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Movable architecture?

DJ

Aside from Calatrava, do people have examples of architecture that moves, esp. in the wind? I'm looking for prescedents that are small in scale, and use natural forces to bend, re-arrange, etc.

Thanks

 
Jul 5, 04 5:27 pm
Alan

Hmmm, have you heard of Makoto Sei Watanabe, the Japanese architect? There are some others like him too.

Go here, in particular:

http://www.makoto-architect.com/FWave/main.htm

Jul 5, 04 6:40 pm  · 
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DJ

Good link! THanks

COme on Archinect, there must be more! :)

Jul 6, 04 11:56 am  · 
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sweetpea

try nouvel's arab institute

Jul 7, 04 1:01 pm  · 
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DJ

good idea, but it broke

Jul 7, 04 2:31 pm  · 
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ewos

Are you looking for examples of building parts that move, or buildings that are temproary and are relocated?

Jul 7, 04 3:56 pm  · 
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DJ

building parts that move via wind or by human interaction
Thanks

Jul 7, 04 7:11 pm  · 
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st.

when i open my window, my bedroom door slams shut.

Jul 8, 04 1:54 pm  · 
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st.

i'd be interested in hearing more about your intentions. i've heard this proposed dozens of times, but the Meaning achieved by doing this is rarely expressed well enough to make it worth the added cost or risk of failure that is commonly found in kinetic buildings. "because it's cool" isn't sufficient.

instead, look at high rise public housing--the human interaction in those buildings often is far more interesting than the arab institute.

Jul 8, 04 1:56 pm  · 
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sum

sometimes "kinetic" is a better keyword than "movable" for internet searches. of established study initiatives, MIT's Kinetic Design Group is probably the premier, though i've come across some at Cambridge (UK), Tokyo and in Australia. often "movable" gets lumped together with ideas of the nomadic in architecture (i.e. mobile homes, Office for Mobile Architecture), whereas "kinetic" design seems to be more well-researched in fields such as structural engineering (at least in terms of a more significant presence in the literature). although, if you want naturally-induced movement, not sure where to suggest - seems more the domain of sculpture than architecture...?

i've become super-frustrated investigating this stuff before, so i'd love to hear if you find some interesting results.

Jul 9, 04 2:08 pm  · 
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439

Mobiler Aussichtsturm/Mobile Observation Tower from the "Projektgruppe fern:seher" may suit. I just found this link http://www.gerstlauer-rides.de/fernseher.htm, but remember a more elegant version shown in an older detail magazine.

Jul 9, 04 3:30 pm  · 
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ninefournine

holl's storefront.

Jul 9, 04 5:41 pm  · 
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