WEEK IN REVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH JAUME PLENSA

designboom spoke with jaume plensa to find out more about his recent projects, including 'water's soul', his tallest public sculpture to-date, unveiled this week in newport pier park, new jersey. in addition, the artist has also been commissioned to develop his largest indoor project to date, UTOPIA, which will be installed in the lobby of a new welcome center for the frederik meijer gardens & sculpture park, in grand rapids, michigan. read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.

BOTTEGA VENETA'S TRIANGULAR MAZE IN SEOUL

in a car park in seoul, bottega veneta's 'the MAZE' invites visitors in an immersive, puzzling space finished entirely in a parakeet green hue. the triangular installation features layers of transparent metal fencing, combined with walls clothed in soft sculptures in the form of faux fox tails.

AMSTERDAM-ROTTERDAM: THE FIRST EUROPEAN HYPERLOOP NETWORK ROUTE

the european commission has awarded 15M euros to dutch company hardt with the goal of fastening the development of an hyperloop infrastructure. a first route between amsterdam and rotterdam is reportedly planned to be established within a decade. we previously covered the UNStudio proposal for a futuristic amsterdam hyperloop station.

A PIGMENT MADE FROM SEWAGE SLUDGE

san francisco based company bioforcetech reveals an energy neutral way to transform organic waste into a grayscale pigment and material additive called OurCarbon. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.