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New Materials
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Devices, Events, Furniture, New Materials, Participatory, Scuplture/Installation, Visual
Virtual Electronic Poem
The Poème électronique was a unique experience, originated from the request made by Philips to Le Corbusier for the design of the company’s pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in 1958. The whole project was initiated and directed by Le Corbusier, who also created and/or selected the images for the audiovisual show, with the organized […]
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Architecture, Furniture, New Materials, Scuplture/Installation
Sean Hanna
Sean Hanna is an interesting architect/engineer whose work I’ve been meaning to cover for some time. He was awarded a American Institute of Architects Student Gold Medal and went on to work on algorithmic & parametric design aspects of major construction projects with architects including Foster and Partners and sculptor Antony Gormley. His research is […]
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Lighting, New Materials
Light-Emitting Roof Tiles
10.15.07 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThe roof has historically focused on one primary function: keeping out the elements. New technologies, as present in Light-Emitting Roof Tiles, allow the integration of additional functions within roof surfaces. Manufactured by Lambert Kamps, the transparent roof tiles are integrated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and designed to display text, pictures, and other graphical content in multiple […]
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Events, Lighting, New Materials
MediaArchitecture - New Technologies and New Materials
Here are some notes from the "New Technologies and New Materials" panel hosted by Peter Cornwell at last weeks Media Architecture Conference. As the opening panel it revealed the current technological developents in media-facade design and exposed the practical experiences of the speakers over a range of different approaches, programs and contexts. As the opening […]
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Events, Interactive, Networked, New Materials, Scuplture/Installation
Metabolic Network Sensory Workshop
Philip Beesley - Implant MatrixIn a couple of weeks, I’m flying of to this years ACADIA Conference held in Nova Scotia, Canada where I will be presenting my recent installation Performative Ecologies as well as taking part in the Metabolic Network sensory workshop which looks like its going to be really interesting. The workshop will […]
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Devices, New Materials
Wireless Power
Only a couple of posts ago I showed the novel uses of Electroluminescence in electrical cabling to create awareness of power use but perhaps soon the transfer of energy will become entirely invisible. US researchers have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players wirelessly. […]
