HYPARBOLE / MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
A hyperbolic surface thrusts itself into the air at the entrance to Rhode Island College?s Fine Arts Center, as a dramatic opening to the campus scene. In a burst of bright green curves, it enacts a threshold to creative practice and ushers studio-goers, faculty and campus visitors alike toward inspiration and action.
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Architects: MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Location: Providence, RI, United States
Project Year: 2017
Commissioned By: Rhode Island College and the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts through the Allocation for Art for Public Facilities Act
Media: Painted Aluminum
Dimensions: 22' H x 25' W x 30' D
Number Of Parts: 582
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Text description provided by the architects. A hyperbolic surface thrusts itself into the air at the entrance to Rhode Island College?s Fine Arts Center, as a dramatic opening to the campus scene. In a burst of bright green curves, it enacts a threshold to creative practice and ushers studio-goers, faculty and campus visitors alike toward inspiration and action.
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
HYPARBOLE?s multifaceted formal character draws visitors in from all angles. Its three paraboloid edges peel up towards distinct directions of approach, and its stature ensures that it is visible from the extents of the site, yet it never detracts from the building that ...
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Architects: MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Location: Providence, RI, United States
Project Year: 2017
Commissioned By: Rhode Island College and the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts through the Allocation for Art for Public Facilities Act
Media: Painted Aluminum
Dimensions: 22' H x 25' W x 30' D
Number Of Parts: 582
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
Text description provided by the architects. A hyperbolic surface thrusts itself into the air at the entrance to Rhode Island College?s Fine Arts Center, as a dramatic opening to the campus scene. In a burst of bright green curves, it enacts a threshold to creative practice and ushers studio-goers, faculty and campus visitors alike toward inspiration and action.
Courtesy of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
HYPARBOLE?s multifaceted formal character draws visitors in from all angles. Its three paraboloid edges peel up towards distinct directions of approach, and its stature ensures that it is visible from the extents of the site, yet it never detracts from the building that ...
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