Architecture

September 20, 2019

Bench Made of Undulating Scaffolding Planks Invites Pedestrians to Take a Seat

Designer Paul Cocksedge invites the public into his world with his new public installation Please Be Seated. As part of London Design Festival, Cocksedge has created undulating, concentric benches from upcycled scaffolding planks. Part sculpture and part furniture, its scale invites people to walk under it and sit on it—just as the installation's name requests. It's an ambitious piece that's located in the heart of Broadgate, London's biggest pedestrianized area.

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September 4, 2019

Architects Design Undulating Buildings You Can Walk on in Tokyo

For its first venture in Japan, Heatherwick Studio is continuing to push the boundaries when it comes to architecture that merges function and form. As part of the redevelopment of Tokyo's Toranomon-Azabudai district, the British architecture firm has designed a set of mixed-use buildings that founder Thomas Heatherwick likens to “garden pergolas.” The pergolas flow with soft, undulating curves and are covered in plants to inject greenery into the urban landscape.

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