The Empty Pavilion is an experimental architectural project in Detroit that explores emptiness, memory, and public interaction, questioning how architecture can activate latent public life in vacant urban spaces.

Designed by i/thee, the Puddle Pavilion in Bondurant, Iowa is cast from algae-based bio-resin without formwork. Suspended above Mud Creek, it captures the fleeting beauty of liquid motion, embodying a philosophy of Abstract Realism. Part of a citywide masterplan, it invites visitors to pause and connect with the site’s ecology.

Designed by Alvisi Kirimoto, TAM TAM invites visitors to interact with its movable columns, creating a constantly shifting space built from recycled plastic.