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Dezeen’s VDF x Arthur Mamou-Mani: Virtual Reality Tour, Monday, June 8, 4pm (GMT)

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

Architect and MArch DS10 tutor Arthur Mamou-Mani has teamed up with Dezeen to give a virtual-reality tour of his Burning Man projects, which will take place today, Monday, June 8, as part of the Dezeen‘s Virtual Design Festival (VDF) at 4:00pm UK time.

Following the great success of his Galaxia temple built in 2018 that ritually went up in flames at the end of the Burning Man, this year Mamou-Mani conceived a new project, an amphitheatre named Catharsis.

Catharsis won’t be physically installed, as this year’s Burning Man was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but can be visited as part of our virtual reality tour with Mamou-Mani at 4:00pm this evening.

Dezeen

Ahead of this event, Mamou-Mani has shared some previously unseen aerial footage of Galaxia, which you can see and read more about here.

Featured image of Galaxia by Jamen Percy via Dezeen

Please Support Galaxia the Temple for Burning Man 2018 Campaign

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

In December 2017 it was announced that Arthur Mamou-Mani’s project Galaxia won the Burning Man 2018 Temple Design Competition.

Galaxia is the temple for Burning Man 2018. It celebrates hope in the unknown, stars, planets, black holes, the movement uniting us in swirling galaxies of dreams. A superior form of Gaia in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, Galaxia is the ultimate network, the fabric of the universe connecting living beings into one entity. Galaxia is shaped of 20 timber trusses converging as a spiral towards one point in the sky.

The triangular trusses form different paths towards a central space holding a giant 3D printed mandala, the heart of Galaxia. The timber modules start large enough to hold small alcoves in which people can write in peace. As participants walk through the path, the timber modules lift up and become thinner and thinner towards the sky as people reach the central mandala.

Currently, Arthur and the team are trying to raise funds to complete this amazing project. You can help by donating, and, of course, by sharing and promoting their campaign.

To donate, please go to: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization/burningmanproject/campaign/temple2018

Arthur Mamou-Mani is a MArch DS10 studio leader and tutor (alongside Toby Burgess) and the director of architecture practice Mamou-Mani Ltd. He is also a lecturer at the UCL-Bartlett and owns a digital fabrication laboratory called Fab.Pub.

In November he was selected as one of RIBA J’s Rising Stars for 2017.

Arthur Mamou-Mani’s Galaxia Wins Burning Man 2018 Temple Design Competition

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

Yes, we have been a bit slow with this one, having to battle through all the Christmas turkey and minced pies, but what better way to celebrate the end the year than with yet another amazing achievement by Arthur Mamou-Mani and his beautiful design Galaxia for Burning Man 2018 Temple.

Galaxia celebrates hope in the unknown, stars, planets, black holes, the movement uniting us in swirling galaxies of dreams. A superior form of Gaia in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, Galaxia is the ultimate network, the fabric of the universe connecting living beings into one entity.

Galaxia is shaped of 20 timber trusses converging as a spiral towards one point in the sky. The triangular trusses form different paths towards a central space holding a giant 3D printed mandala, the heart of Galaxia. The timber modules start large enough to hold small alcoves in which people can write in peace. As participants walk through the path, the timber modules lift up and become thinner and thinner towards the sky as people reach the central mandala.

Read more about Galaxia and Arthur’s work here.

Arthur Mamou-Mani is a MArch DS10 studio leader and tutor (alongside Toby Burgess) and the director of architecture practice Mamou-Mani Ltd. He is also a lecturer at the UCL-Bartlett and owns a digital fabrication laboratory called Fab.Pub.

In November he was selected as one of RIBA J’s Rising Stars for 2017.

Many congratulations to Arthur on this year full of successes!