Lucia Stein-Montalvo

📸 Photos: Giulia Fassina
👥 Team: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton), &Hypersonic [Art & Design] (Brooklyn, NY)
🙏 Support from Princeton University

🔗 Learn more about Kirigami d’Aria here: lnkd.in/e_RBaRYz and about TSE here: lnkd.in/g6VPV8wY

📍You can visit through November 23, 2025 on the mezzanine terrace of Palazzo Mora in Venice, Italy. Free entry!

✂️ Inspired by the Japanese art of cutting paper, the kirigami canopy “breathes” open and closed when stretched, redirecting oncoming wind to naturally ventilate the space beneath while casting dynamic, colorful shadows.

🌬️ 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘥’𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘢: 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. Our installation, Kirigami d’Aria, is on view as part of the biennial architecture exhibition Time Space Existence organized by the European Cultural Centre.

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Team: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern University), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton University), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton University), and Hypersonic (Brooklyn, NY). We are grateful for generous support from Princeton University.

You can learn more about Kirigami d’Aria here: sites.northwestern.edu/kirigamidaria/ and about the exhibition here: timespaceexistence.com

💨 Designed for urban canyons, courtyards, or park pavilions, Kirigami d’Aria integrates with existing structures, and demonstrates how climate-responsive architecture can be scalable and accessible.

✂️ Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, the pavilion’s canopy takes a wavy, porous form that stretches open and closed, modulating wind and sunlight simultaneously. Its shimmering, dichroic surface emphasizes its fluid-like movement while the structure breathes.

About the project: As cities grow denser and hotter, the built environment remains largely static, trapping heat and contaminants. In response, Kirigami d’Aria envisions urban architecture as adaptive, self-regulating, and life-like. 🌇

Kirigami d’Aria – our contribution to the ECC’s biennial architecture exhibition – is live and open to the public! You can visit (free entry) through Nov 23 at Palazzo Mora in Venice, Italy. We had a great time at the opening events last week in Venice – huge thanks to the wonderful ECC team! 🤩

Thanks once again to support from Princeton University: the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the School of Engineering and Science Project X Fund, and the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.

Team: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern University), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton University), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton University), and Hypersonic (Brooklyn, NY)

Kirigami d’Aria is a kinetic pavilion inspired by kirigami (“cut paper”). As it stretches open and closed, the perforated canopy breathes – inviting breeze to pass through, while casting vibrant, shifting patterns of shade.

More here: sites.northwestern.edu/kirigamidaria

Time Space Existence, the European Cultural Centre’s biennial architecture exhibition, opens to the public this week -- on May 10 -- in Venice, Italy! We’re excited to present our installation, Kirigami d’Aria, on the mezzanine terrace of Palazzo Mora.

👩‍⚕️ Team: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton), and Hypersonic (Brooklyn, NY).

🙏 Support: Princeton CEE, SEAS Project X Fund, & the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.

💨 Kirigami d’Aria is installed on the mezzanine terrace of Palazzo Mora!

We’re excited to share our installation with the public soon – The European Cultural Centre's architecture biennale, Time Space Existence, will take place in Venice, Italy, between May 10 and November 23, 2025.

Our contribution is possible thanks to generous support from Princeton University: the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the School of Engineering and Science Project X Fund, and the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.

Collaborators: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern University), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton University), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton University), and Hypersonic (Brooklyn, NY)

The exhibition will take place in Venice, Italy, between May 10 and Nov 23, 2025. Kirigami d’Aria has shipped to Venice, and will be featured on the mezzanine terrace of Palazzo Mora.

Gearing up for our upcoming exhibition in the European Cultural Centre’s architecture biennale, Time Space Existence 2025!

Kirigami d’Aria explores how structures based on kirigami (“cut paper”) can be used in architectural settings, adaptively tailoring airflow and shading in public spaces.

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Our installation is possible thanks to generous support from Princeton University: the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the School of Engineering and Science Project X Fund, and the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.

Team: Lucia Stein-Montalvo (Adaptive Structures Lab, Northwestern University), Sigrid Adriaenssens (Form Finding Lab, Princeton University), Elie Bou-Zeid (TUNE Lab, Princeton University), and Hypersonic (Brooklyn, NY)

In response to the largely static built environment that struggles to adapt to the effects of climate change, Kirigami d’Aria envisions architecture as fluid, responsive, and self-regulating.

We are excited to share that we will participate in the European Cultural Centre's 7th biennial architecture exhibition, Time Space Existence. The exhibition will run from May 10-November 23 in Venice, Italy. Our contribution, Kirigami d’Aria, will be featured on Palazzo Mora's mezzanine terrace.

I'd love to be added, please! :)