spain.
In the wake of 9/11, Calatrava received the commission in 2003 for the redesigned PATH Rail Terminal at the World Trade Center. However his design, evocative of a phoenix rising from the ashes, became the start in a series of recent controversies, as his project was delayed several times and went violently over budget. This pattern would be repeated in a number of projects including his cancelled Fordham Spire inChicago (also known simply as the Chicago Spire) and his removal from the commission of the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. However Calatrava has disputed the poor reputation he has collected in recent years and he nonetheless remains one of architecture’s most influential figures - his ambition and structural ingenuity pushing the envelope with new projects like the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro and the Yuan Ze University Project in Taiwan.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Image Courtesy of Santiago Calatrava
See all of Santiago Calatrava's Works featured on ArchDaily via the thumbnails below, and more coverage below those:
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