. >> reporter: some thoughts needing interpretation such as casey wong's exhibit features mint plants, a disco ball and mohitos. >> this shows what we're going on through government censorship. this is really really chaotic. i can project from now it might get worse. >> the artist based his vision on the transform bar, an escape from reality. other projects were not so abstract in depicting the yellow umbrella protest movement. the create of architecture protests spent nearly two months on the streets with demonstrators. >> the core that you see, chaotic fragments, like the structures, the constructions made by the protesters on the street. so i wanted to recreate that ambience so people can feel the same situation and think about what they were doing on the street. >> reporter: other exhibits stayed away from politics. this structure was made by 3d metal printing. it's creators believe the new technology using light weight metal, designing living spaces according to what the homeowner envisions. stacked aluminum pods. predicts the most straightforward future for city. a growing urban