The Chrysalis Columbia, Md. Marc Fornes/TheVeryMany and Living Design Lab

摘要

Architectural follies can be whimsical, bold, or inventive, but rarely are they as hardworking as the Chrysalis, a new electric-green band shell in the 1960s planned community of Columbia, Md. Designed by Marc Fornes/TheVeryMany and Baltimore-based Living Design Lab, the pavilion torques and billows like a sail. Contrary to its airy appearance, the structure is robust enough to shoulder concert rigging-up to 58,000 pounds of it, and it can host performances that range from small local groups to orchestras.