In an exhibit titled '100 Years of Construction Innovation,' Hoberman was commissioned to create a scale model demonstrating a new generation of adaptive shading designs.

Three kinetic shading units were created, each having a square plan that retracted into a slender profile. The shading surfaces are treated in transparent blue glass; the structural members are constructed of aircraft quality aluminum.

The Adaptive Shading Esplanade represents a collaboration with the Adaptive Building Initiative.