2012 lively architecture festival in montpellier

Montpellier, france was home to the seventh lively architecture festival (FAV), where eleven teams from all around the world competed against one another with their unique installations exploring human interaction through the use of material, function and space to create a 'surprise'. the projects were featured around the city within the courtyards of the most prestigious hotels, giving each one unique opportunities within its environment.

Winning first prize, julie biron's installation explores the definition of space with a series of circular plates supported by a slender flexible metal wire anchored into upside-down concrete filled flower pots. upon first view the disks fill the courtyard as a solid mass, but as the user moves through it the round planes bend and move out of the way, constantly redefining space.