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LaN upcoming ON-SITE Workshop will welcome 14 participants from 10 countries to Barcelona, Spain. Participants will convene from August 8th through the 22nd engaging and unfolding the various urban typologies found in Barcelona. Please stay tuned to http://lanfab.wordpress.com for up to date blogging and news from the workshop.
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If you have not yet, please take a look at this link:
Radiohead: "House of Cards" video + 'the making of'
Also here:
Making of Radiohead's video "House of Cards"
Radiohead have released a video that has been completely composed without using any cameras or lights as are often utilized in conventional videos. The term 'video' has been redefined with this amazing example of how scanning technology has advanced recently. The above link discusses the making of this video through three different scanning techniques:
Geometric Informatics
Lidar Scanner, 360 deg, 64 lasers
Lidar Scanner, Large Range Geographical Scanner
http://www.velodyne.com/lidar/
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Deadline for application to the LaN ON-SITE BARCELONA Workshop is Tuesday July 15th.
Space is now extremely limited. If you are interested in applying, please contact bcn@livearchitecture.net or visit http://lanfab.wordpress.com. Application can be downloaded here:
LaN ON-SITE BARCELONA INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
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LAN-IN-FLIGHT traveling seminar presents:
http://www.lanflight.net
http://www.metropolitanexchange.org
http://www.terreform.org
RSVP info@metropolitanexchange.org
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BMW has introduced what potentially could be a catalyst to shift the way we perceive the form of an automobile[among many other things]. GINA, or "Geometry and Functions in N Adaptations," is a concept where the body of the car takes on a different materiality, adopting a flexible cloth model over standard rigid materials such as various metals and carbon fiber. The chassis still serves to protect the passengers and house all of the components that go into a complete automobile. Since 2000, BMW has gradually shifted their design morphology to much simpler topological drivers, so much so that in 2007 many of the models are regulated by a single curve, best seen in the 6 series selection. The GINA concept can be seen as a facilitator of this formal simplicity. While not an incredible formal leap in terms of their current trends, it is an amazing advance on how that form is achieved. This allows the car maker the ability to essentially model many iterations at full scale without the need to output multiple physical versions each time. Will the savings this innovation will surely bring to the company be passed onto its customers?
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Image from http://www.worldcarfans.com
Thanks to Shajay for submitting the link.
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