Urban Tent–Architecture of Play

The project is an imagined proposal for Brooklyn that transforms the sidewalks into any area of imagination and play for people of all ages. It refers back to times in childhood when ‘pretending’ was a way of life and everyday objects would turn into fantastical elements–– such as when we would hang fabric off of chairs to make tents that became hideaways and whatever else we imagined them to be. This architectural intervention wraps the sidewalk trees in colorful, sheer fabric to create zones of spaces intended to activate people’s imagination in everyday life and to engage them with the cityscape, much like we did with the world around us when we were younger. The intervention would be integrated with a sound installation that includes musical compositions created from field recordings collected from different spaces in Brooklyn to create both a spatial and sonic experience.