The School of Architecture at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the setting for the assembly of a unique egg-shaped structure, built by first-year students of the course Systems of Representation. Guided by professors Fernando Molina, Elsa Gutiérrez, and Sara Sarmiento, the students constructed a jointed structure measuring 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 meters, allowing them to explore real-scale concepts of scale, geometry, spatial representation, and materiality.
The project, designed and calculated by Fernando Molina —a professor recently incorporated into the school— and developed with the collaboration of the teaching team of the course, has served as a voluntary academic exercise and, at the same time, as a prototype for a larger-scale installation. The structure has provided students with the opportunity to face the challenges of materializing ideas and managing a collaborative project with structural and professional assembly demands. The enthusiasm and active participation of the students have been key to successfully completing this phase of the work.
This piece is part of a future light installation that will be presented at the
Festival Fête des Lumières 2025, which will be held in Lyon from December 4 to 11. The final work will be developed and assembled by Fernando Molina along with architect and professor Álvaro López Rodríguez, from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. Participation in the festival represents international exposure for the project and an exceptional opportunity to showcase the educational talent of the ULPGC School of Architecture.
