MoMA PS1
2012
Wendy
HWKN (HollwichKushner)
NEW YORK
Principals: Matthias Hollwich and Marc Kushner
The winning project, Wendy, opening at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City in late June, is an experiment that tests how far the boundaries of architecture can expand to create ecological and social effect. Wendy is composed of nylon fabric treated with a groundbreaking titania nanoparticle spray to neutralize airborne pollutants. During the summer of 2012, Wendy will clean the air to an equivalent of taking 260 cars off the road. Read more »
2011
Holding Pattern
Interboro Partners
BROOKLYN
Designers: Tobias Armborst, Daniel D’Oca, Georgeen Theodore, Rebecca Beyer Winik (project manager)
In this year's winning entry, Interboro Partners highlights the seven-sided polygonal shape of MoMA PS1's courtyard with a bold canopy of ropes and sails that defines the space and provides shade without the visual distraction and spatial interference of a support system at ground level. Read more »
2010
Pole Dance
Solid Objectives - Idenburg Liu
BROOKLYN
Designers: Florian Idenburg, Jing Liu
Conceived as a participatory environment that reframes the conceptual relationship between humankind and structure, Pole Dance is an interconnected system of poles and bungees whose equilibrium is open to human action and environmental factors. Read more »
2009
afterparty
MOS
NEW HAVEN, CAMBRIDGE
Designers: Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample
MOS is the winner of the 2009 edition of YAP with Afterparty, a Bedouin tent-like "urban shelter" that will serve as a cooling escape for the thousands of people who attend WarmUp this summer. They were, in fact, involved in YAP twice as finalists (in 2004 and 2007) before going on to create this 10th anniversary project. Read more »
P.S.i: Summer Blow Up 2009
Bade Stageberg Cox
BROOKLYN
Designers: Tim Bade, Jane Stageberg, Martin Cox
2008
P.F.1 (Public Farm 1)
WORK Architecture Company
NEW YORK
Designers: Amale Andraos, Dan Wood
WORK Architecture Company principals Amale Andraos and Dan Wood literally changed the nature of the 2008 competition when they decided to build a fully functioning farm right in the courtyard of PS1. Read more »
2007
Liquid Sky
Ball-Nogues
LOS ANGELES
Designers: Benjamin Ball, Gaston Nogues
Ball-Nogues won YAP in 2007 with Liquid Sky, an installation that combined advanced digital computation with more traditional forms of craft to yield an exhilarating creation of tinted Mylar petals. Based in Los Angeles, Ball-Nogues is known for creating experimental built environments. Read more »
Prehistoric Future aka Perpetual Breeze
MOS
CAMBRIDGE, NEW HAVEN
Designers: Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample
2006
BEATFUSE!
OBRA Architects
NEW YORK
Designers: Pablo Castro, Jennifer Lee
OBRA Architects, founded by Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee, won YAP in 2006 with their entry BEATFUSE! The team drew inspiration from the Roman baths and the idea of people gathering for the celebration of WarmUp. Read more »
2005
Sur
Xefirotarch
LOS ANGELES
Designer: Hernan Diaz Alonso
SUR consists of a red and white base cast with composite fiberglass and rubber, and a corresponding freestanding aluminum armature covered with latex and polyurethane-sprayed spandex. Scattered between undulating, fluid surfaces are benches for listening and respite. Read more »
Paper Softwall
Forsythe + MacAllen Design / molo
VANCOUVER
Designers: Stephanie Forsythe, Todd MacAllen
2004
Canopy
nARCHITECTS
NEW YORK
Designers: Mimi Hoang, Eric Bunge
nARCHITECTS won the 2004 YAP competition with Canopy, a paradise of shaped bamboo with many distinct climactic environments for different modes of lounging. Read more »
2003
Light-Wing
EMERGENT Architecture
LOS ANGELES
Designer: Tom Wiscombe
Tom Wiscombe of EMERGENT Architecture was the winner of YAP 2003 with his entry, Light-Wing, which was inspired by tension-structures traditionally found at the beach as well as in natural formations. It was defined by two elements: a translucent, permeable roof of interconnected canoe-shapes and a leisure landscape of two large pools. Read more »
2002
Playa Urbana/Urban Beach
William E. Massie
NEW YORK
Designer: William E. Massie
Playa Urbana/Urban Beach addresses concepts of surface and sensuality, redefining shade, privacy, and space to create a new landscape within PS1's existing large courtyard. Read more »
2001
subWave
ROY
NEW YORK
Designer: Linda Roy
Roy won the YAP competition in 2001 with a project that blended her native South African roots with a bit of "pHantasy." Read more »
2000
Dunescape
SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
NEW YORK
Designer: Gregg Pasquarelli
SHoP won the 2000 YAP with Dunescape, a design that set the precedent for the "urban beach." Read more »
1999
Untitled
Philip Johnson
NEW YORK
Designer: Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson designed a dramatic, colorful, multitiered DJ booth and dance pavilion. Johnson's design consisted of a single unified structure combining a DJ area, dance floor, bleacher-style benches, and platforms for sitting or standing. Read more »
1998
Percutaneous Delights
Gelatin
VIENNA
Designers: Ali Janka, Florian Reither, Tobias Urban, Wolfgang Gantner
Percutaneous Delights, an environment by the Vienna-based artist group Gelatin, was on view at MoMA PS1 through August 30, 1998. With such pleasures as pools, sprinklers, sunbathing platforms, saunas, and even a refrigerated room, Percutaneous Delights transformed MoMA PS1’s outdoor galleries into a welcoming hang-out for hot summer days. Read more »
MAXXI
2012
2011
WHATAMI
stARTT
ROME
Designers: Simone Capra, Claudio Castaldo with Francesco Colangeli, Andrea Valentini
WHATAMI—the winning proposal in Rome—is an archipelago of green spaces including a great main "island" and several smaller ones scattered across the museum's outdoor space. The islands are made of pressed hay and soil covered with natural grass, injecting green life into the concrete museum square. Read more »
Amplifier Rocker Swing
Langarito-Navarro Arquitectos
MADRID
Designers: María Langarita, Víctor Navarro
Southern Comfort
Raffaella De Simone and Valentina Mandalari
PALERMO
Designers: Raffaella De Simone, Valentina Mandalari
CONSTRUCTO
2012
The Garden of Forking Paths
Beals & Lyon Architects
Designers: Alejandro Beals and Loreto Lyon
Playground
Guillermo Hevia
Designer: Guillermo Hevia
Eclipse
Nicolás Norero
Designer: Nicolás Norero
Mechanical Cloud
Pedro Pedraza
Designer: Pedro Pedraza
Liquid Grid
Soffia & Rudolphy Architects
Designers: Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy
2011
Water Cathedral Project
GUN
VALPARAISO
Designers: Jorge Godoy Roman and Lene Nettelbeck; Alexiss Machado, Francisco Calvo, Agustín Herrera, José Manuel Morales
2010
Color Shadows
Eduardo Castillo
SANTIAGO
Designer: Eduardo Castillo
The winning proposal, developed by architect Eduardo Castillo, calls for construction of a temporary landscape inspired by the spring celebrations in Chile's Central Valley, resulting in large sun-filtered atmosphere. A system of roofs structured from wooden posts that, together with fabric, created a topographic relief, more than covering the patio, spatially contained it. Read more »
