Is the future of architecture set in concrete; or is it???
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| http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/zaragoza-tt0611.html |
Do we need to have walls and floors, or is it something more temporary, something implied. There has been great pavilions built using just water as a barrier to human movement, but is architecture more than just a obstacle more than a restriction on our choices. Without something to shape our world, we have no architecture, but I don't think it need to be limited to just a solid, permanent solution.
The internet is a testament to that human ideal that the temporary is all we crave. We like dynamic, ever changing world just as much as the same old thing; some more than others if Korean gaming statistics is anything to go by.
But maybe using digital tools, and the internet on a more physical scale rather than solely virtual, we can find something delightful, and architectural in the middle. It only takes a look at some of the emerging technologies around the place than can show us how we can create a dynamic structure, using nothing more than energy.
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| http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413076 |
The idea of using holograms is thought to be futuristic, and sci-fi, but I think it has a really important role in entertainment of the future. Imagine instead of a event that, if we are all to see it, travels from city to city, or we travel to it, wasting a mountain of materials, and energy and labour; when you can hold just one festival, and broadcast that image, in the form of a hologram to cities, town, street, and even houses everywhere.
All you need is a good internet connection and a holographic projector.
The festival of the future is born.
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| http://blog.lmff.com.au/2011/02/08/five-festival-fashion-tips-from-lmff/ |
Holograms of your favorite artists, which you can see and even touch, surrounded by thousands of real spectators and 'virtual spectators' enjoying and experiencing the festival on your terms rather than the provider. This would make the cost of the festival incredibly cheap as everyone involved virtually can pay a small nominal fee and it could be sponsored to further reduce the costs, not to mention the quality of a well rested, single show only performance.
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| http://www.yestefindeque.com/2009/08/dieselumusic-tour-2009.html |
A world of festivals and events, at your very fingertips, virtually, visually, and most importantly, sustainability.
Is this the festival of the future???