The Architectural League and Socrates Sculpture Park have announced the selection of “Torqueing Spheres,” a project by PennDesign’s Simon Kim, together with his partner Mariana Ibañez of IK Studio, as the winner of Folly 2015.
Torqueing Spheres combines a simple concept—a straight line—with complex spherical pods which become deep, self-supporting chambers to create experiences for both the collective and the individual. To construct the voluminous curves of Torqueing Spheres, IK Studio has implemented a material technique that uses a cost-effective method of bending plywood while maintaining a system of control and delivery. By blending folly formalism with innovative material techniques, IK Studio plays off of traditional architectural geometries to create new construction spaces that allow for exploration.
Socrates Sculpture Park and The Architectural League launched the annual Folly Program in 2012 to explore the intersections and divergences between architecture and sculpture. Through an annual juried competition, the program creates an opportunity for emerging architects and designers to build a project in an urban, public realm.
“Torqueing Spheres” will open to the public on May 17, 2015.
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