Sunday for Monday

Re: Sunday for Monday

John Veerkamp

Looks like one of Andi Wolfe's amazing pieces.

Sorry.  Andi turns out spectacular

Gary Smyth

things and owing to her science bent writes about using botanical designs even on the micro level. Check out her Tesserae Serai piece, or some of her seed pod photos. Today's trivia however is definitely on the macro level.

Re: Sunday for Monday

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

Looks to me like something Frank Ghery would dream up?

Tom

Not Ghery.  Foreign, and hint

Gary Smyth

I find that they work in the same generic thought process although they may disagree. Not Ghery. Foreign. There is a school connection however.

Re: Sunday for Monday

Dale Lenz

looks like some type of roof trusses

True, Answer

Gary Smyth

Answer: Today's trivia is the newly opened "Parasol" in Seville, Spain. It is currently the world�s largest wooden structure.

Completion of Metropol Parasol

The project was completed in April 2011. The iconic structures house an archaeological museum, farmers market, elevated plaza, bars, restaurants and a strolling terrace on top of the �parasols�.

The structures are, at minimum, one of the largest and most innovative bonded timber constructions with a polyurethane coating. Growing out of the archaeological excavation site into a contemporary landmark, the project has created a compelling relationship between the historical and contemporary city.

�Metropol Parasol� has a mixed-use character that initiatives a dynamic development for culture and commerce in the heart of Seville. The design proposed a covered market on the main square of an old town which was previously squandered as a parking lot. The new roof acts as an umbrella shading the social activities below. The project responds to the emergence of large shopping centers at the periphery of the city by attempting to reinstitute the value of public space within the urban fabric.

Additionally, the structure is conceived as a landmark and combines a series of functions: a metro station, an archaeological site, a parking garage, a market open space, and on the roof � an pathway for tourists visiting the town. The project promotes Seville within a highly competitive tourist market to create identity through the power of architecture, and by means of programmed activities on the square both day and night.

Architect was not Ghery but one founded in 1996 in Berlin, Germany, J. MAYER H. focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. Recent projects include the Town Hall in Ostfildern, Germany, a student center at Karlsruhe University and the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Sevilla, Spain (Parasol). From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background for a new production of space.

J�rgen Mayer H. is founder and principal of this crossdisciplinairy studio. He studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and at Princeton University (Ghery link). His work was published and exhibited worldwide and is part of international collections like the MoMA New York, and SF MoMA.