Page 100 - Results 2015: AC/E Programme for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture

RESULTS 2015sElECtion of projECts100/city of Dreams competition 2015FIGMENT is a forum for the creation and display of participatory and interactive art produced by emerging artists across disciplines. Every yearit holds a competition to design and construct an architecture pavilion on Governors Island (NY ), the City of Dreams Pavilion. e competition, now in its fth year, results in a pavilion that functions between June and September as a meeting place where visitors can nd out about the island’s cultural programmes and enjoy readings, performances and interactive experiences with art and the historical context of Governors Island. is year the winning project was submitted by the Spanish studio Izaskun Chinchilla Arquitectos. e proposal, called Organic Growth, is based on the organic growth of cities while maintaining a balance with their setting. It entails reusing a series of bicycle wheels, tripods and umbrellas to create an ‘organic growth’ structure that is extended to provide a covering for outdoor activities.new york, u.s.A.Governors Island06 jun - 25 sEp 2015participant with the collaboration of AC/EIzaskun Chinchilla Arquitectosorganised byFigment Project