planes, trains and media centres – part 2

The construction of the Lord’s Cricket Ground Media Centre, planned by Future Systems, in 1998 is widely regarded as a major breakthrough in modern architecture, being the first building entirely constructed according to principles of ship building technologies. After tracing

planes, trains and media centres – part 1

In late April 1999 Future System’s Lord’s Media Centre was officially introduced to the public. 14 years on I think  it is about time to revisit Jan Kaplicky‘s probably most pivotal building (and the one he was said to like

f2f … deep surfaces – digital research & affective material conditions

the conference papers of last year’s f2f conference in crete (greece) have finally been published in the book design and fabrication of innovative forms in a continuum edited by maria voyatzaki. amongst others the book also contains my article ‘deep

5subzero’s research now at www.5subzero.at

5subzero’s design research on responsive environments and kinetic architecture has been relocated to www.5subzero.at. topotransegrity, an award-winning and widely published design research project, explores, how an adaptive spatial organisation can be introduced to public spaces and challenges long held assumptions

Game, Set and Match II … non linear responsive environments

non linear responsive environments has been published in Game Set and Match II, a publication accompanying the correspondent conference in delft. this paper is the result of a one-and-a-half year long research on adaptive spatial organisations within the framework of