CANOPY - MoMA/P.S.1 YOUNG ARCHITECTS PROGRAM 2004

(photo above courtesy Jorge Pereira) Canopy was built in situ over a period of 7 weeks by nARCHITECTS and their team of architecture students and recent graduates. Prior to construction, they spent 6 weeks on site testing each arc type to determine the maximum span, minimum bending radii and overlap dimensions. The structure utilizes 30,800 linear feet of freshly cut green Philostachys Aurea bamboo, spliced and bound together with 37,000 linear feet of stainless steel wire. The initial order of 1,100 bamboo poles was chopped, cleaned and shipped from Georgia in one week, so that it arrived as fresh as possible upon delivery. Once on site, the poles were stored in racks, covered with UV resistant tarp and watered twice a day to keep them green and flexible. See construction diary.