RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURES: Subtle Technologies 2006

RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURES: Subtle Technologies 2006 Festival Here is the opportunity to hear scientific talks in the context of those who draw metaphors from and interpret science. For Responsive Architectures 2006, we are proud to cover topics from dynamic cell … Read More

Airbus & BMW Projected Interiors

Airbus A350 will unveil its new A350 twinjet at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2006 exhibition in Hamburg that will feature opulent interiors by BMW. Airbus has linked with BMW Group Designworks to design a new interior on the A350. … Read More

VR Games Pit Pets Against Owners

3D mouse in a virtual environment (left) mouse in a real-life environment (right)

I’ve reported on some interesting proposals for kinetic interactive architecture using constantly shifting topologies actuated by pistons and a flexible skin over the past two … Read More

Constructing the Specific – Phil Ayres

Phil Ayres a member of sixteen *( makers ) and tutor of the Bartlett Interactive Architecture Workshop spoke last week at Podnet (post-digital architecture network) about sixteen* (makers) research and development.

Through a series of projects they have explored … Read More

TerrainTable

A three-dimensional tactile physical map that emerges out of a table. 4600 pins powered by a single motor push up touch-sensitive silicone screen to simulate the height topography, while vacuum sucks down the rest of the ‘unpinned’ skin. an … Read More

Robotecture – Michael Fox

Michael Fox spoke at the Game Set Match Conference a fortnight ago about his approach to teaching Interactive Architecture which he's developed through his time teaching at MIT's Kinetic Design Group, SCI-Arc, Hong Polytechnic University, the Art Center College … Read More

Vacuum Packing – Heartbeat – Ishiwata

Artist Makoto Ishiwata newest piece: Vacuum Packing!: Heartbeat , a polyhedron-shaped giant capsule, vacuum packs its inhabitant from all sides in rubber and a rhythmic soundscape. Ishiwata intentions were to create a space for self-reflection and meditation. The heartbeat also … Read More

Interfacing Architecture for a Networked Society – Adam Somlai-Fischer – Aether architecture

I’ve enjoyed the work of Adam Somlai-Fischer for some time so it was great to finally see him present his work at the Game Set Match Conference last week. Rather than go into detail on all of his work I’ve … Read More

Chronos Chromos Concrete

Chronos Chromos Concrete is a system that is able to dynamically display patterns, numbers and text in concrete surfaces. Application could include anything from products for the home to large scale architectural installations.

Chris Glaister, Afshin Mehin, and Tomas … Read More

Liquid Space – Daan Roosegaarde

Daan Roosegaarde describes his work as fluctuating between sculpture and architecture. Last year he unveiled his 4d pixel project and it appeared widely over the blogosphere. Last week I got the opportunity to find out more about his work when … Read More

Topotransegrity – Non-Linear Responsive Environments – Robert Neumayr

Following on from some of the ideas in the previous post Topotransegrity designed by Robert Neumayr explores how a responsive architecture can be introduced in public spaces challenging long-held assumptions about architecture as a passive arrangement It investigates todays … Read More

Leisurator – Adaptive Leisure Generator Field for Metropolitan Areas

Leisurator designed by by Nilufer Kozikoglu, Marco Pastore, and Valentina Sabatelli, with the consultancy of Arup & Buro Happold, speculate a future reconfigurable architecture that engenders a variety of leisure, sport and improvisational activities. This event space is programmed … Read More

Self-replicating, Self-sustaining and Adaptive Machines – CCSL

A potentially new way to build adaptive spaces out of generic robotic forms. Seemingly simple although no doubt devilishly complicated to develop, graceful in their movements and strangely cute considering their sandy brown color. With half a tongue in cheek, … Read More

LED-FLEX

I'm always looking for flexible materials for my kinetic interactive installations. Heres a LED substitute for neon lights with the added property of being able to change shape. Mule Lighting has developed a product that looks like traditional neon but … Read More

Visceral Cinema Chien – Scott Snibbe

Visceral Cinema: Chien by Scott Snibbe re-imagines the surrealist masterpiece Un Chien Andalou , by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel. The work combines key moments from the film with viewers’ shadows to form interactive projections. All of the action … Read More

Node London – CLAVE

Its been a real pleasure while visting Delft to meet some of the students from the HRG and listen to a number of interesting papers over last week but more on that later. In the mean time heres some pictures … Read More

Could buildings Morph to optimum spatial efficiency

image from trans_PORTs 2001 Kas Oosterhuis With the ideas going on at Game Set Match II in interactive adaptive architecture an interesting bit of news has come from the MIT .

MIT engineers report they may have found a … Read More

Muscle – HRG and ONL

One more project from the Hyperbody Research Group . I’ve been in Amsterdam for the weekend and now on my way to Delft for the Game Set Match II conference held by the Hyperbody Research Group and ONL Architects

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