Sukkah City Auction

12 Radically Temporary Structures will be constructed in Union Square Park in New York City. Each will be auctioned off on shophousingworks.com

Biblical in origin, the sukkah is an ephemeral, elemental shelter, erected for one week each fall, in which it is customary to share meals, entertain, sleep, and rejoice.

‘Sukkah City: New York City’ will re-imagine this ancient phenomenon, develop new methods of material practice and parametric design, and propose radical possibilities for traditional design constraints in a contemporary urban site. Twelve finalists will be selected by a panel of celebrated architects, designers, and critics to be constructed in a visionary village in Union Square Park from September 19-20, 2010.

Please note: As sukkahs, some of these structures make use of organic materials that may need to be renewed annually.

These are architectural renderings. Some structures may appear different as constructions.

Please visit Sukkah City in Union Square Park on September 19 and 20 to see the built structures.