How an Installation by Architect Andrés Jaque Predicted New York’s Apocalyptic Orange Smog

When smoke from wildfires in Canada turned the New York City air orange last week, architect Andrés Jaque noted an eerie parallel between the smoky sky and an installation that he premiered at the latest Venice Design Biennale. Titled XHOLOBENI YARDS. Titanium and the Planetary Making of SHININESS / DUSTINESS, the piece shows a cityscape immersed in an apocalyptic orange glow. But the parallel that Jaque noticed went beyond this visual echo, piercing the very heart of the project’s