World’s Largest 3-D–Printed Object to Debut in Miami

SHoP Architects, the high-profile New York firm responsible for the Barclays Center and Domino Sugar Factory, was recently named the winner of the 2016 Panerai Design Miami Visionary Award. (Previous recipients include Peter Marino and Yves Béhar.) “The idea of the award is to look at even broader ways of applying design, architecture, and technology,” says Rodman Primack, executive director of Design Miami. “SHoP is a natural choice because their practice is so varied. They approach projects in a really holistic manner, and their work keeps getting more interesting and ambitious. There’s also an intriguing tension in SHoP’s work: They aren’t just well respected academically within the architecture world, but they’re also successful in a commercial context.” One such example is 9 DeKalb Avenue, a 73-story residential tower slated to take the title of Brooklyn’s tallest building in 2019.

The award announcement comes with news that the firm will create the world’s largest 3-D–printed object, a pavilion titled Flotsam & Jetsam, which will grace the entrance to this year’s Design Miami fair. The pavilion will debut November 30 and is being constructed with help from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Branch Technology, and Dassault Systèmes—all leaders in 3-D fabrication. After the festival, it will move to the nearby Jungle Plaza as part of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. In addition, Italian luxury watch brand Officine Panerai will fête SHoP with a celebratory dinner and a weeklong exhibition in its Design District boutique during the festival.

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