In 2015, the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto (@sou_fujimoto) arranged a collection of 40 everyday found objects—including potato chips, a stack of staples, a piece of packing Styrofoam, and an upturned ashtray—on plywood bases for his installation at the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial (@chicagoarchitectubiennial), CAB 1. “Architecture is Everywhere” operated on the premise that architecture is first found and then made. Just as our ancestors found their habitat in caves and woods, in modern times, we discover ours among the many things we encounter in this immense built jungle. Fujimoto’s installation suggested that innovative architectural ideas can be found in objects and spaces that often go unnoticed—that architecture, as well as its inspiration, is everywhere. Accompanying the objects in “Architecture is Everywhere” were scale figures and enigmatic statements that made them representations of much larger structures. Fujimoto’s use of everyday objects to create architectural models challenges a long‑standing assumption about the role of models as tangible representations of an architect’s prior conception. Swipe through and take a closer look at one of the crowd favorites of CAB 1. #SouFujimoto, “Architecture Is Everywhere,” 2015 ProjectTeam: Sou Fujimoto, Masaki Iwata, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Minako Suzuki, Hugh Hsu #CAB #CAB1 #ChicagoArchitectureBiennial (fb)

Exhibition Highlight : studio chahar in collaboration with The Apprenticeshop - “Sarzurzuma” at #CAB5 “Sarzurzuma,” meaning the point where waves meet from different directions and get neutralized, is also the name of a reef located in the Mangrove forest of Harra, near Gouron village on Qeshm Island, Iran. The reef’s strategic formation supports the growth and stabilization of the forest. The site is also home to the endangered UNESCO heritage of traditional Iranian Lenj boat-building skills. Since 2019, studio chahar has been working on community-based architectural interventions to slow down erosion in Sarzurzuma and has created a public pavilion for the villagers. The pavilion draws inspiration from local boat-building expertise, representing a craft culture formed through exchanges between Iran and various geographical locations. It reflects a region that was once well connected to the rest of the world through the Maritime route of Hormuz Strait. The original prototype was constructed by salvaging old boats in Gouron village, and the new pavilion is built in collaboration with the Apprenticeshop boat-building school in Rockland, Maine. By fostering a dialogue between two disconnected geographical locations, the pavilion utilizes craft for exchange and collective learning. The exhibition serves as a space promoting environmental activism and the protection of the Harra mangrove forest. Learn more: https://buff.ly/48b73fd Photo by Tom Harris Photography #CAB5 #ThisIsARehearsal #ArtAndDesign #FinalWeekend #Chicago #chicagoarchitecture #chicagoarchitecturebiennial (fb)