The Hello Wall is an installation made by Hellicar&Lewis for Wasted Spaces. You can communicate with with it via Twitter. It knows commands like circle, square, rectangle, triangle, shake, faster, slower, bigger, smaller and colors…

A beautiful and poetic way to transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape. It’s a concept called The Land Of The Giants. Made by Choi + Shine Architects…

Visuals, urban installations, performances and more…..that’s 1024architecture

An amazing tree house by Mount Fuji Architects Studio. I could certainly live in it!

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“Sketch Chair is a exploration in using computation and rapid manufacturing techniques to allow users to design and build their own products or in this case their own chairs.The Sketch Chair software allows a novice users to take part in the entire process of designing and building their own chairs. Chairs are designed using a simple 2D sketch-based interface and design validation tools. Thereafter chairs are fabricated from sheet materials cut by a laser cutter, CNC milling machine or papercutters.” … cool!

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“Furniture is not sculpture, nor is a particular design created only for visual appearance. Furniture clearly satisfies all requirements: It should be used, enjoyed and respected.” … Jens Risom

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Made by Toby Horrocks et als…

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This is one of the architectural proposals for the competition of the “Bok -og blueshus” at Notodden in Norway. The proposal is made by Rune Johan Riis, Per Ravn, Søren Marxen and Sune Kornbeck Nielsen. They got a third place out of 74 proposals. But I really think they could have went the hole way!! I like the way that the building is in direct contact with its surroundings and can be approached from every angle. When they are not joining up to created projects on their own they are a part of the architectural firm CUBO… I for one look forward to their next project…

I’ve just gratuated as bachelor in Digital Design with a theoretical paper about the conceptual and interactive installation I’ve called – In The Bubble. The purpose of the project is to investigate the relationship between the concept of social interaction and my installation. In short the installation makes use of a responsive capacity to create privatized bobbles around its participants. This is made possible through numerous computer-inspected pressure sensors which track the positions of the participants and electrical motors which shapes the dynamic bubbles. The participants is therefore a substantial part of the installation and its outcome. The bubble follow your every move.

Based on social interaction between the bystanders, the participants and a greater collective unit, the installation outlines the interplay between the private and the public and creates a portrayal of the everyday social interaction we as humans embark upon.

The primary theory used in the paper is based upon the work of sociologist Erwin Goffman and his thoughts on social behavior in public places. These theories constitute the foundation upon which the investigation is built supported by other pertinent sources. Visualizations and 3D renderings are used throughout the paper to help explain and discuss the interactive capabilities and limitations of the installation.

The analysis of the artwork shows that the overriding guideline – social interaction – is present both within and around the space of the interactive artwork.  This, in turn, makes it possible to understand and discuss what the concept does for the actual experience and the space of interpretation.

The paper argues that social interaction exists not only among the participants, but has branched out into all the social events around the artwork. The social interaction is interpreted from three key spaces: the bystander’s social space, the participant’s social space and the social collective space. These key spaces constitute a social complexity that enhances the relationships between those present and gives an understanding of one’s own and others’ actions in space, while creating awareness of the inevitable confrontation with the surroundings. It is thus social interaction perceived and interpreted through both the private space, the confrontational meetings and a greater collective creation of meaning. Hence you are private in a social space.

The paper can be downloaded….HERE! (In danish)

A view from inside the bubble: (the encounter)

The geometrical movement of the installation (without the strings):

The construction (sectional view):

The high acclaimed danish pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010 features an advanced lighting system developed by designers and researchers at CAVI and Department for Information and Media Studies at Aarhus University. Using more than three and a half thousand lighting fixtures embedded into the facade, they were able to transform the building into an architectural medium that makes the pavilion come alive at nightfall.

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