A rendering of Lumen by Jenny Sabin, via Archinect
The Ithaca-based Jenny Sabin Studio has won this year’s edition of the MoMA Young Architect’s Program with her design Lumen, a robotically-knitted canopy made from photoluminescent textiles that both absorb and diffuse light.  The work, which is made from recycled materials and also features a misting system, will hang over the courtyard of MoMA PS1 this summer, as the museum embarks on its annual Warm Up concert series. Â
Jenny Sabin, via Archinect
“Jenny Sabin’s catalytic immersive environment, Lumen, captured the jury’s attention for imaginatively merging public and private spaces,” says Sean Anderson, Associate Curator in MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design. “With innovative construction and design processes borne from a critical merging of technology and nature to precise attention to detail at every scale, Lumen will no doubt engage visitors from day to night in a series of graduated environments and experiences.â€
Lumen canopy, via Archinect
Sabin is the Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Assistant Professor in the area of Design and Emerging Technologies at Cornell University, where she also has taken the post as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University.  Her work has drawn on experimental research practices and broadened engagements with digital fabrication practices to create compelling forms matched only by their attention to function and material.  She has shown in the past at the 9th ArchiLab at FRAC Centre, Orleans, France and Beauty, the 5th Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial in New York City.
Read more:
Jenny Sabin Studio [Studio Website]
Jenny E. Sabin is the winner of MoMA PS1’s 2017 Young Architects Program [Archinect]
Jenny Sabin Studio Selected as Winner of the MoMA PS1 2017 Young Architects Program [Arch Daily]
