Snarkitecture for Richard Chai (New York, United States: 2010) Delivering a much bigger impression than its $5,000 price tag suggests, this fashion and fabricator’s dream is a massive carved foam fort, with insets to display the work of designer Richard Chai. The Brooklyn-based architects used heated wires, jury-rigged lick hacksaws, to slowly slice and shape what looks like topographic tundra. Photo 3 of 12 in Great Pop-Up Shops by Patrick Sisson

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Snarkitecture for Richard Chai (New York, United States: 2010)

Delivering a much bigger impression than its $5,000 price tag suggests, this fashion and fabricator’s dream is a massive carved foam fort, with insets to display the work of designer Richard Chai. The Brooklyn-based architects used heated wires, jury-rigged lick hacksaws, to slowly slice and shape what looks like topographic tundra.