Augmented Structures v1.1 : Acoustic Formations / Istiklal Street

Architecture and (Media) Design are art forms that exist independently from one another. Over the last few years they have been growing together. They are entering into symbiotic dependencies and stimulations. Against the background of the information technologies, architecture has gained a new reality. No longer are objects or processes the constituting elements of a building. Now they are described as technical networks of communicating nodes, which balance themselves in contrived patterns.

“Augmented Structures v1.1 : Acoustic Formations/Istiklal Street” is an augmented structure, an installation by Refik Anadol and Alper Derinboğaz which is created through the use of innovative parametric architecture and audiovisual techniques. The projects deals with a new mediated space: How to translate the logic of media into architecture? In this first experiment field recordings of Istiklal Street will be transformed in to parametric architectural structure. The recordings were made by Kerim Karaoglu who also used these recordings to create an electro-acoustical composition. The project seeks interactions between space, sound, visual and light. A similar connection between architecture and media has been experienced in Philips Pavilion of Le Courbusier in 1958.

Beyond being an artwork this installation is an urban experience. The scale of surface, 2000sqm, and the dominance of the location will definitely take place in collective memory of İstiklal Street visitors.

There will be an exhibition opening on 20th of September at 19:30 in relation to this façade installation which showcases experiments of architecture- sound – visual correlations of Refik Anadol and Alper Derinbogaz.

During the night visual performance will be projected on the structure which will be accompanied with a generatively designed contemporary aesthetic visuals consisting of input data from the recordings and their transformed versions synchronized to the movement of graphics re-shaping and transforming the structure on which they are projected. The structure in turn influences and transforms the projections as well.

For more information: augmentedstructures.com

Refik Anadol / New Media Artist
refikanadol.com

Alper derinbogaz / Architect
salon2.info

Sound Design: Kerim Karaoglu

VVVV Realtime Graphics: Sebastian Neitsch

Projection Infrastructure: Visio-vox

The renowned label for classical music Deutsche Grammophon has moved in its new Berlin head office, created by Pott Architects, in the premises of the parent company Universal Music Germany in the Spreespeicher at Berlin East Harbour. On a net rentable area of 1.500 square meters Pott Architects has create a creative working environment with flexible communication- and interaction- areas, where the brand presents itself between innovation and tradition.

http://www.architektourist.de/2011/09/11/zwischen-tradition-und-innovation/

http://www.detail.de/rw_6_Plus_Galerie_De_HoleFoto_4453_Vollbild.htm

http://www.competitionline.com/de/projekte/46228

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/interior-design-deutsche-grammophon-berlin/29656/

i’d like to connect with the author of the raiffeisen building fotos Walter Luttenberger to buy his several fotos. Do you have his mail?

ALIVE – a 180 m2 permanent and interactive media facade: http://vimeo.com/24937339

SAXO, Reactive Ceiling – a permanent and reactive media ceiling in a bank: http://vimeo.com/19204889 and with some iPhone interaction to it: http://vimeo.com/19201513

And finally TWEETx – an LED installation that visualizes the activities within Twitter: http://vimeo.com/25970814

The above projects are made by the Danish design office Kollision (http://www.kollision.dk/) in collaboration with different partners. You will find project descriptions at the individual vimeo-pages but feel free to get back to me if you are considering to show some of the projects and need more information.

Keep up the good work

,rune / Kollision