February 2007

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• Interactive, Kinetic, Visual

  Life Size - David Benjamin and Soo-in Yang

  02.28.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  David Benjamin and Soo-in Yang of ‘The Living’ Architects presented their recent work at the Interactive Architecture event I organised at Eyebeam last month. They have just released 2 lovely little books called ‘Life Size‘ 1 & 2 which explore the possibility of creating open source design processes. The first volume of Life Size […]

• Audio, Visual

  Eric Schuldenfrei - Reciprocity

  02.25.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  “In the world of surveillance, the architecture of systems has effectively replaced architecture.” Eric Schuldenfrei

  I was introduced to the work of Eric Schuldenfrei recently by Eyebeam Resident Jennifer Broutin. Schuldenfrei’s work focuses on the evolving relationship between animation, architecture, and art and has a diverse portfolio of projects that I couldn’t hope to all […]

• Audio, Interactive, Kinetic

  SplineGraft - Krets

  02.21.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  The SplineGraft project sets up a reactive environment in which sound dampening panels are continuously reshaped by a network of actuating devices, triggered by user movement. The panels are grafted into an existing environment, supported by structural racks allowing a range of different configurations. The SplineGraft can be set in different overall shapes independent of […]

• Kinetic, Participatory

  Gary Chang - Reconfigurable Living Spaces - Suitcase House Hotel

  02.19.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

   
  When Gary Chang spoke at the Simplicity Symposium at Ars Electronica curated by John Maeda last year, I was amazed by his life story growing up in Hong Kong in cramped conditions and how as an architect these experiences have shaped his interest in creating living and working spaces. Gary founded his company EDGE in […]

• Events, Lighting, Participatory, Visual

  Guerrilla Lighting - Switched ON London

  02.10.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Graffiti Writing to Guerrilla Lighting, yes it seems everyones a rebel these days, even the director of BDP lighting, Martin Luptn who has assembled a crack team of local lighting designers, architects, interior designers and manufacturers, all of whom are keen to draw attention to the possibilities, and importance of, lighting in the urban environment.
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• Events, Interactive, Lighting, Participatory, Visual

  Lazer Tagging - Graffiti Research Lab

  02.09.07 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  If your in Rotterdam at the moment, get down to the Graffiti Research Lab’s most recent offering. I got to see a sneak peak while I was at Eyebeam in New York a few weeks ago and I’m really pleased to see it working so well at its current venue, the ‘KPN building’ which incidentally […]

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