Island in the Mur
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Island in the Mur is a floating exhibition and performance space in the middle of the Mur River in Graz, Austria. Designed by Vito Acconci in 2003, the 20-ton latticework construction, made of steel Lucite and glass, features an amphitheater, a children's playground and a cafe-bar.
On each side of the "island," a bridge connects with the riverbank, linking the ancient town center on one side with newer neighborhoods across the river. The island is transparent but blue at night, acting as a navigation aid. See also the warping facade Acconci has created for the new elevated West Eighth Street subway station at Coney Island; the forthcoming waterfront skateboarding park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where skaters will speed along intertwining ramps, through a tunnel and on a half-pipe constructed to feel as if they have been shot out over the ocean and the Tokyo store for United Bamboo. Via archinect < The New York Times. |
