Thinking much about climate change and the responses, both ecologically based and those using art and design to engage and confront these issues. This project Float Lab occupies the latter, by Höweler+Yoon Architecture was a 2018 P/A Awards Honorable Mention recipient for their engaging water experience along Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. From the Architect Magazine site: “The objective of this unique exercise in exhibition design is to confront the public in as immediate a manner possible with the ecological reality of the river in their midst: For over two centuries, Philadelphia’s working waterway has been the repository of much of the city’s pollution; in more recent times, it has been the site of intense restoration efforts by local conservation groups. Evidence of both is evident in the area around Float Lab, which brings the river’s complex legacy up close and personal as never before.”
HEADER: Overall perspective – all images via Höweler+Yoon Architecture