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Prague Installation Outcomes

June 18, 2017 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

“Air – Motion – Sound” is an installation developed by CCEA with the support of artist Michael Kindernay. It consists of a live performance targeted at showcasing the potentials of ICT for public space activation and awareness rising.

It was conceived for the I.P. Pavlova Square, one of the most polluted areas of Prague.

This very central space, between the National Museum and the Nuselským Bridge, is crossed every day by over 104,200 pedestrians and 81,600 cars*. Although there are more pedestrians than cars, the space is almost completely dedicated to car traffic, thus making it one of the most polluted areas of Prague.

The installation “Air – Motion – Sound” aims to inform the public about people mobility, air pollution, and noise occurring in one of the most crowded places in Prague and to generate a public debate around the role of ICT in making this area a more sustainable place.

Responsive Cities Sypmposium 2017: Active Public Space

June 15, 2017 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

The Symposium Active Public Space will take place in Barcelona on the 13th-14th November 2017.

It will be organized around following topics:

DESIGN – urban analytics | physical and digital merge | fabrication protocols | real time data
SHARE – citizen participation | ownership | accessibility | sharing economies
ADAPT – resilience | new materials | dynamic cycles | environment
EXPERIENCE – digital & virtual space | behaviours | gaming |
LEARN – raising awareness | testbed for innovation | policies | data flows

Call for papers is open!

Deadlines for the call:

Prague Installation

June 1, 2017 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

Don’t miss the Air – Move – Sound event in Prague on the 15th of August!
In Pavlova Square from 2:00pm to 8:00 pm with intermediate artist Michal Kindernay we will discuss with the inhabitants of Prague, who are passing through the town every day, about the possibilities of improving the I.P. Pavlova Square. At the same time we want to inform the public about the movement of people, air quality, and noise in one of Prague’s most polluted places. Measured data, processed in comprehensible form, will be communicated through a series of postcards, interactive website and with artistic and social events.

For more info: http://magistrala.eu/

Vienna Installation

May 20, 2017 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

On the 6th of June at MAK Museum UAAV installation KEPOS will open to the public. It will be available until the 22nd of June.

Combining knowledge on smart planning and smart technologies with citizen participation, KEPOS highlights architecture’s integrating and innovative role in implementing sustainable urban developments. Actively engaging citizens, the installation is showcasing the potentials of information and communication technology (ICT) in public spaces for user interaction and participation, thus raising interest in architecture and public space among a broader audience.
Connected to the internet, KEPOS engages via social media with the community, transforming its space into an active participant of urban life. Therefore, the pavilion is not only designed to provide a semi-private shelter in the urban context but it also engages by communicating its current status. Continue reading

Prague Workshop – Outcomes

December 16, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

The Dathaton workshop occurred in Prague between the 11th and the 13th of November 2016 at Carge premises. 50 students attended the workshop.

The central theme was the activation of Prague public space.

The students were provided with a set of data, that have been analysed in order to improve city or governmental policies as well as concrete spaces. All data used by the students has been divided in 916 microdistricts. They could be combined to neghborhoods and these added up to municipalities.

How can data help to actively shape cities? How can we activate public space by data usage? How can citizens collect data and actively shape their city? Those are some of the questions on which the students were focusing during the three intensive days, exploring new solutions.

(Prague Workshop Programme)

Prague Workshop – Open call for applications

October 10, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

Data-driven Changemakers crunch numbers and deliver impact. Would you like to try? Join our Datathon event from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 November 2016. The theme of Datathon will be “Active public space”. The participants will analyse Prague city data (which will be given) to conceptualize practical solutions for:

-Urban Movement
-Diverse City
-Bottom-up Impact

Venue: CERGE-EI, Politických v?z?? 7, Prague 1

Date and Time: Friday 11 November from 13:00 to 19:00, Saturday 12 November from 9:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 13 November from 9:00 to 15:00. Continue reading

Barcelona Installation – Outcomes

September 26, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

APS Barcelona Installation was developed in the framework of the #SUPERILLA pilot project, which goal is to test in the area of San Marti district the Superilla Plan for Barcelona. The plan aims at closing to the traffic a part of the city roads, creating pedestrian areas and public space, following the scheme below:

SUPERILLA MODEL

SUPERILLA PLAN FOR BARCELONA

Five Barcelona schools of architecture have been invited to set up installations to activate, between the 12th and the 22nd of September 2016, the new public space generated in the #SUPERILLA pilot project area.

IAAC participated with APS workshop students, developing the POBLEJOC installation, conceived during the Barcelona workshop.

Barcelona Workshop – Outcomes

September 8, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

BCN SUPERILLA workshop was held at IAAC between the 5th and the 7th of September.

16 students, responding to our call for papers, learned about Basics of Computation Design, Web Data sourcing, Data Visualization, Augmented reality, Robotic Data Visualizations, Grasshopper and Environmental Data&NDVI analysis, Emergenct Design and Advanced Behaviours thanks to IAAC, CCEA, UAAV and Noumena teachers (BCN workshop program).

The following lectures have been given:

> Activating Public Space

Areti Markopoulou

> Participation in Public Space

Yvette Vasourkova

> Design Competitions for Public Space

Karin Grohmannova

> Environmental Principles for Public Space Design

Bernhard Sommer

> Fab City

Tomas Diez

The following tutorials have been given:

Basics of Computation Design
Web Data sourcing
Data Visualization
Augmented reality
Robotic Data Visualizations
Smart Citizen kit to Grasshopper
Environmental Data&NDVI analysis
Emergenct Design
Agents and basic behaviours
Advanced Behaviours

During the workshop the students developed the BCN installation POBLEJOC.

For updates follow this blog or our APS Facebook Page

Barcelona Workshop – Call for applications: deadline extended!

August 25, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

We still have some places for participating to IAAC Workshop on Active Public Space! Don’t miss the opportunity to join us!
The call is open till the 29th of August 2016.
In order to apply please send your cv to info@activepublicspace.org providing the following information: Name / Age / Nationality / Education / Work experience / Experience in public projects & activities. Please write in the e-mail subject: BCN workshop application.

For more info:

BCN call for applications

Barcelona Workshop – Open call for applications

August 1, 2016 / admin_iaac / 0 Comments

Call for applications to participate to Barcelona workshop is now open!

The workshop (September, 5^th– 7^th 2016) will focus on the principles, implications and applications of ICTs for urban space and will include the following modules:

parametric design based on environmental conditions and selected data
real time data visualization
digital interfaces for the design and participatory management of public space
urban monitoring devices
smart advanced materials and applications in the built and public space
lectures by IAAC experts on technologies developed for smart energy management

The call is open till the 18th of August 2016.

In order to apply please send your cv to [email protected] providing the following information: Name / Age / Nationality / Education / Work experience / Experience in public projects & activities. Please write in the e-mail subject: BCN workshop application.

For further information:

BCN call for applications

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