(((Why do people keep claiming "architecture is dead"?
Architecture is a hell of a lot more alive than, say, television.)))
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2654
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"now, storefront for art and architecture gallery has teamed up with abitare magazine to bring a new version of the ring dome to milan for the salone del mobile.
"this new dome will use 1,500 hula-hoops and 12,000 zip-ties and will be installed in the galleria vittorio emanuele shopping arcade in central milan.
"the installation will feature a series of events including a 100-minute dialogue between hans ulrich obrist, pierre paulin and rem koolhaas as well as a day's worth of domino-interviews with 50 participants, starting with naoto fukasawa, gaetano pesce and oliviero toscani.
