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ShoP Architects exhibited "Flotsam&Jetsam" at Design Miami-world’s first largest 3D-printed object

United States Architecture News - Dec 19, 2016 - 12:15   27127 views

ShoP Architects exhibited

SHoP Architects exhibited Flotsam&Jetsam-the world’s first largest 3D-printed object installed in this year's Miami Design District’s iconic Jungle Plaza. Design Miami took place between November 30-December 4, 2016 - the venue is adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center, a short walk from Art Basel in Miami Beach.

ShoP Architects exhibited

Image © Robin Hill

SHoP Architects was given the 2016 Panerai Design Miami/ Visionary Award in November for its bold, evocative architecture, philanthropic initiatives, sustainable development, and innovative practices/entrepreneurship. 

The studio was also invited to create an environment at the gateway to the exhibition. SHoP'S installation, Flotsam & Jetsam, exists at the intersection of Miami's celebrated spirit of play, represented by a relocated landscape that mimics the beach, but also the city's emergent function as a center for creative visioning and technological discovery. 

ShoP Architects exhibited

Image © Robin Hill

SHoP brought in Branch Technology, which is working to make material printing viable as a full-scale, practical means of construction, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), to provide a second printing technology that uses a biodegradable bamboo medium. 

After Design Miami, Flotsam & Jetsam will be moved to the Miami Design District's Jungle Plaza where it will house an outdoor cultural program in partnership with Miami's Institute of Contemporary Art.

ShoP Architects exhibited

Image © Robin Hill

ShoP Architects exhibited

Image © Robin Hill

ShoP Architects exhibited

Image © Robin Hill

ShoP Architects exhibited

SHoP's Flotsam&Jetsam technology. Image © Spirit of Space

Top image © Robin Hill

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