Media Architecture 2007



Aspire Tower, Qatar

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Aspire Tower wears LED lighting skin designed by KSLD. Nearly 4000 color-changing LED luminaires have been installed in a unique cladding system designed by KSLD for Aspire Tower in Doha, Qatar. The exterior lighting scheme for Aspire Tower in the Sports City in Doha, Qatar was inaugurated at the opening of the Asian Games on December 1, 2006.

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The lighting scheme consists of a grid of nearly 4000 three-colour LED luminaries individually addressed to allow animated patterns to be played across the tower’s skin. The luminaries were designed in conjunction with Solar GB to provide high visible brightness through the principal viewing area below the horizontal with upward light spill minimised to reduce light pollution. The entire system is controlled by Artistic License’s Colour Tramp software with an extensive Art-Net DMX over Ethernet network that uses high bandwidth fibre-optic cables for vertical distribution on the tower.

via: www.ledsmagazine.com

Filed under: Projects
Posted: February 27, 2007 at 2:20 pm by Wolfgang Leeb

Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofia, Valencia

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The Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofia is an extraordinary architectural achievement and cultural landmark in the heart of Valencia. Designed by famed architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, the performing arts center makes use of cutting-edge technologies that complement its contemporary design.

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The building’s lighting design was conceptualized by CA2L Il•luminació, a Barcelona-based lighting design firm, who specified Color Kinetics’ ColorBlast 12 systems to adorn the building with color and movement. A total of 104 systems were installed along the top of the building and addressed in pairs, generating symmetrical effects on either side of the building.

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via: www.colorkinetics.com

Filed under: Projects
Posted: February 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm by Wolfgang Leeb