1. active building facade
media-tecture types
1. mechanical media surface
eg Jean Nouvel - Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris
Metal objects, louvres, lens, moved and controlled by electr ical
input
2. Projections
Two types possible: Frontal projections, and reverse projections
eg BMW musuem
reverse projections can be on to glass / acrylic
3. computer aided light installations
eg musuem of modern art in Graz
illuma shopping centre in singapore
4. Illumesh and mediamesh
uses a mesh containing LEDs
media mesh allows digital film to be shown and retains
transparency from inside
5. smartslab
honeycomb shape and the compund eye
eg architectural biennale 2006 venice