Welcome to the 5th Facade
Olson KundigThe 5th Façade Project is a series of built and conceptual investigations into the neglected top layer of cities: the rooftops. Beginning as a research project, the data then informed a science fiction story written by Alan Maskin called “Welcome to the Fifth Façade.” Taking the form of a mural, a science fiction story, then a graphic novel, and eventually a film, “Welcome to the Fifth Façade” went on to win first place in Blank Space’s 2016 Fairy Tales Competition, the world’s largest architectural ideas contest.
Design Principal, Alan Maskin
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The 5th Facade Project
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