Sentient chamber : National Academy of Sciences, Living Architecture Systems Group / editors: Philip Beesley, Rachel Armstrong, Colin Ellard, Rob Gorbet, Dana Kulić.

Title & Author:

Sentient chamber : National Academy of Sciences, Living Architecture Systems Group / editors: Philip Beesley, Rachel Armstrong, Colin Ellard, Rob Gorbet, Dana Kulić.

Publication:

[Toronto] : Riverside Architectural Press, [2016]

Description:

99 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington from November 2, 2016 to May 31, 2016.
Issued also in electronic format.

Summary:

"This book documents the Sentient Chamber installation at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, November 2, 2016-May 31, 2016. Sentient Chamber is a new interactive installation exploring a revolutionary new kind of building, raising fundamental questions about how architecture might behave in the future. Might future buildings begin to know and care about us? Might they start to become alive? The installation is composed of towering transparent acrylic arches and flexible silicon, creating quilt-like patterns. Custom glasswork vessels and translucent filtering elements expand the skeleton to form hovering surfaces that interplay with shadow and light. Distributed sensors throughout the chamber are programmed with algorithms that mimic curiosity, giving Sentient Chamber the power to sense and perceive, reacting to the presence of visitors with delicate waves of light and soft murmuring sounds. Sentient Chamber was created by a multidisciplinary group of architects, engineers, scientists, and artists from Canada, the U.S., and Europe working within the Living Architecture Systems Group, led by the University of Waterloo. The exhibition was organized by Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) and The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI). Essays, technical working drawings, and photographs of the complete installation and the process of construction are included."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781988366050 (paperback)
1988366054

Subject:

Living Architecture Systems Group.
Architecture in art Exhibitions.
Buildings in art Exhibitions.
Installations (Art) 21st century Exhibitions.
Interactive art 21st century Exhibitions.
Architecture Technological innovations Exhibitions.
Architecture dans l'art Expositions.
Constructions dans l'art Expositions.
Installations (Art) 21e siècle Expositions.
Art interactif 21e siècle Expositions.
Architecture Innovations Expositions.
Architecture in art
Buildings in art
Installations (Art)
Interactive art

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Added entries:

Beesley, Philip, 1956- editor.
Armstrong, Rachel, 1966- editor.
Ellard, Colin, 1958- editor
Kulić, Dana, editor
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 322679
Call No.: 322679
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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