Studio Akane Moriyama

For the work Cubic Prism Studio Akane Moriyama was appointed as one of the winners in the international competition Curtains organized by the Centre for American Architecture and Design, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture. Cubic Prism is a large cube-based structure made from three different colours of textile. In 2013 Cubic Prism was exhibited in the courtyard of the Goldsmith Hall, The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Suspended between the two main buildings in the courtyard the installation reacts to the environment, as the geometry of a rigid cube is replaced with soft semi-transparent fabrics. The opacity of Cubic Prism changes according to the natural light which is filtered through it. Mixing the different colours, the transient prism continuously shifts its visual appearance. Hanging effortless between the surrounding buildings, the structure dramatically influences the nature of the square below.