The CUM awards honor the most outstanding examples of financial promiscuity in the architectural and urban realm.
Through satire and objects, the Congress for Urban Malfeasance exposes the often murky finances behind major developments -- and asks who pays, who profits, and who benefits.
XXX–HY
Hudson Yards
A luxury real estate development, reimagined in pink silicone. Wolfgang & Hite’s architectural model turns the towers and public spaces of Hudson Yards into a pointed -- and playful -- critique of urban excess.
XXX–HY transforms Hudson Yards into a collection of silicone sculptures, turning its towers into outsized objects of pleasure. The project takes aim at the public subsidies and private interests behind one of New York’s most expensive developments, while reveling in the extravagance of the architecture itself.
Collections &
Exhibitions
The Hudson Yards project has been collected by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
Installation views / Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
The
Vessel
A miniature take on Hudson Yards’ centerpiece -- an object of architectural critique in vivid pink.
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Stadia
Majora
The 2022 CUM Awards honor three stadiums for their achievements in financial promiscuity -- examining the public money, power, and human costs behind monumental developments.
Doha
For the 2022 World Cup, Qatar built stadiums on a vast scale. Stadia Majora Doha calls attention to the human cost of construction, the environmental claims surrounding the tournament, and the spectacle built around it.
Buffalo
A new stadium for the Buffalo Bills brought an extraordinary public commitment to a privately owned team. This award asks who benefits when public money helps build a home for billionaires’ football.
Los Angeles
Stadia Majora Los Angeles turns its attention to SoFi Stadium and the public support behind the stage on which the city’s big-name teams play.