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Augmented Sculpture – Grosse8 & Lichtfront

bcantrell — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:45:05 +0000

While not fully explored the use of projection as a temporal medium over static surfaces/datums always holds my interest. Similar to our Orleans Parish Model this sculpture uses projection to bring surfaces to life. The image correction used works extremely well to map the projection across the sculpture. (originally from interactivearchitecture.org) Augmented Sculpture – Grosse8 & Lichtfront | Interactive Architecture dot Org.

Mercedes Benz Museum Ventilation Tornado

bcantrell — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:29:44 +0000

While Geoff Manaugh has recently been obsessed with weather and glaciers an appropriate post on BLDGBLOG highlights the tornado phenomena created by the ventilation system at the Mercedes Benz museum. This architectural scale tornado forms from the combination of outtake fans at the top of the atrium and exterior ventilation throughout the space. The images and video are pretty incredible.

re-posted from bldgblog

Linyl

bcantrell — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:22:07 +0000

Interesting project from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design that captures sound and light into a piece of vinyl, or linyl. As a person who has defined much of my experiences with associated music or sound I find that the merging of visceral and aural senses to be fascinating. The light becomes an abstraction that gains meaning with the musical accompaniment.

Linyl from Ishac Bertran on Vimeo.

Vectorial Elevation – Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

bcantrell — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:31:50 +0000

Vectorial Elevation – Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Vectorial Elevation is a new piece by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer that toys with the concept of collaborative environmental art. Light sculptures are constructed with 20 robotic searchlights controlled by a three dimensional interface.

Mississippi Basin Model

bcantrell — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:37:35 +0000

On Sunday I traveled with my representation seminar to the Mississippi Basin Model in Clinton, MS. I have been to the site several times and I am always amazed at the possibilities of such a device. As an armature the model provides an interesting datum to attach new content. The model is a perfect precedent for the illustrating ecologies course I am currently teaching, a mechanism of simulation which abstracts form in order to accomplish performative goals. An MBM post has been added to the {LAB} site.

My colleague at LSU Kristi Dykema is currently using the site for her undergraduate studio and some research. I am interested to see what the studio and her research tease out of this complex and unique site.

Recorder at the Atchafalaya station

Rusted inflow controllers

River channell and mesh used to simulate dense vegetation

Concrete surface, wire exposed

Temporary levee wall within the model

outside:in

bcantrell — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:33:54 +0000

Urban environments provide a broad spectrum of opportunities to conceptualize the role of screens or projections as methods to sculpt or define spatial relationships. Outside:In proposes to use the concept of urban screens to highlight the relationship between vertical levels within the city fabric. The relationship between underground spaces such as metros and infrastructure corridors and the above ground surfaces is often tenuous. Access between each space is often through single points; stairways, escalators, or elevators and therefore disconnected both perceptually and physically. Outside:In creates a new relationship between separate urban strate through the urban landscape above and a projected landscape below.

The project questions the typical relationship between urbanity and landscape. The proposal exaggerates the object quality of the urban landscape by placing vegetation within a display case and monitoring it through video surveillance. The exhibitB