Chicago Millenium Park, Crown Fountain
2004 Chicago, USA non-commercial artist: Jaume Plensa “Art news” “Local citiezens act as virtual gargoyles with open mouth and flowing water to symbolize life”
Kunsthaus Graz /BIX
www.realities-united.de 2003 Graz, Austria non-commercial, artistic architecture: Peter Cook, Colin Fournier Light: realities:united “Art news” “With a grid of ring-shaped pixels artistic installations transmit the work of the Kunsthaus to the outside”
P3 Hochregallager/ ERCO P3 Automated Warehouse
www.arclighting.de 2002 Luedenscheid, Germany commercial? Architecture: schneider+ schuhmacher Light: Uwe Belzner “Inside out” “The upscaled barcode communicates the inner warehouse processes to the outside”
Blinkenlights
www.blinkenlights.de 2001 Haus des Lehrers at Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany non-commercial Light: blinkenlights “Public participation” “Driven by mobile phones: Play the old arcade classic Pong game or send love letters”
Marnix
www.magicmonkey.net 2000 Brussels, Belgium non-commercial architecture: Gordan Bunshaft, 1965 Light: magic monkey “Public participation” “Democratizing architecture: Citizens can upload animations. A thank you e-mail informs about the time of play”
42nd Street Studios
www.vortexlighting.com 2000 New York, USA non-commercial? Architecture: Platt Byrad Dovell Light: Anne Militello “Calendar tweets” “The color changes increase towards the weekend. The contrasting sequences provide a link to the glamorous Broadway”
Expomedia Light Cube
2000 Saarbrücken, Germany non-commercial, artistic Architecture and Light: Kramm & Strigl “Art news” “Transforming the cube with fractal light patterns explores the relation between real and virtual architecture”
La Défense
www.jeanmicheljarre.com 1990 Paris, France non-commercial Concert: Jean Michel Jarre “Urban dialoque” “Talking buildings formed the background of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution”
Tower of wind
1986 Yokohoma, Japan non-commercial Architecture: Toyo Ito Light: Karou Mende “Enviornmental tweet” “Experts can read wind direction and speed. The subtle concept generates a quiet spot in a hectic environment”
Empire state building
www.forummedia.us 1976 New York, USA non-commercial Light: Douglas Leigh, 1976 “Calendar tweets” “The color code indicates seasonal and other events such as St. Patricks Day or Independence Day.”