Studio Other Spaces (SOS) was founded by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann in Berlin in 2014 . The studio works on experimental building projects and artworks for public space.

History

Studio Other Spaces emerged from the long-term creative collaboration of Eliasson and Behmann at

Studio Olafur Eliasson Studio Olafur Eliasson was founded in 1995 by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. Based in Berlin, the studio currently comprises about 90 people, from architects, craftsmen, and specialised technicians, to art historians and archivists. Work ...

, which reaches back to 2001 . Together, the two have worked on numerous architectural projects, including various pavilions; ‘Your rainbow panorama’ (2011) for the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark; the façade design of Harpa – Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, developed by

in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects; ‘Cirkelbroen (The circle bridge)’ in

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, 2015; and ‘Fjordenhus (Fjord house)’ in

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, Denmark (2009–2018).

Recent projects

* ‘Vertical Panorama Pavilion’ (2020–2022) in

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, US. The pavilion's defining feature is a conical canopy, 14.5m in diameter and comprising 832 colourful glass tiles that tell the story of the local weather. * Lyst Restaurant (2019) inside Fjordenhus,

, Denmark. In interdisciplinary workshops with the restaurant's kitchen team, SOS developed a furnishing concept that creates a direct transfer between the art of cooking and design. * ‘Common Sky’ (2019–22), a contribution to the reinvention of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, US * ‘The Seeing City’ (2015–2022) a permanent work of art for the 15th and 16th floor of the Morland Mixité Capitale building in Paris, France. * Meles Zenawi Memorial Park (2013–) in

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, a campus comprising five buildings, several pavilions, and a park, conceived and built with Ethiopian partners and in collaboration with Vogt Landscape Architects. * ‘The Design of Collaboration’, the studio's first solo exhibition, on display at Kunst Meran Merano Arte in

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, Italy, from September 2020 through January 2021. * ‘Future Assembly’, a contribution to the Venice Biennale Architettura 2021.

References

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