Sheets of paper form a floating backdrop to design exhibition in Taiwan
B+P Architects has used swooping swathes of paper to form a temporary exhibition design in a former military building in Taiwan.
The art and design exhibition is housed within a recently renovated building with a pitched-roof construction and exposed steel framework.
It was originally used by the country's Air Force but its open-plan interior is now dedicated to hosting pop-ups and temporary cultural events.
Run by Taiwan's Ministry of Education, the current exhibition is intended to promote art and design courses in the country by demonstrating how design can be used to improve everyday life.
A swooping paper roof is the focal point of the exhibition design, which was created by Taipei-based studio B+P Architects and is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award in the civic and cultural interior category. The firm said it wanted the design of the space to reflect the theme of the exhibition.
"Paper is the easiest to get and most commonly used material to create things in our daily life," explained the studio. "It's also the material most often used in the beginning of aesthetic education."
Laid out across the building's barn-like space, two parallel trestle-tables on cantilevered legs run its length while a series of cabinets and display plinths sit in the centre.
A series of large sheets of white paper are hung above the trestle tables to form canopies that also serve as screens, dividing the space into different sections.
The paper is draped over a lightweig...
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