'Never Built New York' Illustrates Architecture That Never Came to Be
Joey Haar — May 23, 2017 — Art & Design
References: kickstarter & archdaily
As the 'Never Built New York' exhibition hopes to illustrate, architecture is a fickle field. Architects can spend weeks, months, and even years working on a concept, but that groundwork can end up as a footnote if it never actually gets built. As its name suggests, Never Built New York will vindicate these mercurial ideas, giving them a artistic focus in lieu of a physical construction.
Never Built New York, which is currently undergoing a funding session on Kickstarter, is not the first such exhibition. The "never built" idea was originally hatched by the Queens Museum, and that organization has previously created a book and an exhibition entitled 'Never Built Los Angeles.' Now, the museum is looking to its own coast.
Never Built New York, which is currently undergoing a funding session on Kickstarter, is not the first such exhibition. The "never built" idea was originally hatched by the Queens Museum, and that organization has previously created a book and an exhibition entitled 'Never Built Los Angeles.' Now, the museum is looking to its own coast.
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Unbuilt Architecture — The Never Built New York exhibition highlights the potential for innovative and unconventional architectural designs that never came to be.
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Museum Exhibitions — The popularity of 'never built' exhibitions demonstrates a growing interest in alternative narratives and speculative visions in the field of architecture.
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Crowdfunding for Cultural Projects — The funding session on Kickstarter for Never Built New York showcases the trend of using crowdfunding platforms to support creative initiatives in the arts and culture sector.
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Architecture — The unbuilt architecture trend presents opportunities for architects to explore unconventional design concepts and reimagined urban landscapes.
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Museums and Galleries — Museum exhibitions like Never Built New York offer museums and galleries a chance to engage audiences with speculative and thought-provoking content that challenges traditional notions of architectural progress.
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Crowdfunding Platforms — The success of the Never Built New York Kickstarter campaign showcases the potential for crowdfunding platforms to support cultural projects and initiatives that may not have traditional funding sources.
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