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Sensing Spaces

Location

Royal Academy of Arts, London

Role

Exhibition and lighting design

Project type

This exhibition design features 7 installations by a wide range of established and emerging architects, such as: Grafton Architects, Siebedo Francis Kere, Kengo Kuma, Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alvaro Siza, Li Xiaodong.

Award

German Design Award 2017, Sensing Spaces, Frankfurt, Germany
D&AD Pencil Award, Sensing Spaces, London, UK

Credit


Architectural Installation:
Grafton Architects
Siebedo Francis Kere
Kengo Kuma
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Alvaro Siza
Li Xiaodong
Opening: Jan. 25, 2014 until April 6, 2014.
Curation : Kate Goodwin,
Commission : Royal Academy of Arts
Place : London, UK
Scenography : Shizuka Hariu / SHSH Architecture + Scenography
Type of commission : Contract

Shizuka Hariu and her design studio SHSH were given the commission of exhibition and lighting design for Sensing Spaces. Respecting its original feature of historical architecture, SHSH has designed this light, simple space for visitors to gather and collect information about the exhibition's contents. SHSH also produced a lighting effect that presented the movement of natural sunlight on a winter's day in London to ultimately enhance the intensity of the light. As a result of the successful exhibition and its designs, Shizuka and SHSH received international design awards, such as the D&AD Pencil Award and the German Design Award.

The exhibition showcases seven installations by renowned architects, including Grafton Architects, Francis Kere, and Kengo Kuma. Curator Kate Goodwin challenges these architects to provide a fresh perspective on architecture through structures, textures, scents, lighting, and color, transforming the Royal Academy's Main Galleries. With approximately 3000 daily visitors, the Royal Academy fosters visual arts in its neo-classical London building. Described as the most ambitious architecture exhibition to date, "Sensing Spaces" invites exploration and contemplation.

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