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The Land of Giants by Choi+Shine wins Unbuilt Architecture Award from BSA

Published: 12-Aug-2010

Boston Society of Architects (BSA) has honoured Jin Choi and Thomas Shine of Massachusetts-based architectural practice Choi+Shine with the 2010 Unbuilt Architecture Award for their ‘Land of Giants’ project.

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The ‘Land of Giants’ project was originally submitted for the ‘Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon International Design Competition’, where it received an honourable mention. The competition was to find a new typology for Iceland's high voltage power lines and pylons.

Choi+Shine has transformed mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape by making only small alterations to existing pylon design. Making only minor alterations to well-established steel-framed tower design, the architects have created a series of powerful and variable towers.

The pylon-figures can be configured to respond to their environment with appropriate gestures. As the carried electrical lines ascend a hill, the pylon-figures change posture, imitating a climbing person. Over long spans, the pylon-figure stretches to gain increased height, crouches for increased strength or strains under the weight of the wires.

The pylon-figures can be placed in pairs, walking in the same direction or opposite directions, glancing at each other as they pass by or kneeling respectively, and head bowed at a town. Despite the large number of possible forms, each pylon-figure is made from the same major assembled parts such as torso, fore arm, upper leg, and hand, and uses a collection of pre-assembled joints between these parts to create the pylon-figures’ appearance.

Unbuilt architectural designs of any project type were eligible for the 2010 Unbuilt Architecture Award including purely theoretical projects and unbuilt client-sponsored projects. Projects under construction or otherwise apparently assured of construction are not eligible.

Images courtesy of Choi+Shine architects
Ref:http://www.choishine.com/port_projects/landsnet/landsnet.html

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