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Public Receptors

Jan 11, 2010Comments off

Urban body architecture “Public Receptors: Beneath the Skin” is a textile installation by Gabi Schillig, a conceptual artist and architect in Berlin. Schillig´s wearable spatial structures mediate between private users and public spaces, provoking new

Hoberman Arch

Jan 08, 2010Comments off

Retractable arch The Hoberman Arch is a 72-foot-diameter transforming “curtain” composed of two main parts: a matrix of movable panels and a static arch that supports those panels. Hoberman’s concept of the screen was to

Agriboard

Jan 04, 2010Comments off

Bio-based structural insulated panel Agriboard is an insulated building panel comprised of compressed agricultural fibers, oriented strand board, and engineered lumber caps. Its principal product is AgriCore, which consists of a rapidly renewable, bio-based, sustainable

16pxl Board

Jan 01, 2010Comments off

Direct view lighting system The 16PXL Board RGB is a versatile, multiple-LED panel designed for interior display applications. The board unveils its full potential when placed behind semi-translucent materials or fabrics, displaying any DMX/e:pix-input from

Self-Healing Polymers

Dec 27, 2009Comments off

A structural polymeric material with the ability to autonomically heal cracks Structural polymers are susceptible to damage: cracks form deep within the structure where detection is difficult and repair is almost impossible. Damage in polymeric