Charlotte sent me details of Ando's installation in London, Silence. It is beautifully detailed and after a maximum of 15 minutes should reward you with a rising mist transforming the environment. It is well worth a visit.
more details here and here
Fed sent me details of this beautiful project by Ryuji Nakamura:
'Porous wall of hung ribbons that create a synthetic fog between the viewer and the mannequins....Measuring 18mm wide, the thin strips of polyester ribbons create a dynamic curtain that seemingly changes its opacity depending on how far one is away from it. The resulting effect is a fuzzy aperture that focuses on one mannequin at a time, despite the fact that the clothes are lined up side to side. at once simple and airy, the design allows for an interactive space that 'breathes' in and out of transparency according to each point in the room.' Design Boom
Ryuji Nakamura's web site for more details here design boom article here
Cornfield is another project by Ryuji Nakamura. 'He wanted to make it large enough so that one could not view
'cornfield' in its entirety all at once. The installation is made up of lines upon lines of paper that are
drawn upon one another, retaining a subtlety, blending into its surroundings.'design boom
more details of Cornfield here on Ryuji Nakamura's web site design boom article and video here
Unit B Responsive Architecture was a 2nd and 3rd year vertical degree unit at Oxford Brookes University.
We are concerned with site sensitive architecture that relates to its time and place, continuously adjusting, responding and reacting to fit itself to the present state of its environment and inhabitants. Nothing stays still. Indeed the only constant could be said to be change itself. It seems that reaction and interaction are pre-requisites for inhabiting an environment and sheltering occupants in such a level of flux. Why therefore should architecture be static?
