Through my research in this class I have found great inspiration in the works of Alex Posada. His amazing installations and interactive pieces are quite amazing not only technologically, but also visually. He has taken light and shadow to a world where the user experiences a stimulating environment that is altered willingly or unwillingly by the user. This technology used is quite amazing, and has insired me to look for its potentials in an architectural manner. Alex’s and his colaborators ability to alter space with through interaction with light is mind blowing. Take a look.
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inspiration presentation
These are the slides from my presentations. The Graffiti Research Lab slides are linked to their website, and the projects directly from eyebeam are linked to the eyebeam parent website. There are dozens and dozens of great projects from both organizations, so if you are interested in new media and art you should check it out.
In all of these cases the process is clearly driven in part by technology. More specifically they all seem to deal with the interaction between physical objects digital information in various ways. Some seem to be driven primarily by the technology itself – such as the LED throwies while others have a clear goal and then set out using technology in order to achieve it – such as the eye writer. In all of the GRL projects the process always seems to build on itself. Discoveries from one project often play into the next allowing relatively simple but novel discoveries to become more complex. However, I do not think that their process is always quite this linear. Some of the timelines suggest that relatively complex projects came before seemingly simpler ones – so perhaps they sometime go back and just isolate a single idea from an earlier more complex project. Prototyping and collaboration are important aspects to all of these projects. They all come from very open studio environments with a culture of ‘making’. Also open sourcing and instructional information accompanies many of the projects so the process of discovery and sharing is as important as the products.
Inspiration Presentation
All images are taken from Renzo Piano Building Workshop website.
Inspiration Presentation/Andrew Kudless
During the inspiration presentation from Mondays class we studied the work of Andrew Kudless. Throughout the quarter we have been exposed to many new digital fabrication techniques which rely heavily on computer programs and algorithms to generate and create forms. In my search for inspiration I wanted to learn how these techniques can be expanded on along with where such designers get their concepts from. Flipping through many of the digital fabrication from our reserved readings, Andrew Kudless’s name would come up many times. Kudless’s technique involved creating new fabrication techniques along with help from the computer to create intricate forms and skins attempting to resolve the inherent material properties. His work represented a technique that went further than the capabilities of the computer. Projects such as the C_Wall the computer is used as a starting point to collect data. He then would expand on that data creating a new technique to interpret data. It was very clear that many artist derived their inspiration from many places including: elements of nature to the exploration of everyday objects. In Kudless’s EOES Project he uses the metaphor of an iceberg for their heavy and light characteristics as they float in the water that I feel help guide his process. These methods of inspirations are all springboards from which further studies manifest themselves into a project. Metaphors like these one help refine and guide a concept and has helped me define my final installation.
Image Source
“Projects of Andrew Kudless.” Matsys Design. Web. 18 May 2011. .
Molly Hunker
Inspiration Presentation_Erick van Egeraat
The work of Erick van Egeraat has intrigued my imagination since the beginning of my architectural studies. After having the opportunity to visit one of his more unique buildings, that encompass his design philosophy, I wanted to learn more of his process and projects.
Erick van Egeraat and his architecture firm’s recent success in mostly Eastern Europe and Russian can be contributed to his unique design philosophy and his specific vision that is demonstrated differently in each of his projects. Erick van Egeraat strives to create and bring out the identity of each site through his projects not in a literal traditional sense, but rather relying on one’s sense for intuitive sensual qualities of delight and the sense for aesthetic. His architecture takes inspiration from fashion and he believes architecture, as it always has, should be a true representation of its time. Of course his interpretations may be subjective and his projects are in fact often controversial, he has won numerous design awards internationally. In his own words, he describes his architecture as “both/and not either/or. Some call his style in a way a “Modern Baroqueâ€� as it relies heavily on the senses and is highly ornate and intricate tectonically, but using a modern language of abstraction.Â
In numerous projects showcased in my inspiration study, Erick van Egeraat’s continued attempts to abstract large building facades and break down the conventional look of building elevations has been my main focus of interest. There is a certain level of complexity and repetition, which is hardly recognized making each building piece feel unique, but part of a large composition that evoke the senses. Experiencing his ING Head Office in Budapest has given me another level of insight in understanding his philosophies through his work. Â
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 Egeraat, E. V. “Designed by Erick van Egeraat”. 2011. May 7. <http://www.erickvanegeraat.com/#/projects/ing_head_office_budapest>
Egeraat, E. V. (2005). Erick van Egeraat Associate ARchtiects: 10 years realized works. Mulgrave: Images Publishing.
Inspiration
Thought I would post this in case people were interested in looking at their work some more. I also included a shot of someone building a frame for one of their pieces, to give some idea about the production of these luminaires. Their website is http://www.aquagallery.com. Cheers.
Inspiration Presentation
Inspiration: The Work of Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
For general inspiration for my light fixture design, I have been searching through many Product Design books and magazines. In Design Now! (pp. 78-83), written by Charlotte & Peter Fiell, I came across the creative work of Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. These brothers collaborate on projects ranging from Persian Rugs to CNC milled chairs to fabric screens. They site their very different personalities and design styles as the success of their collaboration. Their work focuses on the adaptive use of traditional geometries, the conglomeration of pieces to make greater wholes, and the vivid use of color in nontraditional and unexpected ways.
I was first drawn to their work when I saw the project ‘North Tiles.’ This project is a series of prefabricated fabric wall tiles that are used to manipulate interior environments. The panels have a foam core that also makes them sound absorbing. When I began researching their work further, I found two additional projects that inspired me with the work I am doing for light and shadow. Both ‘Rocs’ and ‘Clouds’ work with prefabricated pieces that are integrated to make larger installations. The felt tiles used in ‘Clouds’ are strung together and can be bent and warped in interesting ways to create dynamic shapes. The softness of the material used and the play of intense color makes these installations attractive.
You can search through all of the Bourollec Brother’s work on their design website, http://www.bouroullec.com/. The projects I have shown are only a small part of their amazing work.
All of the images that I have included in this post come from this website. The images are grouped by project in the order ‘clouds,’ ‘rocs,’ and then ‘north tiles.’
James Carpenter Inspiration Presentation
For my inspiration presentation I studied the work of glass sculptor James Carpenter. What drew me to his work is his experimentation on using glass as a medium to perceive the environment in new and different ways. He seems to be more interested in the effects that he is creating on the material instead of thinking of glass as a transparency. With a successful body of work, I only chose 4 that I thought could apply to my project, or simply because I just found them interesting.
Periscope Window – Dayton Residence – Minneapolis Minnesota 1995-1997
An installation in a house to provide privacy and views to the outside using several layers of glass, reflective surfaces and periscopic mirrors. Different effects happen through different times of the day and you are able to see the sky and tree outside in new ways.
image source: http://mw2mw.com/periscope-window
Dichroic Light Field – Millennium Tower – New York – 1994-1995
Installed on the east side of the Millennium Tower to break up the facade, create depth and allow for a more pedestrian scaled environment. Glass tabs were mounted onto a reflective glass surface that change as the sun moves throughout the day, casting shadows from nearby buildings and giving the street a dynamic theatrical effect.
image source: http://www.aiany.org/eOCULUS/2009/2009-05-12.html
7 World Trade Center
Carpenter was commissioned as a consultant for the exterior skin, podium and lobby installation. The exterior skin is mirrored glass and spandrel units with depth creating an illusion that the parallelogram tower disappears into the sky. The podium, which houses large transformers, is 80′ high and allows for air ventilation. To break it down to pedestrian scale, Carpenter and team used a series of metal panels and triangular wires to diffuse and scatter light. At night, the podium glows blue and using a camera tracks the movement of pedestrians, projecting it onto the 80′ high podium. The lobby is a series of large luminescent panels with quotations scrolling through the inside and can be viewed from the outside.
image source: http://wirednewyork.com/wtc/7wtc/
image source: http://www.jets.org/_delete/1106/extreme_engineer.htm
image source: http://www.greenbuildingsnyc.com/2009/07/08/leasing-activity-continues-at-leed-gold-certified-7-world-trade-center/
Fulton Transit Shelter – New York – 2004
The glass atrium – whose form mimics the rotation of the earth is designed to reflect light into the dark tunnels below. The oculus allows the users to follow the path of the sun throughout the day.
image source: http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_55/fultonsubwaydesign.html