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Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureIt might be hard for some of us to believe, but cork is useful for more than just stopping up our favorite bottle of wine - a concept that Britain's <a href="http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk">Bartlett School of Architecture</a> sought to convey with their very cool 'Centipede Cinema.' Designed as a temporary public intervention for Portugal's historic city of Guimarães (which is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Capital_of_Culture">2012 European Capital of Culture</a>), the pop-up cinema features a steel frame and two different kinds of locally-sourced, sustainable cork.1
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureThe 'Centipede Cinema' gets its name from how it looks when occupied by walkers by in Portugal2
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureYellow nozzles protrude from the bottom of the construction, where people pop in to watch the flick3
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureThe idea was to design a fun cultural activity with low costs4
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureDark cork was used inside to create a blackout effect5
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitecturePeople are welcome to come and go as they please6
Centipede Cinema by the Bartlett School of ArchitectureThe materials used were sourced locally7
