The Carapace Pavilion is a shade pavilion structure in Joshua Tree National Park. It was designed, fabricated, and installed by students and faculty of the USC School of Architecture at the University of Southern California. The project is noted for its complex geometry that was enabled through parametric computer design methods. It is fabricated from Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). The Carapace Pavilion is the result of a partnership between the US National Park Service, the USC School of Architecture, Clark Pacific Precast, and the PCI Foundation. It was designed and fabricated over a three-year period, and installed in Joshua Tree National Park on June 20, 2022.
Awards 2021 American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles ChapterCarapace Pavilion Design Citation 2021 Design Citation Award 2022 PCI Design AwardCarapace Pavilion: Twenty-Nine Palms Building Award: Best Custom Solutions 2022 PCI Design Award All-Precast Concrete Solution Honorable Mention 2023 Society Of American Registered Architects (SARA) Student National Design AwardThe Carapace Pavilion: A Parametric, Diagrid, Anticlastic, Thin-Shell, UHPC Prototype Excellence in Design Award 2023 SARA California Design Award WinnerThe Carapace Pavilion: CA Design Excellence Award
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External links University of Southern California School of Architecture 60-second time-lapse video of the installation of the Carapace Pavilion in Joshua Tree National Park