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It always seems like the holidays sneak up so quickly. Luckily, they come with their own set of events and things to do. There is always a way to get out and have some new adventures, from light shows to winter sports. Ill be highlighting attractions, activities, and festivals right here on a weekly basis. From local music and shows to options for those of you who dont mind traveling a bit, theres something for everyone. Be sure to double-check all activities, as cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic can still occur. At the time of writing, all events listed have not been canceled. Events listed are for Nov. 26-Dec. 5.

Friday

Ethan Timm. The best after Thanksgiving tradition? Live music. Head down toThe Barn in Zanesville to hear the vocal stylings of Ethan Timm. The acoustic guitarist and singer will be performing from 7 to 10 p.m., covering classics and original pieces as well. Social distancing and COVID guidelines will be in place. For more information, call 740-455-2276. The Barn, 1947 Linden Ave., Zanesville.

Sunday

Byesvilles Christmas Celebration. The Village of Byesville will be having its 5th annual Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony again this year. Dont worry though if you cant make it out for the lighting, the event is scheduled to be live-streamed on the mayor's Facebook page so all can enjoy. The parade will be a reverse parade,where you can drive past and see the floats. Mayor Jay Jackson is encouraging those in the parade to go all out to help celebrate. Parade viewers will be able to drive down State Route 209 in Byesville to view the entries. The tree lighting will be immediately afterward at the gazebo on the square, along with music and speakers. Parade line up will be at 4 p.m., with the tree lighting scheduled for 6 p.m. For more information, or to enter the parade, call 740-685-0800. State Route 209, Byesville.

Dec. 5

First Annual Christmas on the Farm. Whats better than a mall Santa? A farm Santa! Van Buren Acres will be hosting its first Christmas on the Farm, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6. There will be socially distant Santa photos, local vendors, and shopping available in their general store. Grab some hot chocolate and freshly popped kettle corn to round out the day. Running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., its the place to find that ever-elusive perfect present. For more information, call 740-927-1780. Van Buren Acres, 5066 Keller Road, Hebron.

Luminary Walk. Get some fresh air and enjoy the season at the same time. A short drive from Guernsey County, the Norma Johnson Center is hosting its 2020 Luminary Walk. According to their Facebook page, Come walk the lighted luminary trail along the new Accessible Trail near the Preservation Pond at the Preservation Kiosk and yellow pole barn. Visitors will be guided along the newly built trail that is lit up [with] luminaries and LED lighted paper lanterns. Discover a magical area at the Norma Johnson Center! The trail walk will begin near the preservation kiosk located across from New Pointe Church on SR 39. For more information, call 330-339-7976. Norma Johnson Center, 3976 State Route 39, Dover.

Dont Forget! As highlighted in last weeks column, dont forget these other events happening in and around our area.

Cambridge Christmas Parade. A reverse parade, the floats will line Wheeling Avenue so you can drive past and view all of the entries. Scheduled to run from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Share This Article:San Diego Santas Bill Swank (with ruler and sanitizer) and Joe Mystic look forward to seeing socially distanced kids this holiday season. Photos via Swank and Mystic

San Diego lost Comic-Con, the San Diego County Fair and baseball crowds at Petco Park. But Santa? Never! Yes, Virginia, there will be Santa Claus in San Diego this year.

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Seeing Santa at Christmas is extremely important, says veteran Saint Nick Joe Mystic. Everybody is missing everything. The kids dont get to go to Disneyland. Theyre not getting their school things that they usually do.

The 74-year-old added: All the fun stuff is gone for them, so we need to keep something steady. We cant look at it as everything is gone.

Indeed the jolly old man will be very busy starting Friday as he visits malls throughout the county and joins private gatherings and parties.

But, of course, it wont be quite the same. COVID-19 has also been making a relentless visit, so the key will be to make sure Santa stays healthy.

This means masks, social distancing and plexiglass.

But options include in person, on cellphone apps, videos and phone calls with Santa.

Bill Swank, who has sat in for Santa at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park since 2002, has his bottle of sanitizer in one hand and a 6-foot ruler in the other. He will greet San Diegans at the Taste of December Nights on Dec. 4-5 at Inspiration Point in the Naval Hospital lot.

No contact, wear your mask and wash your hands and keep your distance, this Santa says.

Since the Santas arent spring chickens anymore, there is, of course, some concern about health.

Mystic had to turn down an appearance Friday, where multiple families would be present. When he said the kids couldnt sit with him and had to wear masks, the client didnt call back.

I know a lot of Santas in my group that are not doing it at all this year because they are so worried, said Mystic, who has health considerations.

I, on the other hand, feel that as long as I do it as safely as possible, its going to be fine, he added.

Swank has been housebound since the pandemic started and is foregoing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with children and grandchildren.

But a city official assured Swank that no children would be sitting on his lap or touching him. So Swank agreed.

Swank told his wife about the arrangement. If Mrs. Claus is happy, Im happy, he said.

Most of the major shopping malls in the country contact with Cherry Hill Programs, who supply the Santas.

Malls taking part include Mission Valley Mall, Fashion Valley, Parkway Plaza, Chula Vista Mall, Westfield UTC, Westfield North County in Escondido, Otay Ranch Town Center, Westfield Mall Bonita, The Shoppes at Carlsbad and Carlsbad Premium Outlets.

Santa will be available at the malls from Nov. 27 to Dec. 24. Hours vary at each. Reservations are strongly recommended for a 15-minute visit with Santa by visiting whereissanta.com.

People will be asked to select their location and the mall they plan to visit. A time slot will be selected and paid for online. Walk-in guests will be accepted on a space-available basis.

Photo packets range from $19.99 to $49.99, plus a processing fee.

Health protocols for the Santa visits are familiar:

In addition, Santas have to pass a health screening and have their suits regularly sprayed with a disinfectant between shifts.

Guests assume all risks, said the photo companys website.

Santas also will be at Seaport Village, Del Mar Plaza, Hotel Del Coronado and Santee Lakes.

Surfin Santa had to cancel his gig at Seaport Village. However, a large likeness of him riding his surfboard will be there for photos.

But Seaport Village will still afford visitors an opportunity for photos sitting next to (but not on) Santa thanks to large sheets of Plexiglass to his right and left. Santa also will be wearing a face shield and gloves. Visitors must wear masks.

Sanitizer also will be at the ready for visitors at the 849 W. Harbor Drive set of shops.

At Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino Del Mar, Santa will be posted up high, sneaking down a chimney, while guests are seated in a sleigh below.

Reservations are $20 per family per session, with a portion of proceeds donated toFuel the Frontline San Diego,which provides crucial funds for Del Mar restaurants and meals for local healthcare workers.

At the Hotel Del, Santa will pose in his sleigh as families take photos from 6 feet away with the hotels famous turret as backdrop.

Reservations are required. Guests will get a 57 photo for $20.

Santa will be available from 4 -7 p.m. Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19, 23 and 24.

A 35-foot Christmas tree, normally indoors, will be in the center of the hotels beachfront Windsor Lawn due to renovation. Also, Skating by the Sea will not be available this year because of the pandemic.

At Santee Lakes, Santa will come to town from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Lake 1 Gazebo, where a physically distanced meeting and photo opportunity is available.

Reservations are encouraged, but walk-up visits are available throughout the day based on availability.

The 57 photos go for $12 or two 5x7s for $20. Facial coverings are required. Gate entrance is $6, and no pets are allowed.

Reluctant to meet Santa in person? You can arrange a virtual visit from the North Pole via Zoom meetings or Internet sites.

A variety of companies including Cherry Hill Productions, JingleRing Live, Santas Club, and Santa the Experience.

Pre-recorded videos and live visits are offered for a variety of prices, depending on the duration of the visit. Virtual photos, in which you upload a photo and Santa is added to the photo, are also sold.

A free visit with Santa is offered at 3 p.m. Dec. 13 with singing, dancing and comedy for 40 minutes thanks to Victoria On Stage Musical Theatre Society. Register here. Donations are accepted.

Another option is calls from Santa via an app, such as Portable North Pole.

Regardless of the type of contact, Santa visits wont be the same, Mystic said.

I dont think its as satisfying to any of us as it is doing it in person, not for the kids, not for the parents, not for me, Mystic said.

Its going to be funny to see the pictures that are going to be in the albums for this year. There will be all of these pictures of Santa with the kids,Santa with the kids,Santa with the kids, and then in 2020, theyre wearing masks, said the popular magician/Santa.

In addition, Mystic, who lives in Clairemont, said he expects only half what he usually makes playing the jolly man each year.

Mystic is counting on parents to keep him safe by setting the no-touching ground rules ahead of time.

And sometimes children ask him for things he just cant give them such as bringing estranged parents back together or returning a military brother from an overseas tour, he confided.

But the Santas passion is not dimmed.

Swank strives to make kids feel special.

I really enjoy being Santa, he said. Having kids inches away, looking you right in the face. They believe it is all real.

But this year, 6 feet away.

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Sapulpa Main Streets annual Lights On! ceremony is Tuesday evening, featuring the inaugural lighting of the Tree of Hope, and what promises to be a magical experience in downtown Sapulpa with animated window displays, some great downtown shopping, and free carriage rides by Ava Ks Carriage service (and paid for by SeneGence). Here are details for everything thats happening on Tuesday evening:

Carriage rides are running from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, will be one-way, and will pick up patrons at the Courthouse parking lot on Dewey Avenue and also at the corner of Main and Dewey Avenue. Riders will receive a stamp when they board the carriage. Carriages will be sanitized between rides.

The official Lights On! ceremony starts at 5:30 pm at the Courthouse Gazebo and is supposed to feature virtual performances by Sapulpa elementary students. It is unknown whether this will happen if the rain persists.

Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell will be in town, along with KJRH Channel 2 News to do a live-stream of the ceremony for those that cant be here to see it live. Pinnell will flip the switch, lighting up all of downtown Sapulpa, plus the brand new 26-ft tall Tree of Hope!

Downtown Sapulpa businesses have gone all out to get their windows ready for this years event, which features a window display contest, with an animation element required. Some of the displays will have electronic animations, but most will feature real live characters! Attendees will get tickets at the Courthouse to drop into the stocking of the window display they like the most.

Santa Claus is in town, and hes taking your letters! Kids should swing by Santas living room, located at the Chamber of Commerce, to fill out their letter to Santa and drop it in the large red mailbox. You might find your letter printed in upcoming issues of Sapulpa Times!

For the first time, downtown Sapulpa will have a donation-based gift wrapping station available at 117 E. Dewey in the SeneGence Event Center. Visitors can drop off their gifts and donations, and will receive a text when their wrapped packages are ready!

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Two exhibitions in Finland pay homage to one of modern architectures best-known husband and wife teams, Kaija and Heikki Siren, who worked in the second half of the twentieth century. KAMU Museum in Espoo presents Everything and Nothing Architects Kaija + Heikki Siren, while the Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki presents Quite Japanese yet so Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren. The two architects, a couple in life and work, rose to international prominence in the 1950s with their projects featuring sophisticated proportions, architecture designed for living in harmony with nature, and well-considered use of materials and construction techniques. Works of apparently simple but authentic beauty, as summed up in the title of the exhibition currently under way at KAMU, Everything and Nothing, from Italian composer Luigi Nonos exclamation before the work of Kaija and Heikki Siren: Tutto e niente! This has everything and nothing!.The two exhibitions opened at the same time, on October 23, a date chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kaija Siren: October 23, 1920.Everything and Nothing Architects Kaija + Heikki Siren is the first exhibition in Finland to offer a complete retrospective of the Sirens architecture, featuring projects built in various cities all over the world, from the well-known Otaniemi Chapel of 1957 to the experimental projects in the garden city of Tapiola and the Baghdad Conference Palace.KAMU is one of the museums in the Espoo City Museum opened in the former Weilin & Gs print shop in Tapiola, now WeeGee Exhibition Centre. The museums collection accompanies visitors on a voyage through the history of Finland from the earliest prehistoric findings to the Middle Ages, with a special focus on Finlands second largest city, and also hosts temporary exhibitions focusing on themes of national and international interest. The perfect place to pay homage to this couple of architects whose projects gave shape to the Finns profound ties to nature, and who worked in the city for many years. Otaniemi Chapel, their first project in Espoo, is also their most famous work. In over half a century of working and living together, the two architects designed schools, commercial buildings, administrative buildings, cultural buildings, homes, industries, sports centres, churches, chapels and town plans. They were also awarded large international commissions such as the Baghdad Conference Palace and Brucknerhaus concert hall in Linz, Austria, as well as numerous projects in Japan. The two architects always had a predilection for small-scale projects, and in fact Kaija herself said in 1997, "the smaller the better...".The architects special relationship with Japan is the focus of the second exhibition, Quite Japanese yet so Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren, at the Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki. Kaija and Heikki Siren worked on a number of projects in Japan, and had a particular affinity for Japanese architecture with its special relationship between buildings and the environment, between the composition of indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Title: Everything and Nothing Architects Kaija + Heikki SirenDate: 23 October 2020 9 January 2022Location: KAMU Espoo City MuseumWeeGee Exhibition CentreAhertajantie 5www.kulttuuriespoo.fi/en/kaupunginmuseo

Title: Quite Japanese yet so Finnish: Kaija + Heikki SirenDate: 23 October 5 December 2020Location: Museum of Finnish ArchitectureStudio exhibition space, Kasarmikatu 24, Helsinki, Finlandiahttps://www.mfa.fi/en/frontpage/

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Beals Lyon Architects Wins the 2020 Oscar Niemeyer Award in Latin American Architecture

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On November 18, the Panamerican Architecture Biennial of Quito announced the winning projects of the 2020 Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture.

This award arises as one of the fundamental initiatives of REDBAAL the Network of Architecture Biennials of Latin America, seeking to recognize the best of the architectural production in moments of indisputable enhancement and presence of Latin American architecture on the international landscape scene.

The winners were part of a shortlist comprised of 20 projects from 7 countries. "We admire the architectural quality of each project presented and selected in the competition and applaud their representation of Latin American architecture as a profession that respects its cultural, social, urban, and natural context," said Executive Director of REDBAAL and the ON-03 Award Handel Guayasamin after the shortlist was revealed back in October.

The international panel of judges for the ON Award, consisting ofDiane Gray, Csar Shundi Iwamizu, Jos Luis Corts, Juan Articardi, Isaac Broid, and Carlos Bedoya,selected the following finalists:

New City Hall in Nancagua / Beals Lyon ArquitectosChile

As other spaces with high civic spirit, like the agora of Assos in Greece or the Piazza San Marco in Venice, the project emphasizes the construction of a void over the construction of isolated buildings. Spaces with a public void are created and charged, to become a catalyst for public life. In order to connect the city with the park, we proposed an open square that links both entities, borderedby the new municipal building on its two longer sides (north and south). The square, non-existent in the competition brief, became, therefore, the center of the project. An urban void that allows for a wide range of unexpected situations and events to happen, whether individual or collective.

Emergency Public Hospital in So Bernardo do Campo / SPBR ArquitetosBrazil

UDEP Lecture Building / BARCLAY&CROUSSE ArchitecturePeru

The Chapel Ing-Mirim / messina | rivasBrazil

Productive Rural School / Bachillerato Rural Digital No.186 + Comunal Taller de ArquitecturaMexico

Bonpland Building / Adamo FaidenArgentina

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MBH Architects has relocated it New York studio to 50 HudsonStreet.

The company will occupy the entire second floor of the 95-year-old building, which once housed the Sarle & Co.s printing facility.

MBH signed a five-year lease for 5,150 s/f space in thebuilding situated on the corner of Hudson and Thomas Streets.

Avison Young brokered the lease on behalf of the landlord.Compass represented the tenant.

This New York office will serve as an East Coast home-basethat will spur further growth for MBH with New York City-based clientele aswell as offer luxury and Europe-based brands more individualized services.

Helen Herrick, Studio Director at MBHs New York office, saidthe new move signals an optimistic outlook for the steadfastly growing team andburgeoning new business in the Tri-State area.

This is an exciting new chapter for the New York team, saidHerrick. We look forward to better serving our impressive roster of existingclients as well as burgeoning new business in the Tri-State area.

For the new space, MBH Architects sought to blend theauthentic urban grit of New York City with cues from the California-basedfirms Alameda headquarters, in order to reflect the firms overall culture.

For the interiors, the team opted for an open floor planthat could accommodate 30 individual workstations, featuring expansive windows andminimalist material and color palette that allows the industrial character ofthe New York City printing house like brick walls and concrete floors to beshowcased as focal points of the space.

MBH has outfitted the space with modifications to ensure asafe working environment for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. A limitedgroup will work from the office on a flexible schedule to avoid commuting atpeak times and allow for ancillary ventilation.

Simultaneously, the teams technology infrastructure hasbeen reinforced to adapt to hybrid working.

A cloud-based contact tracing system allows the firm tocommunicate expeditiously should the need arise as more in-person work resumes,and a formalized COVID-positive response plan has been implemented to protectthe health of the firms staff, clients, consultants and vendors.

Having completed several projects in and around theTri-State area, including the Allbirds flagship store in Soho and the Good TidingsFoundation Columbus Clubhouse in the Bronx, the firm will continue their workthrough upcoming projects such as luxury watch brand Tourneaus new flagshipstore on 57th and Madison avenue.

MBH is further expanding its client base into luxurysingle-family residential, building on its success in luxury retail andmulti-family residential.

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Tedious administrative tasks are the bane of many peoples working lives and it seems architects are not immune, especially when it comes to preparing planning permissions. There are dozens of disparate, difficult to access pieces of data required to complete an application, and dealing with them takes the architect right out of their creative workflow, says Greg Jackson founder of AI company AutoPlan which has just launched a platform that streamlines the planning permission process for architects, saving them time and money.

Jackson got the idea for his business from his architect father. He was really frustrated with the amount of administrative hassle that comes with the job and asked me if I could automate a really simple but time-consuming task he had finding out if there had been previous planning applications on the sites he was working on, Jackson says.

It turned out to be both an industry-wide issue and a tricky problem to solve as anything involving data is usually more complex than it first appears. But we introduced machine learning into the process, really got inside architects heads to understand how they think in this area and our first product, which allows them to quickly and easily find a site and its history, is now up and running, having been successfully trialled with 30 practices.

Ballina-born Jackson studied mechatronic engineering at DCU and also has a PhD in smart cities technologies from Imperial College London. He has worked with Boston Scientific as a process engineer and spent time as a technical lead with Intel. He is also no stranger to the start-up world having previously been involved with Solar Print and Domus.ai.

Jackson set up AutoPlan in March this year and the company now employs three people. This is set to rise to 10 by the middle of next year. The companys aim is to turn AutoPlan into a one-stop shop for all statutory and data requirements for the architectural process and the company will make its money by offering its solutions on a SaaS basis. There is a free element to the subscription and a tiered pricing structure for additional features such as report bundles.

Digital transformation has changed the way architects design but the administrative process is still very analogue and thats what our platform will change while also allowing architects to deliver more successful planning applications, faster, Jackson says.

On the face of it, architects have an amazing job as they design our cities, homes, and workplaces. The day-to-day process of architecture, however, is very different. It is filled with manual administrative and bureaucratic tasks and unfortunately for the architect, the success of a project is as dependent on this bureaucracy as it is on their design ability. Architects want to design not get bogged down in administration.

The companys frontline customers will be architects, but the platform will also be of interest to planning consultants, property developers, engineering consultancies and banks and insurance firms looking to de-risk projects. We will start with architects because they are like the gatekeepers of the planning process and we want to build their trust in us to begin with, Jackson says. Our first markets will be the UK and Ireland but this is very much a global problem and we intend to be the go-to people who will solve it internationally.

Investment in the business to date is about 125,000 with support coming from the NDRC, New Frontiers at TU Dublin and Entrepreneurs First in London which is Europes version of the high-powered Y Combinator accelerator in the US. The company is now in the process of preparing a seed round of 700,000 to build out the team and the platform.

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The coronavirus pandemic has presented the aviation industry with an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine how travelers take to the skies, starting with the airport experience.

A large reduction in daily passenger numbers has given airports an abundance of time and space to implement new temporary safety features, but the fact remains that airports weren't built to handle a pandemic.

Architecture firms Gensler and Fentress Architects are using the downturn in travel to envision what future airports may look like. Gensler recently took up a challenge by Washington Magazine to redesign local public areas while Fentress Architects turned to university students to design the airports of 2100 as part of this year's Fentress Global Challenge.

Airport planning is already shifting towards built-in resilience to global health crises, even if it's too late to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, and airports of the future will need to address the possibility of another pandemic. New York's LaGuardia Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport both opened new terminals during the pandemic that came complete with plexiglass partitions, hundreds of hand sanitizer stations, and social distancing reminders.

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KITCHENER Scandinavia, like Canada, has long, cold and wintry winters, but that reality hasnt prevented architects there from designing buildings that set new standards for energy efficiency and sustainability.

Toronto architect Heather Dubbeldam is the featured speaker in a free online public lecture Thursday, hosted by the Grand Valley Society of Architects and the Kitchener Public Library.

In her talk, The Next Green: Innovations in Sustainable Design, Dubbeldam will talk about the lessons her firm Dubbeldam Architecture + Design learned in researching innovative sustainable designs after it was awarded the 2016 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture from the Canada Council.

The firm has been exploring firsthand how Scandinavian architects set new standards for sustainable buildings in which energy efficiency and design merge seamlessly while achieving better environmental and socially sustainable outcomes in their built environments, from individual buildings to cities.

The talk explores the huge opportunity architects have as cities and countries set aggressive new targets for greenhouse gas reductions and lower energy use. Although sustainable, high-performance building design is often considered a technological concern, Dubbeldam has found from her research in Denmark, Sweden and Norway that design and form can have a major impact on energy efficiency.

The talk happens Thursday, Nov. 26 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Register online at kpl.org under events.

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Oyler Wu Collaborative and Ren Lai Architects to Re-Envision the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan

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Oyler Wu Collaborative and Taiwanese partner Ren Lai Architects have won a competition to re-envision the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan. Selected among finalists including Asif Khan with C.M.Chao Architects, Sou Fujimoto Architects with WSAA Design Team, and Liao Architects and Associates, the winning project proposes a newly renovated exterior that seeks to reconnect the building with its evolving context.

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Organized by the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA), the renovation competition attracted proposals from Taiwan, America, UK, and Japan. Highlighting the innovative image of the brand-new museum, and further strengthening the visibility of the KMFA to the city and to the world, the winning scheme by Oyler Wu Collaborative and Ren Lai Architects is both a transformation and a rebirth.

A cultural interface between newly developed and historic neighborhoods, the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts has always been at the forefront of the citys expanding arts culture. Encompassed by an extensive ecological park, the museum was looking to reinvigorate its image as an artistic extension into the surrounding city. Oyler Wu Collaborative and Ren Lai Architects proposal has created an addition to the museums existing facade that will engage the building in an entirely new, more lively dialogue within the growing context. In fact, the winning scheme puts in place a series of ethereal volumes and articulate framework that hovers in front of the existing faade.

Embodying the artistic aspirations of the museum, an outstretched sculptural canopy, unfurls delicately as it welcomes guests into the new sunken plaza [] The redesigned landscape of the park encourages meandering and offers moments of intimacy in which wanderers might find a seat among the architectural elements. Composed by contrasting complex forms against a subtle grid, the canopy volumes, gripping lightly to the columns, interfacing with one another, appear to billow loosely at moments.The sculptural elegance of the canopy brings an entirely new vitality to the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, and allows the institution to fulfill its integral role as the cultural interface between Kaohsiung and its citizens.

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