SKIN THE ARCHITECT
- An interactive artwork at TAB 2026, Tallinn
- From a 3D model to a 1:1 metal sculpture
- Strips made from real architectural drawings
- Location
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Type
- Art project sculpture model
- Year
- 2026
The sculpture model for the art project “SKIN THE ARCHITECT”. A full development cycle: 3D modelling, load-bearing structure and a precise physical model, after which welders made the 1:1 metal sculpture.
The interactive artwork was created by Latvian designer Ligita Brēge and shown at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2026, whose theme is “How Much?”. The architect's sculpture is covered in strips made from real architectural drawings. Visitors are invited to tear off a strip and keep it. Nobody takes much, but over the course of the show the sculpture is gradually stripped down to its metal skeleton.
It is a playful but pointed reflection on what happens to the profession after one discount, one free sketch and one “small revision” too many. The work came to Tallinn from LAIDA, the newly founded Latvian union of architects, interior designers and engineers, together with the podcast Arhitektūras RADIO.
- Author: Ligita Brēge (LAIDA)
- Place: Wise headquarters, Volta Quarter, Kalamaja, Tallinn
- Hosted by: Invego
- Dates: 9–12 September 2026, free entry
- Our part: the 3D model, the load-bearing structure and the physical model
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