Founding Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton will create a digital installation exploring the future of cities at the Design Trust Gala 2019 in Hong Kong.
The installation will draw from the influential British architecture collective's extensive archive investigating urban design, which was acquired by M+ Museum in Hong Kong in March 2019.
Cook and Crompton will work with local Design Trust grantees to develop and realise the project, including architecture firms Sky Yutaka and New Office Works, research group Hong Kong Design History Network and design market DTBY_.
The Design Trust Gala 2019 installation will draw from Archigram's archive
Taking place on 26 October at the Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong, the gala is an annual fundraising event for Design Trust, a charity that supports creative projects in Hong Kong and the surrounding region. "Hong Kong has influenced so much of our approach and research on cities and urban environments," said Cook.
"When Design Trust invited us for this project, we knew it was an opportunity to revisit our archives, but also to look at the future of the built environment and challenge ourselves by interpreting that language into a temporary one-of-a-kind experiential space."
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