Utilizing more than 17,000 straws the team strung together a blurry architectural space that engages touch, sound, and sight. Twelve panels form two constantly moving curtain walls and create fluidity of space in between. The transparency and weightlessness of the installation allows itself to play with sun, wind, and light conditions. The ephemeral project does not take any static visual, acoustical, or sensual form. Instead, the dematerialization of straws, characterized by porosity and local interconnectivity, creates a form defined by intricate intervals, repetitions, and seriality.

WINNING DESIGN: Led by Yueqi Li and Eric Baumgartner, with the support of Amelia Steelman, William Bradock, Chris Baker, Frank Xiong, James Ball, Jennifer Wickham, Kevin Franklin, Lexi Tammer, Robbie Mosby, Spencer Knight and Will Nemitoff.

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