"EMERGENT is a platform for architectural experimentation, dedicated the the transfer of techniques, logics, and sensibilities from science, technology, and computation in architecture."(emergentarchitecture.com)
I learned a lot from this lecture, and i also enjoyed it, although it was not what I was expecting. I liked the fact that he appreciated and took notice to the amazing creatures on this earth, and how they are given unique characteristics, and used that in his conceptual prototypes and projects. I also liked the idea of integrating (or EMERGing) different functions between floorplates to make duct work more streamlined. Their website quotes, "We are particularly interested in how the different features and behaviors in structure, environmental systems, envelope, and lighting, can be negotiated to produce emergent formal, spacial, and atmospherical effects."
His work is very recognizable becuase he maintains the look of a membrane that was inspired by nature, but it begins to look like technology has taken over. Something I liked about his projects were the colors that he used. One thing that stuck in my head about the lecture was the project using algea to create bio-fuels along the sidewalk that lights up at night. (top left picture)
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