Topsy-Turvy Prada Transformer Landing in Korea

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We thought we'd seen the last of mobile art pavilions when Chanel's traveling Orb of Insanity was grounded due to the economy. We thought wrong. Prada has enlisted Rem Koolhaas to design a tetrahedron-shaped mobile structure named the Prada Transformer, which will arrive in Seoul, Korea at the end of April, and will stay put for five months. The building bot will host art exhibitions, film screenings and live events.

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