Some time ago I stumbled upon the work of some great offices who dedicate their energy to producing fine temporary inflatable spaces. Lately we wrote about the project ‘Hovercraft Modernism’ by Raumlabor Berlin. One of their other projects is the Kitchen Monument. This is a bubble that fits perfectly in raw urban settings, in dark…

The project Hovercraft – Lifting Modernism is a project by Raumlabor an urban office from Berlin.

Ever tried sky walking? Now you can! Artist Tomás Saraceno installed a 2500 square meters playground at a height of 25 meters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The installation In Orbit consists of a web of transparent nets which makes the experience of walking 25 meters above the ground rather scary yet amusing, I suppose.

Earlier this month Sony Argentina organized the first edition of Silent Day. The ‘day’ wants to add a new perspective on sound and environment. But, above all, Silent Day was initiated to promote Sony’s new series of headphones. To draw extra attention to the project, Sony added some giant headphones to a piece of modern architecture in Buenos Aires.

Here at The Pop-up City we really like inflatables. In the past we’ve discussed multiple examples of bubble-like architecture (bridges, rooms, water promenades, festival spaces, playgrounds) and it’s really exciting to see new original uses of this concept in the urban realm.

Design studio Salto has built a 50 meters long trampoline sidewalk entitled Fast Track in a forest near the Russian town of Nikola-Lenivets. Created for the Archstoyanie Festival, the innovative trampoline provides an extraordinary pathway through the park on which people can bounce while they enjoy the nature.

Back in 2009, we expressed our love for inflatable constructions and ‘bubbletecture’. Merijn Hos (presenter at edition #11 of PechaKucha Amsterdam), joined forces with Utrecht-based artist Renée Reijnders to create an installation of 50 floating and colorful balloons for the cultural night 2010 in the Amsterdam suburb of Almere.

Small cabins in the middle of nowhere gain popularity. Not only to semi-permanently live in, or as a part of a decentralized hotel, but also as event spaces. The Japanese architecture firm Hidemi Nishida Studio has created this so-called Fragile Shelter, a temporary construction in the Sapporo Art Forest in Hokkaido, Japan. Hidemi Nishida Studio is specialized in feather-light constructions with plastic as a main construction material. Great examples are this Fragile Shelter but also their piece of inflatable architecture called Occupied.