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Late registration for Laka Competition 2015: "Architecture that Reacts" ends on October 20!

2015-10-12T16:10:00-04:00

Public arts initiative Laka wants to know how today's architects, engineers, scientists, and students interpret the theme "Architecture that Reacts" for the Laka Competition 2015. To get those ideas churning, architecture that reacts is responsive and highly adaptable to both current needs and unpredictable circumstances. It can be thought of like a living organism.

Entrants — who can participate individually or as teams — can still sign up during the late registration period, which ends on October 20, 2015 for a fee of $100. Also keep in mind that all submissions are due October 31, 2015 (23:59 UTC).

Three cash-prize winners and special mentions are scheduled to be announced on December 1.

The 2015 jury features:

Maria Aiolova (Architect, Educator, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA): Co-Founder of Terreform ONE
Chris Bosse (Architect, Educator): Co-Founder of LAVA
Giacomo Costa (Artist, Photographer): Author of The Chronicles of Time
Marc Fornes (Architect DPLG, Educator): Founder of THEVERYMANY™
Guy Ho...

Laka launches 2015 competition: Architecture that Reacts. Register now!

2015-06-02T14:40:00-04:00

Public arts initiative Laka has launched their 2015 competition: Architecture that Reacts. The ideas competition invites architects, designers, engineers, biologists, and interdisciplinary teams worldwide to submit their interpretations of the theme: Architecture that Reacts. Like a living organism, architecture that reacts is responsive and highly adaptable to often unpredictable circumstances and its users' current needs.

Sign up now during the early registration period until July 1, 2015 for a fee of US$50. Regular registration lasts until October 1, 2015 ($75), and late registration ends on October 20, 2015 ($100). All project submissions are due on October 31, 2015 (23:59 UTC).

Three cash-prize winners and special mentions will be announced on December 1.

The competition jury features:

Maria Aiolova (Architect, Educator, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA): Co-Founder of Terreform ONE
Chris Bosse (Architect, Educator): Co-Founder of LAVA
Giacomo Costa (Artist, Photographer): Author of The Chronicl...

Wave Dilfert by The Principals

2012-10-23T12:41:00-04:00

The Principals' latest exploration of interactive architecture, Wave Dilfert, reads the changes in light and shadow occurring within it, catalogs and calculates them, then pulses, contracts or expands in reaction.

The Principals present the newest chapter in their exploration of interactive architecture,
Wave Dilfert: Wave (moves in wave-form oscillations) + Dilfert (geek-like intelligence, absorbs information like a sponge). Wave Dilfert is a new kind of space that reads the changes in light and shadow occurring within it, catalogs and calculates them, then pulses, contracts or expands in reaction. The installation was inspired by the work of Ushahidi; a non-profit, crowdsourcing disaster relief, tech innovator. Much how Ushahidi de-mystifies the complexities of war-torn or disastor ridden locales, The Principals developed a system that could de-mystify the complexities of space through sourcing the information of its users and making it accessible through interaction.

The largest and most ambitious yet of The Principals’ research installations, Wave Dilfert was designed and displayed for The Feast, an international ideas conference held in NYC on October 5 and 6. The installation measu...