This Wednesday, the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York will inaugurate its month-long building project, Pike Loop. A curling brick wall, designed by Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler, will be built over the course of the month entirely by a robot. The one-armed industrial claw – aptly named R.O.B. – employs the same technology and hypnotic high-speed precision used to manufacture automobiles. For four weeks, visitors to Pike Street between Division and East Broadway will have an opportunity to watch as R.O.B. transforms more than seven thousand bricks into a gently arching geometric loop – a structure whose construction promises to be just as engrossing as its result. Click “Read More” for more information.

Pike Loop, a Robot-Built Installation in NYC
Sep 30 2009 – Nov 14 2009
Exhibition opening: September 30, 7pm at Storefront for Art and Architecture.
Installation location: Pike Street between Division Street and East Broadway.
Construction period: October 5 – 27, 9am – 7pm
Installation Inauguration: October 27, 7pm at Pike Street between
Division Street and East Broadway.