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Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeFrench firm <a href="http://www.atelieryokyok.com/">Atelier YokYok</a> joined forces with sculptor <a href="http://www.ulysselacoste.com/">Ulysse Lacoste</a> in Beirut to give <a href="http://inhabitat.com/designer-woojai-lee-recycles-newspaper-into-marbled-furniture/">newspapers</a> new life as a temporary shelter. Constructed with a wooden skeleton and tiled with folded up periodicals, the Paper Dome symbolizes the city's fragile day-to-day life. Designed to offer shade and a unique gazing experience, the fragile structure offers a critique of the burgeoning trash problems in Lebanon's capital.1
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeThe Paper Dome is located in Beirut's Sanayeh Garden.2
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeThe paper dome measures 32-foot in diameter.3
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeThe dome was constructed with a wooden structure and newspaper skin.4
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeThe folded papers are used as tiles.5
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomeThe dome offers shelter and a space to sit quietly.6
Atelier YokYok recycled newspaper Paper DomePaper Dome by Atelier YokYok.7
