Year:  2018 Team: Tingji Guo, Diana Ashkanani, Zhengtao Liu, Peng Zhang Academic Project at UCLA SUPRASTUDIO. The Pyramid project is an experimental exploration of geometry, structure, and perception, focusing on the interplay between line and surface. Rooted in the most stable of geometric forms, the pyramid, the work examines how much physical mass can be removed before the shape begins to lose its defining identity. By juxtaposing solid planes with delicate wireframe lines, the project investigates the threshold at which a structure transitions from a recognizable form into an abstract composition. The approach challenges traditional notions of geometry by emphasizing the balance between visual lightness and structural presence. Developed in collaboration with Diana Ashkanani, Zhengtao Liu, and Peng Zhang, the study uses subtraction as a design tool to test the limits of form and stability. This process invites questions about perception: when does a pyramid cease to be a pyramid? The result is a dynamic, semi-transparent structure that shifts in appearance depending on the viewer’s perspective. It becomes both a study of geometry and a commentary on the nature of identity in design—how a familiar form can dissolve into something entirely new while still retaining traces of its original logic.