Last month we told you about The Algae Dome Pavilion – a design that showcases how the Earth’s self-regulating life support system can be integrated into our cities in the form of biomass circulating architecture that absorbs carbon dioxide and converts it to oxygen that is re-released back into the urban environment. This particular one is being used to grow the mineral, protein and vitamin rich micro-algae Spirulina.
Digital technology has made so many advances that increasing numbers of artists are using it to create stunning installations and visual extravaganzas that even just a few years ago would have been inconceivable.
If you’re planning to be in Italy this summer, then the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation in Florence will be worth a visit. It’s conducting a sculptural experiment with an installation built by artist Carsten Höller that invites visitors to slide 20 meters from the second-floor loggia of its Renaissance building to the courtyard below via one of two futuristic, tubular corkscrew slides and…Wait for it…carrying a bean plant.
This coming October sees the completion of the world’s largest performing arts centre, symbolising the transformation of Kaohsiung, Taiwan into a modern, diverse and culture-rich city.
Picture credit: Mecanoo.
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