Ok...so I have resorted to just highlighting statements that stood out to me in the readings that one can evoke some sort of discussion. I might make some comments here and there.
"Dynamic digital information is turning into construction material. Architectural surfaces are transformed into moving images. A new form of architectural space is emerging that is different from what we have known."
"What happens to the urban space when the architectural material becomes a media screen? Do we perceive the space by the content of the display? What about the activities that take place behind the building’s walls? To which degree can they influence or help inform the content of the broadcasted information or shape the moving images. These moving images may play a vital role in our perception of the space around us and our understanding of the public realm that embraces them. The combination of the physical architecture with the virtual information and representations displayed on the building facades, both embedded in the urban landscape in the city, can be seen as both an interface with, and the generator
of, diverse social interactions. Most of these screens, however, serve mainly commercial purposes, showing objects in different scale and proportions with no direct relation to the surrounding environment."
Examples that utilise media technology in various ways in the space:
Categories of potential application
Entertainment: The dreams and fantasies promoted on the LCD screens in Las Vegas.
Information and Business: The curved LED screen in Manhattan that displays financial news.
Art and Entertainment: A screen to display artwork done by the public
Recreation and entertainment: Recreation and entertainment: displays community-related images in a kind of open air gallery setting displaying the faces of one thousand Chicagoans one at a time. Made people aware of their surroundings.
Connectivity: People could communicate with others using The Telescope. It linked the two cities of London and New York.
Supporting regeneration strategies: Hhmm...not sure if i understand this concept fully. From what i gather: Build it and they will come. Basically set up a dynamic LED/LCD screen in an area to bring back people to that space and promote community activities.
Different modes of utilisation
- projecting images on building, highlighting a certain event like Remembrance day
- art projects that allow for the public to interact
Issues relevant to the new form of architectural media space
– Social Interactivity vs. Commercial Monologue
– Location and Mobility
designing for the highway is different than for the pedestrian.
– Obsolescence vs. Flexibility
– Physical and Virtual Flexibility
– Privacy Concerns and Light Pollution
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