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| This New York City design firm has projects that range from museums to multistory residential buildings. |
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| When closed, the kiosk is a sort of electronic bulletin board that displays information about events in the neighborhood, e-mailed in by local businesses. When someone approaches, the kiosk opens up so the user can recharge a mobile phone, download information from the Internet or, yes, even make a telephone call. The flowerlike structure also provides shelter and light (from the tips of its petals) while monitoring pollution. Says SHoP's Gregg Pasquarelli:"We see it as halfway between a tree and a piece of sculpture."
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