VIDEO: Vo Trong Nghia’s ‘Green Ladder’ Fugitive Structure
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“Green Ladder” at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) in Sydney is the fourth and last temporary pavilion to be commissioned as part of SCAF’s Fugutive Structures series – the first series in Australia to investigate the potential of the tempor
VIDEO: Vo Trong Nghia’s ‘Green Ladder’ Fugitive Structure
“Green Ladder” at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) in Sydney is the fourth and last temporary pavilion to be commissioned as part of SCAF’s Fugutive Structures series – the first series in Australia to investigate the potential of the temporary pavilion as a catalyst for experimenting with new construction techniques and concepts.Designed the by cutting-edge Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia, “Green Ladder” is a grid-like bamboo construction incorporating native Australian plants. The highly porous structure allows visitors to walk in around the pavilion and to experience the elegance and mastery of its design from multiple vantage points, while the clear roof panels enable an unobstructed view of the sky.Vo says that he wants to bring nature back to city. “In Ho Chi Minh City, the population has reached nearly 10 million with only 5.35km2 of green space – only 0.25% of the entire city,” he says. “Vietnam’s unrestricted economic development has devastated the natural environment across the country. This is the problem architects need to solve.”Dr Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, explains that Vo aims to increase bio-diversity and to reconnect city dwellers with nature. “The design of the SCAF pavilion centres around two central pillars of Vo Trong Nghia’s approach to architecture: the innovative use of bamboo, and his passion – and self-imposed duty – to green the world’s urban landscapes with plants and vegetation,” she says. Read more
