TY - GEN
T1 - Cloud Atlas An Interactive Apparatus for Air Quality Awareness
AU - Zhao, Xiaoxiao
AU - Li, Fengqi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper introduces a research project of a kinetic apparatus that translates collected air quality data to users. The kinetic mechanical skeleton is embedded with processors and electronics, and constantly changes its form according to air quality data collected online via a web crawler. By translating invisible environmental conditions, such as air quality data into morphological, colorful, and acoustic changes for the device, the participants can be aware of the phenomenon of air pollution in real time. The interactions between participants' movements and the changes of the device imply how human behaviors can affect the state of the atmosphere. As a result, the device evokes public awareness and participation in environmental issues through tangible experiences. This research aims to explore a new kind of responsive architecture that acts as a medium between invisible environments and inhabitants.
AB - This paper introduces a research project of a kinetic apparatus that translates collected air quality data to users. The kinetic mechanical skeleton is embedded with processors and electronics, and constantly changes its form according to air quality data collected online via a web crawler. By translating invisible environmental conditions, such as air quality data into morphological, colorful, and acoustic changes for the device, the participants can be aware of the phenomenon of air pollution in real time. The interactions between participants' movements and the changes of the device imply how human behaviors can affect the state of the atmosphere. As a result, the device evokes public awareness and participation in environmental issues through tangible experiences. This research aims to explore a new kind of responsive architecture that acts as a medium between invisible environments and inhabitants.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85192797052
T3 - Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy - Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2023
SP - 64
EP - 71
BT - Proceedings Book One
A2 - Crawford, Assia
A2 - Diniz, Nancy Morgado
A2 - Beckett, Richard
A2 - Vanucchi, Jamie
A2 - Swackhamer, Marc
PB - Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
T2 - 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy, ACADIA 2023
Y2 - 21 October 2023 through 28 October 2023
ER -