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Image: Levity / Photographer: Henny Breunese

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Photographer: Henny Breunese

ARCHITECTS OF AIR

Participative sculpture, Visual art installation

SIZE OF COMPANY
2 on the road

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Alan Parkinson

General Manager
Helen Skelton

ARTISTIC POLICY
Architects of Air brings visual excitement and wonder into the everyday environment with very accessible ephemeral architecture wherein the visitor encounters the beauty of light and colour. In collaboration with the promoter, the company aims to create the ideal conditions for the visitor to inhabit these extraordinary spaces. The luminaria can also be exploited to host concerts, sponsors’ functions, dance performances, press conferences, workshops, lectures, and sessions for people with disabilities.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Los Angeles Times

Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times

Stephen Rimmer, British Council, Brazil

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
A sculpture made up of labyrinthine tunnels and inspiring spacious domes – a sensual world of liquid, light and colour. (1000 m2.)

Dodecahedral domes, a luminous tree and a beautiful colonnaded centre chamber. (1000 m2.)

Inspired by the Iranian bazaar – disorientating passages and mosque-like domes. (800 m2.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
A new variant on the “Levity” template. (Available for touring from June 2008.)

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal (), Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain (), Eire (), Romania (), Russia (), USA ()
2006 Australia, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain (), Hungary (), Singapore, USA ()
2005 Australia, China, Switzerland (), Korea ()

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All productions are currently available for touring

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