Folly is a design/build competition co-sponsored by The Architectural League and Socrates Sculpture Park, which invites emerging architects and designers to propose contemporary interpretations of the architectural folly, traditionally a fanciful, small-scale building or pavilion sited in a garden or landscape to frame a view or serve as a conversation piece.
IK Studio won the 2015 competition. They received a grant and a two-month residency in Socrates Sculpture Park’s outdoor studio, in addition to the opportunity to build their project to scale for exhibition in the park.
This publication includes a profile of Torqueing Spheres and an interview with IK Studio as well as a survey of notable entries from this year’s competition.
Folly was established in 2011 by Socrates, in partnership with the League, to explore the intersections between architecture and sculpture and the increasing overlaps in references, materials, and building techniques between the two disciplines.
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Dynamic mediums: The design and fabrication of Torqueing Spheres
Delve into the design, materiality, and fabrication of Torqueing Spheres through a process photo essay and interview with designers Mariana Ibañez and Simon Kim.
Folly 2015: Torqueing Spheres
A look at the winning entry of the Folly 2015 competition.
In conversation: Mariana Ibañez and Simon Kim with Elissa Goldstone
The winners of Folly 2015 engaged in an email conversation with Elissa Goldstone, the exhibition program manager at Socrates Sculpture Park.