Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt
10/02/2023.
[Santiago de Chile] Chile
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
metalocus, ANTONIO CORREDERA
The recently celebrated XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile has had an installation by the architects Smiljan Radić and Nicolás Schmidt, they created a metallic inflatable structure that was used as the inaugural stage of the biennial in the Chilean capital and which was the scene of the interesting deployed programming.
The installation was located in the Plaza de la Cultura of the Palacio de La Moneda, south of Plaza Bulnes, in front of Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the Chilean capital.
The installation was located in the Plaza de la Cultura of the Palacio de La Moneda, south of Plaza Bulnes, in front of Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the Chilean capital.
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Radić and Schmidt's proposal consists of a large silver inflatable structure in the shape of a bag, 30 meters long, more than 20 meters wide and 6 meters high, located on the grassy area near the avenue, whose image and temporality were to accentuate, explain the idea of the theme proposed for the festival, "Vulnerable habitats".
The large metallic bag presented a singular image, thanks to the ropes that wrapped it or held it so that it did not fly away. The structure was attached to 8 large fans that kept it constantly inflated, creating an igloo-like interior up to 6 meters high where chairs were located, with a capacity of 250 people, and a stage.
Access was through small slots on the sides of the structure that allow visitors and attendees to pass through while they remain inflated.
Programming was oriented around this theme, focusing on topics including the increase in informal housing, land seizures, the deterioration of public spaces, and the vulnerability of the environment.
The large metallic bag presented a singular image, thanks to the ropes that wrapped it or held it so that it did not fly away. The structure was attached to 8 large fans that kept it constantly inflated, creating an igloo-like interior up to 6 meters high where chairs were located, with a capacity of 250 people, and a stage.
Access was through small slots on the sides of the structure that allow visitors and attendees to pass through while they remain inflated.
Programming was oriented around this theme, focusing on topics including the increase in informal housing, land seizures, the deterioration of public spaces, and the vulnerability of the environment.
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile.
Pavilion for the XXII Chilean Biennial by Smilian Radic and Nicolás Schmidt. Photograph by Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma / XXII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
"We seek to open new spaces for reflection on the cultural, social and technological transformations in the era of changing fortunes that is coming, and the lessons learned from the social crisis and the pandemic."
Festival statement.
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Architects
Smiljan Radic, Nicolás Schmidt, Pablo Schmidt.
Manufacturing and assembly equipment
Felipe Bibiano Verdugo, Juan Gubbins Correa, Lucas Olivares Alvarado, Rodrigo Pérez Vásquez, Benjamín Pinedo Swinburn, Miguel Ángel Reyes Benz, Antonio Silva Salas, Danilo Lazcano Arenas, Andrés Moris Vera, Juan Paredes Amaya.
Collaborators
Direction.- Gabriela Villalobos Koeniger.
Camera and Drone.- Roberto Ormazábal.
Camera assistance.- Margoth Wehrli.
Photographic record.- Smiljan Radic, Nicolás Schmidt.
Video record.- Nicolás Schmidt, Benjamín Pinedo.
Camera and Drone.- Roberto Ormazábal.
Camera assistance.- Margoth Wehrli.
Photographic record.- Smiljan Radic, Nicolás Schmidt.
Video record.- Nicolás Schmidt, Benjamín Pinedo.
Developers
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage and College of Architects of Chile.
Dates
From January 14-22, 2023.
Venue / Localitation
Palacio de La Moneda. Zona sur de la Plaza Bulnes, Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Photography
Cristobal Palma, Estudio Palma.
SMILJAN RADIC
Smiljan Radic Clarke was born in Santiago de Chile in 1965. He studied at the Catholic University of Chile's School of Architecture, where he graduated in 1989. Later, he studied at the Institutto di Architettura di Vezia, Italy. After travelling for three years, he opened his own practice in Santiago in 1995. In 2001 he was named ‘Best under 35 year old architect’ by the Chile College of Architects, and in 2009 he was appointed as an honourary member of the American Institute of Architects, USA.
Smiljan Radic has lectured extensively and has mounted several architecture exhibitions on his work, including in 2013 - The Wardrobe and the Mattress, Hermes Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Bus Stop for Krumbach, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria; Ilustraciones, Galeria AFA, Santiago; in 2012 - An Orange Tree Noise at the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan and in 2010 Global Ends, Ma Gallery in Tokyo, 2010, and People Meet in Architecture, with sculptor Marcela Correa at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice. Smiljan Radic has won numerous contests such the Regional Theatre (Concepción, 2011) and the Telecomunication Tower (Santiago, 2014). His work has been published in several architecture journals and monographs, the most recent being El Croquis N° 167, Madrid, Spain. He currently lives and works in Chile.
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