Scaffolding
Temporary and permanent structures built with scaffolding systems, from pavilions to public spaces.
Scaffolding serves designers as both a structural system and a material with aesthetic potential. Originally conceived as temporary support for construction, it has become a medium for creating installations, pavilions, and gathering spaces that explore the beauty of industrial materials and unfinished forms.
Community members document scaffolding's transformation into intentional design, including ephemeral pavilions wrapped in burlap and boulders, urban structures repurposed as public gathering spaces, and architectural interventions that reveal the visual language of temporary construction systems.
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View all 4 journalsA Shelter Made of Scaffolding: Reversible Architecture for Pilgrim Gatherings
Yuechuan Jin reimagines construction scaffolding as a reusable, adaptable structural system for temporary pilgrim accommodation.
P + S Estudio Turn Scaffolding, Burlap, and Boulders into an Ephemeral Pavilion in Granada
A temporary structure for the TAC Festival uses rented scaffolding, local jute fabric, and quarry stones to build with air and light.
PROP: Turning Urban Scaffolding into Public Gathering Spaces
A universal attachment system transforms construction scaffolding into lit, draped, and furnished street-level installations for civic life.
Unveiling the Unfinished Beauty: Giant Scaffolding Wraps Aire Pavilion in Granada, Spain
Experience the raw beauty of architecture in progress at the Aire Pavilion