A Framework for Architecture as a Medium for Expression

Martin Tomitsch, Thomas Grechenig, Andrew Vande Moere
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Abstract

We propose a conceptual design framework for the classification and design of applications that augment architectural environments with digital information. The dimensions of the framework consist of the layers that compose architectural space (façade, interior and structure) and its embodiments (expressive medium, responsive space and social actor). We further introduce design characteristics for each application area within the framework. Accordingly, we describe two conceptual prototypes that we developed to investigate the validity of the framework as a conceptual design tool.

Type
Conference paper
Publication
Talk: Pervasive Expression - Workshop on Pervasive Visual, Auditory and Alternative Modality Information Display, Sydney, Australia; 03-19-2008; in: “Proceedings of the Workshop on Pervasive Visual, Auditory and Alternative Modality Information Display”, (2008), 5 pages
Thomas Grechenig
Thomas Grechenig
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.