Architec Tradure

Category: design and interaction design.

  • 06JanBreathing Spirulina

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    There is this place in Paris, Flood -58 rue de Chateaudun et 1 rue Danielle Casanova- where one can eat air made of Spirulina. Created by Mathieu Lehanneur, an aquarium rests in the centre of each area containing over 100 litres of Spirulina Platensis, an algae I have been eating since my teenage years. By photosynthesis, these microalgae produce pure oxygen. A fresh, living material, rich in proteins and with a taste resembling tofu, next time I am in Paris, I will have to try this place!

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  • 12AugThe evolution of the architectural medium in engaging digital 3D

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    A pretty neat thesis from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, Greg Tran explains that the traditional mode of material production moves forward, but three new forms of design emerge. Digital 3d immersion is the first and is most similar to virtual reality (but has little to nothing to do with architecture.) It is a simulated environment which is entirely digital and relies on material/site specificity as little as possible. Digital 3d renovation is where existing facilities are retrofit with site specific D3d software and environment recognition, but the final condition is Digital 3d architecture. This bridges the design gap between the digital and the material.

    The purpose of his thesis is not to design an architecture that works perfectly within this newmedium, but rather to highlight the medium itself, research potentials, create kernel ideas and discover the implications that this type of reality would hold.

    Video

    More versions:

    Final segment here (2.5 minutes) Mediating Mediums – The Digital 3d (Part 3)

    Short version here (5.5 minutes) Mediating Mediums – The Digital 3d (Short Version)

    Long version here (19minute version) – Mediating Mediums: The Digital 3d