Research
Homesense
May 18, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnHomesense is an open research project collaboration between Tinker London and EDF R&D. Bringing open collaboration methods of online communities to physical infrastructures in the home selected households will create their own smart homes and live with the technologies that … Read More
The Archigram Archival Project
April 20, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | One CommentThe Archigram Archival Project makes the work of the seminal architectural group Archigram available free online for public viewing and academic study. The project was run by EXP, an architectural research group at the University of Westminster. Archigram Began Life as a … Read More
43 Dodgy Statements on Computer Art
April 20, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 2 CommentsWritten by one of the early pioneers of computer arts, these words by Brian Reffin Smith are part tongue in cheek, part humorously accurate statements on the value, practicalities and nature of computer arts. Thanks to the Computer Arts Society … Read More
Luminous Ceilings
April 12, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 4 CommentsThomas Schielke sent me his youtube presentation of Luminous ceilings a few months ago and usually I bin such emails since I like to find things for myself but I really enjoyed the way this research was put together (except … Read More
Ocean of Light – Squidsoup
April 9, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 4 CommentsThe Ocean of Light project explores the creative and immersive possibilities of light-based visualisation in physical space. It uses bespoke hardware to create dynamic, interactive and three-dimensional sculptures from light.
Surface is the first artwork to be exhibited using … Read More
Interactive Environments – TU Delft
April 6, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnThere are few courses as extraordinarily ambitious as the Interactive Environments Minor a semester-long project at TU Delft organized by the Faculty of Architecture – hyperBODY and Industrial Design and Engineering – ID-StudioLab.
“Throughout the course, three interdisciplinary groups … Read More
Sublime Flesh Exhibition
March 29, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn“Sublime Flesh: Architectural Experiments for Sacred and Sublime Spaces” brings together, for the first time, new designs for contemporary spiritual spaces developed by students at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. A collection of research projects located in international cities … Read More
Augmented Sculpture – Grosse8 & Lichtfront
March 18, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnIn January 2010 the Cologne based design agencies Grosse8 and Lichtfront presented their cross-media installation titled Augmented Sculpture. The core of the installation is a 2.5m tall wooden form that builds the screen for a 360° projection.
In constant … Read More
Marilena Skavara – Adaptive Fa[ca]de
February 26, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 3 CommentsHere’s a great project that came out our Interactive Architecture research at the Bartlett School of Architecture. ‘Adaptive Fa[ca]de’ by Marilena Skavara explores the functional possibilities and performative characteristics of cellular automata (CA). In addition to the unique emergent behaviour of … Read More
Vague Terrain 16: Architecture/Action
February 24, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnJoshua Noble’s new issue of Vague Terrain is definately worth a look. He described this issue as “an exploration of space, functionality in space, and the relationship of the body to the systems around it. All technologies reshape the body … Read More
Reflexive Architecture Machines
February 20, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnReflexive Architecture Machines envisions architecture that is self-organizing, capable of transforming itself in response to changes in its environment or use. It re-imagines how we shape and assemble conventional materials, like rubber, plastic, and wood through a combination of material … Read More
Unconventional Computing & Architecture
February 10, 2010 | Ruairi GlynnComing up in London soon, the one-day conference explores new materials for architectural practice in the 21st century. International architects and scientists will explore the decision-making properties of matter and how this may be applied to create increasingly life-like buildings.
The definitive book to date…
January 28, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 2 CommentsHere a book I’ve really been meaning to post about for a long time. Published by PA Press, Michael Fox and Miles Kemp have put together as they call it “a processes-oriented guide to creating dynamic spaces and objects … Read More
Rachel Armstrong – Living Architecture
January 26, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 3 CommentsRachel Armstrong teaches at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, where she is advocating a new approach to architecture — one that sees buildings becoming living things. One of the best things about working at the Bartlett … Read More
Kiefer Technic Showroom Facade
January 7, 2010 | Ruairi Glynn | 5 CommentsCreated by architect Giselbrecht + Partner ZT GmbH this amazing project is called “Dynamic Facade” better known as the Kiefer Technic Showroom in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria.
Hear Here — an acoustic theatre – Ric Lipson
December 28, 2009 | Ruairi GlynnSound is an integral part of the way we understand the space surrounding us. Size, quality, timbre, texture and the atmosphere of a space can all be inferred by the way in which we experience sound. Based on ideas … Read More
Sniff – Emergence Exhibition
December 23, 2009 | Ruairi GlynnThe final piece in the Emergence Exhibition is “Sniff” by Karolina Sobecka and Jim George. Sniff is an interactive projection: an animated dog follows passers-by, discerns their behavior as friendly or aggressive, tries to engage them and forms a … Read More
Leo Nunez – Emergence Exhibition
December 22, 2009 | Ruairi GlynnAnother piece of work from the Emergence Exhibition “Propagations” by Leo Nunez is a system of cellular automatons, made up by 50 robots. Different states emerge from this complex system. These states are defined not only by the interaction … Read More