Moving Architecture. Video Projections on Buildings.

Buildings are leaving behind their characteristics as permanent still volumes and changing into interactive elements. Human perception shifts to perceive them now more like a TV than a squared sleek facade. That gives them the special effect "in motion" that we didn´t have before, opening the possibilities to a broad spectrum of typologies.

 It seems large scale video projections are

becoming lately very popular as an instrument of marketing and a way of attracting attention in cultural events and art hubs. Here is a video projection from URBANSCREEN, a german company dedicated to the production of this special unique pieces of architecture in motion.

You can see one of the videos about their great creations here:

 

555 KUBIK | facade projection from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

Free 3-year license for over 25 Autodesk Products for Students

Autodesk has just announced their support of the Student Programme until 31st January 2011 and if that wasn´t enough, the extension of the current 1 year available licenses to 3 years. Great news for the architecture, design & construction sectors. Smart moves like these from powerful companies are the key facts that enhance us to continue progressing and deliver better results. Thank you Autodesk!

Bright Ideas for a better life

[VIDEO] An example is better than a thousand words, so here I bring a good one to illustrate how to put in practice the theories of good architecture. It looks good and works even better.

Squeezed into an over-crowded Hong Kong where space is a luxury, this ultra hip 330 square foot apartment features a futuristic sliding wall system that creates up to 24 different room combinations.

New York Invasion by 8 bits creatures!

[VIDEO] New York invasion by 8-bits creatures!

PIXELS is Patrick Jean' latest short film. It shows the invasion of the city of New York by digital creatures taken from games we played when we were children... (I know some people still do).

This video is the best piece of work I have ever seen in years! In terms of creativity, production, details, effects,...

It is just a-w-e-s-o-o-o-o-o-m-e !