Buildings are leaving behind their characteristics as permanent still volumes and changing into interactive elements. Human perception shifts to perceive them now more like a TV than a squared sleek facade. That gives them the special effect "in motion" that we didn´t have before, opening the possibilities to a broad spectrum of typologies.
It seems large scale video projections are becoming lately very popular as an instrument of marketing and a way of attracting attention in cultural events and art hubs. Here is a video projection from URBANSCREEN, a german company dedicated to the production of this special unique pieces of architecture in motion.
You can see one of the videos about their great creations here:
Another hit in technology history I just came across on the same day. Witricity is a revolutionary discovery from a group of MIT Physicists who were able to transfer power over distance, basically they were able to light up a normal bulb over a 2 m. distance gap.
Anish Kapoor, one of my most praised sculptors, is on show at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Now there is just one left to complete my top 3 exhibiting together in Bilbao. Richard Serra is part of the permanent collection, so Antony Gormley should start getting his hands dirty preparing something for the spanish eyes. Well, in the meantime we must be happy to have such a revelation as Kapoor, and some of his creations inside Puppy's Kennel.
The worldwide architecture competition which surprises every year with radical designs and unearthed thinking, 'eVolo Skyscraper' has just announced their 10 finalists. Everytime, it shows quite singular buildings pushing the boundaries of architecture and imagination, and sets a new benchmark for the limits of human creation. The top 10 finalists have in common that green design and measures are implemented in all their schemes, showing the relevance it has taken this field in latter years.
