SOM and Princeton University create self-balancing arch for Venice Architecture Biennale

Architecture studio SOM has worked with Princeton University's Form Finding Lab for its contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale – a self-balancing brick arch that was built using augmented reality and minimal formwork.
The Angelus Novus Vault forms the entrance to the Time Space Existence group show, organised by the European Cultural Centre around the theme of the climate emergency.
Designed and built in just three months, the arching structure was created by SOM and the Form Fin