2024-05-05T22:04:42-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/100953285/baumgartner-uriu-s-apertures-shell-structure-challenges-the-conventions-of-sustainable-design Justine Testado 2014-06-02T18:26:00-04:00 >2022-08-24T14:46:32-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c0jpo29x327u46uz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://www.bplusu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baumgartner+Uriu</a> looked to none other than Mother Nature for their<em> Apertures</em> installation, which was publicly displayed at the <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SCI-Arc</a> Gallery in Los Angeles this past spring. If B+U's <em>Apertures </em>sound familiar, perhaps you may recall their <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/80672779/b-u-s-animated-apertures-to-be-featured-at-the-archilab-2013-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Animated Apertures" Housing Tower</a><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/80672779/b-u-s-animated-apertures-to-be-featured-at-the-archilab-2013-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>that was exhibited at the FRAC Center in Orleans, France.</p> <p>Whatever its organic form reminds you of, the shell structure let visitors catch a glimpse of B+U's ongoing exploration in architectural biomimicry and how it challenges the boundaries of ecological design.</p> <p>Read on for more project details from B+U:</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ws/wsv0u6czhddwpwff.jpg"></p> <p>"Apertures reflect a current architectural discourse of digital ecologies, emphasizing the relationship between the natural world and advances in digital technology, which leads to a new type of interactive, organic buildings. The installation focuses on a symbiotic relationship between nature, building morphologies, and material expression."</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/i7/i750575yrm3byd3o.jpg"></p> <p>"Rooted in Baumgartner+Uriu&rsquo;s work and ongoing research, Apertures ...</p>