Not only MOMA PS1 has the paintings, it also has the architectures outside of its building. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 jointly present the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program (YAP), an annual series of competitions that gives emerging architects the opportunity to build projects conceived for MoMA PS1’s facility in Long Island City, Queens. The objective is to provide visitors with an outdoor recreational area.

(Afterparty model, copyright 2009 MOS)

To get a sense of it, this is a winner of 2009 YAP. Its concept is an “urban shelter,” which provides shading and a cooling breeze created by a series of chimneys, concrete water troughs, and shading of the courtyard’s existing concrete walls.

When I went to MOMA PS1 this time, I encountered with bunch of balls and nets.

This year’s winner title goes to Pole Dance by Idenburg Liu. An open net covering the entire scope of the grid system provides shelter and stabilize the movement of the poles, preventing them from exceeding a predetermined maximum pivot. A generous series of multi-colored balls will move above the net offering mutable shade and the appearance of a communal game. When I saw this, I instantly thought of a playground. It adds a lively feature to a dull neighborhood that the PS1 building is in.