Have you noticed the magenta archways on Ackland Art Museum’s terrace? They’re part of an interactive, reflective installation created by Brooklyn-based artists The Urban Conga that invites visitors to stay and play. go.unc.edu/Hk4g5

pARC is an open-ended programmable gesture designed for the public terrace of the Ackland Art Museum Museum in Chapel Hill, NC. The spatial installation utilizes its open-ended design to evoke endless ways to play, gather, perform, teach, converse, or even take a nap. #playces

Creating reflections by day and shadows at night, Ackland Art Museum's new interactive art installation, “pARC,” takes art off the pedestal and makes it accessible to everyone. See how the installation lets the #UNC community connect with art in a new way unc.live/3nLb4lK

Maeghann and I had the honor of speaking at the Shore Acres Recreation Center ribbon cutting this weekend about @theurbanconga’s project TIDAL and how the design was created to utilize play as a tool for sparking an open dialogue around the climate crisis.

pARC de The Urban Conga utiliza la luz para generar espacios de comunidad lightecture.com/arte_digital/p…

We are excited and honored to be longlisted for the Dezeen awards 2022 emerging design studio!! Dezeen Awards #dezeenawards

#Ripple es una instalación pública permanente creada por The Urban Conga en #Rochester, NY. Fue diseñado con la comunidad a través de una serie de talleres de diseño participativos para servir como un hito en constante cambio que responde a la gente... arqa.com/arquitectura/r…

We are excited to share our newest touring project with Creos titled Optik! It is a series of ten interactive gyroscopes that encourage the user to manipulate the work, the space, and the surrounding context through light and sound.

We are honored to announce pARC has won an AIA Brooklyn Design Award for site activation!

Check out our newly launched website theurbanconga.com to learn more about our practice. We collaborated with DATA to create a playful and interactive digital archive of our work.

pARC created for the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been nominated for ArchDaily 2023 BOTY. We would love your vote here: boty.archdaily.com/us/2023/candid…

Discover Optik: March 3 to April 2, 2023 - Open Wednesdays to Sundays 12pm-11pm. Created by The Urban Conga in collaboration with #SergeMaheu, produced by #INIT and on tour with Creos, Optik is an interactive installation that creates a multi-sensory experience.

Looking forward to sharing about our work at The Urban Conga today in Cincinnati, OH with AIA Cincinnati .

Check out two of our new installations at the The Bay Sarasota along their amazing waterfront. The coral reef inspired, playable activations were created to connect the community with each other and the surrounding natural landscape.World Landscape Arch worldlandscapearchitect.com/playable-art-i…

Had a great time this morning sharing about our work The Urban Conga and why we do what we do with creatives in China as a part of The One Club for Creativity community!

Optik our newest interactive sound and light installation is up until June 21st on Cortlandt Way in New York! Each of the gyroscope like pieces can be played like a musical instrument when rotated. Every 15 degree rotation plays a unique note. Creos World Trade Center The Downtown Alliance

We are excited to announce our project pARC at the Ackland Art Museum has been selected as an Honoree for the Core77 Built Environment Award!! The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Optik wrapped up in New York last month and is now in Houston, TX Avenida Houston and then is heading to Grand Rapids,MI DowntownGRInc ! It’s always exciting to see how the introduction of play in new places can spark communal connection within a space. Creos #playablecities

Optik, the interactive installation by The Urban Conga, is coming to Hearst Plaza this Saturday & Sunday! 🎶💡 Learn more: bit.ly/3RRNbse Optik was created by The Urban Conga in collaboration with Serge Maheu, produced by INIT, and is powered by Creos.