BIG and UNStudio's investment in co-working platform SpaceForm signals a tide-change in architectural practice

2021-07-13T20:01:00-04:00

BIG is making a huge investment along with partners UNStudio and Squint/Opera in a new virtual platform that responds to the demands of the post-pandemic world with a digital presentation tool aimed at increasing effective collaboration on and reducing the carbon footprint of future projects across the world.

Video courtesy of Squint/Opera, UNStudio & BIG

The new project, called SpaceForm, promises to drastically reduce costs of project development by offering users the ability to present 3D models with up to 100 co-workers in real-time, saving resources with its multi-device ability to connect with widely-used visualization software like Rhino, Rivet, Sketchup, and Unreal seamlessly.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, firms had been mostly expanding their footprints, growing a web of connections between offices that has become obsolete in the minds of some thanks to the changes caused by the pandemic. Now, with the onset of virtual workspace becoming all the more apparent, BIG has cou...

"Box" by Bot & Dolly explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces.

2013-09-24T20:44:00-04:00

The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera. Bot & Dolly produced this work to serve as both an artistic statement and technical demonstration. It is the culmination of multiple technologies, including large scale robotics, projection mapping, and software engineering. We believe this methodology has tremendous potential to radically transform theatrical presentations, and define new genres of expression.

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BIG and UNStudio's investment in co-working platform SpaceForm signals a tide-change in architectural practice

"Box" by Bot & Dolly explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces.