The Folding Boat Community Center
xuechen chen
ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ The Folding Boat Community Center ᱛᱮ xuechen chen The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, the meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟ A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ
The Folding Boat Community Center, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ: xuechen chen, ᱫᱚ A' ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱝᱠᱟᱞᱯᱤᱠ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. The Folding Boat Community Center ᱫᱚ 2024 ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱯᱟ A' Design Award ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱟᱨ Award Winner ᱨᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱩᱫᱩᱵ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱵᱤᱵᱨᱚᱬ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ, xuechen chen ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ The Folding Boat Community Center ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱳᱜᱤᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱟ.
The Folding Boat ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ
ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ The Folding Boat Community Center ᱛᱮ xuechen chen The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, the meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape. The Folding Boat ᱫᱚ A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ: ᱨᱩᱯᱟ A' Design Award. ᱨᱩᱯᱟ A' Design Award ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱭᱟᱭᱯᱩᱨᱱᱚ, ᱱᱤᱛᱤᱥᱚᱢᱢᱚᱛ, ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱠᱠᱷᱚᱯᱟᱛ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱱᱤᱡ ᱱᱤᱡ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣᱟᱭ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱷᱤᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱞᱭᱟᱹᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ, ᱩᱠᱩ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞᱵᱤᱰᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱯᱟᱸᱡᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱳᱴ ᱧᱟᱢᱟ.
xuechen chen ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Field of Uncertainty Museum ᱛᱮ xuechen chen
ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ, ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱠᱩᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱞᱮ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ, ᱛᱚᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱟᱠᱷᱭᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱞᱢᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ. A' Design Award ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ, ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚᱣᱥᱚᱞ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ A' Design Award & Competition ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱠᱚ ᱠᱤᱸᱣᱫᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ, ᱚᱠᱚᱭᱠᱚ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱦᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟ. ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱚᱥᱛᱚᱨᱤᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱟᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱬ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ, ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱛᱷᱚᱯᱚᱛᱤ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱟᱜᱩᱣᱟᱹ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟ. ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱚᱴᱯᱷᱚᱞᱤᱭᱳ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱥᱚᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱡᱚᱜᱽ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱪᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱫᱟᱱᱫᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱᱟ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱬᱟᱫᱟᱭᱚᱠ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱩᱫᱽᱫᱚᱜᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ, ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱡᱟᱨ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱯᱚᱨᱮᱴ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱠᱚ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱚᱜᱟ. ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ.
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱭ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢᱟ. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱛᱭᱚ, ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱚᱱ, ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ, ᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱭᱞᱤ, ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱵᱩᱡᱷ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱠᱷᱟᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱵᱚᱜᱟ. ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ.
ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱚᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱢ?
ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱚᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ Award Winner ᱨᱮ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱥ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱢᱮ.
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