Blo Puf.
As proud partners in the Sukkah City design competition, we've been delighted to witness the program grow from its beginning, to inspiration, and now into creation of the twelve winning designs. We announced the winners back in August, and construction of the twelve temporary structures is underway at this very moment in Brooklyn at the Gowanus Studio Space. On September 19th and 20th, an ephemeral village of the structures goes on view for the public in New York's Union Square, with one design chosen by New Yorkers to remain standing for the week of September 20.
Sukkah City is in its inaugural year as a competition challenging designers to address the Sukkah, often thought of simply as a hut. That hut is a traditional shelter that serves as a symbol of the spirituality inherent in where the natural world meets the built world, in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Entrants had some broad points of inspiration to work with in creating their interpretations of the Sukkah, as it serves as a symbol of the harvest and transience vs. permanence. As the Sukkah City site describes, it is an elemental space in which to "share meals, entertain, sleep, and rejoice."
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