{"id":12915,"date":"2026-06-26T19:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12915"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:24:55","slug":"jennifer-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12915","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Yang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>From Fragments to Folded Forms | Bologna, Italy | Unit 21 | 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Beside the Teatro Comunale, the theatre\u2019s own architectural fragments are deconstructed and remodeled into a Performing Arts Playground. What was once decoration and structure becomes a stage, pool and playground. Here, a new life of playfulness and art is moulded from the memory of the old. Drawn from the site\u2019s layering of performing arts culture and leisure, the theatre\u2019s fragments are knolled, catalogued, and remoulded into structures where theatre and play are brought into dialogue.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HERO-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Porticoes to the Sunken Theatre<\/strong><br>The iconic portico is remoulded and manipulated into a new form, from which stairs and voids emerge, carving a ground floor topography of sunken stage and raised pool to host performances for local artists.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1204518131?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"sections and elevations\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Playful Harmony Through Elevation and Sections<\/strong><br>The site draws curiosity from the street through layered elements: tree planters that soften the frame, a water slide that adds playfulness, and fragmented arches that quietly connect old and new.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1204518148?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"renders\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Perspective Renders Across Building<\/strong><br>Fragments of the Teatro Comunale are recreated through human intervention, using existing component\u2019s curvature as reference and built into a playground where performance and play coexist.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1204518265?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"axo vid\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Playground Installation Formed from Existing Theatre<\/strong><br>The new pieces are not invented, but born from the theatre&#8217;s existing patterns, aiming to build a space where memories are connected, playfulness echo the history, and the act of playing becomes a reimagination of the theatrical itself.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:75% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1204912676?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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The stage is sunken into the ground, returning theatre to the people. The playground is not separate from culture but woven into it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Fragments to Folded Forms | Bologna, Italy | Unit 21 | 2026 Beside the Teatro Comunale, the theatre\u2019s own architectural fragments are deconstructed and remodeled into a Performing Arts Playground. What was once decoration and structure becomes a stage, pool and playground. Here, a new life of playfulness and art is moulded from the memory of the old. 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