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“[re]ACTIVE” by Gensler Boston team wins The Quad 2017
By Justine Testado|
Friday, Sep 1, 2017
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Out of six finalist proposals, “[re]ACTIVE]” by Artem Batuyev, Timothy Choi, Joel McCullough, Sinead Gallivan, Abigail Jones, and Danielle Lax of Gensler Boston was named the winner of The Quad 2017 competition. Organized by WHAT'S IN, a Boston-based research initiative aiming to solve the housing affordability crisis through an intersection of design, policy and technology, the international competition sought a sustainably designed architectural installation that will serve as a social gathering space during the yearly ArchitectureBoston Expo in November. Last year, KiKi ARCHi won the competition with “Folding Paper”.
The winning team will now get to see [re]ACTIVE become a reality in time for ABX. Two runner-up titles went to “Colored Pavilion” and “Mirror Mirror”.
Check out the winning and runner-up proposals below.
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Project description: “[re]ACTIVE distills the essence of the quad and interprets it as a series of open spaces with interactive boundary edges and loosely defined paths; a place that allows users the ability to define their own space within the greater area.”
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“The agglomerative impact of these personalized spaces form the overall holistic experience of the pavilion, so that all users contribute to the form and spatial experience at any given moment.”
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“Interactive walls reinvent the traditional New England shingle as a movable, user-engaged tectonic system, constantly shifting, changing, and broadcasting activity from one side of surfaces to the other. The ever-changing skin system, combined with exhibition material and seating areas create layers of engagement which provide myriad opportunities for social interaction.”
Don't forget about the runner-ups in the gallery below! Learn more about the proposals here.
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