Olympic Site pic
by Sam
Taken in Stratford, East London, in July 2012
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Leaky lock
by Sam
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Very little house
by Sam
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Race day at Chiswick beach
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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Walking Places: Naughty but Nice
by Sam
[click & drag to pan] Discovered in Broadstairs, Kent, in January 2012
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Dartmoor Tors
by Sam
[click & drag to pan] Cox Tor above, Beardown Tor below. Recorded on Dartmoor, South West England, in March 2012.
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St Michaels Mount
by Sam
Taken in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, in December 2011
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Summer
by Sam
Taken on Hampstead Heath, North London, in May 2011
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Prougestaporn: Interactive Mobile Theatre
by Sam
Download pdf Prougestaporn, N. (2012) Interactive Mobile Theatre, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
Categories: Theory Library • Tags: cybernetics, GAD RC3, interaction, mobiles
Bleak Horizons
by Sam
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Canal side drama
by Sam
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Whitstable winter sun
by Sam
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Mers de Bains: Block corner.
by Sam
Taken in Mers de Bains, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Holy fellow in a hat
by Sam
Taken in Fecamp, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Beauty and grief
by Sam
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Soane Museum: Real and Percieved Space
by Sam
A conversion of the isovist-agent software into c++ has led to a number of performance improvements. As a result new complexities of isovist analysis can be calculated and recorded in realtime. This includes reflection and projection of spatial depth; ie mirror and glazing surfaces, as well as barriers and mobile elements. A plan of the Soane Museum in London is being used as a test analysis for the system. These images illustrate different ‘spectral’ recordings of the spatial depths perceived […]
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Festive self portrait
by Sam
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The Scalpel builds itself
by Sam
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Crisp
by Sam
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Costa Rica: Turtles
Turtle conservation project, Costa Rica from Lizzie’s volunteer trip, 2005
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MUD Architecture site visit #nextproject #potential
by Sam
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Rengran: Reification: Imitation, Symbol and Substitution
by Sam
Download pdf Rengran, Z. (2012) Reification:Imitation, Symbol and Substitution, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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#Hull Trains
by Sam
Taken in Hull, in March 2012
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Liao: Shadow Performance
by Sam
Download pdf Liao, Q. (2012) Shadow Performance, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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Chap I met in #Hull today
by Sam
Taken in Hull, in March 2012
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Glanville: The Purpose of Second Order Cybernetics
by Sam
Download pdf Glanville, R. (2004), ‘The Purpose of Second Order Cybernetics’, Kybernetes, vol.33 no.9/10, Emerald:UK. pp.1379-86.
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Morning light on the rhubarb
by Sam
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Early blues
by Sam
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Honfleur, Emiette de Maquereau
by Sam
Taken in Honfleur, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Urban patina
by Sam
Taken at the confluence of the Westway and the Grand Union, West London, in September 2012
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Hyperbolic Geometries
by Sam
If a labyrinth is a continual spatial line, tightly wound onto, but never intersecting itself, what does it become if it is lifted into a different geometry and dimension? What novel things might this tell us about the spaces we construct and how we gain delight through their occupation? This experimental prototyping explores hyperbolic geometry; where instead of being limited to one degree of parallel line, infinite variation can be achieved. This project is ongoing.
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Hedge perfection
by Sam
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Palladian Revelation in the Villa Rotonda
by Sam
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Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb
by Sam
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Instagram Image
by Sam
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Axial, Proximal and Distal movement
by Sam
Geometric properties of an isovist provide a measure of the perceived spatiality from a defined ‘point of view’. As such they provide the basis for explorative movement, based on realtime numeric derivation of directional goals. Below we demonstrate three different movement strategies established in this manner. (above) Movement towards the perceived axial centroid of an unexplored space (axial movement). (above) Movement towards the nearest point on a perceived occluded edge of an unexplored space (proximal movement). (above) Movement towards the […]
Instagram Image
by Sam
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Scene seen mid cycle
by Sam
Taken near Lords Cricket Ground, North London, in May 2011
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Varna: Improvisational Choreography
by Sam
Download pdf Varna, C. (2013) Improvisational Choreography as a design language for Spatial Interaction, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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Gage: How to Design a Black and White Box
by Sam
Download pdf Gage, S. (2007), ‘How to design a black and white box’, Kybernetes, vol.36 no.9/10, Emerald:UK. pp.1329-39.
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The Epigenetic Object
by Sam
The Epigenetic Object was a mobile that performed and whistled noisily to attract attention, inflating in gratification when petted. Coded behaviours combined with the latent epigenetic qualities of the mobile’s body to produce a continually novel and playful sequence of form and dialogue with the observer. The ambiguities of this encounter were deliberately emphasised with the use of an androgynous yet strangely appealing doll’s head at the centre of the piece.
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Paper Clay
Piece experimenting with the properties of a paper-clay mix to achieve more complex and delicate structures.
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Last shot of #Boulogne, which bizarrely had numerous #Welsh restaurants. Anyone know why?
by Sam
Taken in Boulogne, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Basilica #budapest
by Sam
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Drogo Jelly
by Sam
Taken at Castle Drogo, Devon, in March 2012
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Axial Line Definitions
by Sam
Here we demonstrate an isovist based approach to definition of the axial lines of a space. The algorithm identifies the primary and secondary longest axial lines of each isovist in real-time. These are used to define a pair of median 2d centric points: Movement towards either of the median points causes following of the general axiality of the space as perceived at that location. Further sets of exploratory movements based on this approach are demonstrated here.
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Battle Great Wood
by Sam
Taken near Battle, Kent, in August 2011
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Honfleur, wooden church interior.
by Sam
Taken in Honfleur, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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CEU OD&T
by Sam
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Upholstery
Ongoing work restoring period furniture
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Bobbins
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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Valletta: Models
Iterative ‘loom’ models proposing points and forms of intervention within the Valletta context. Based on an in-depth examination of the locally contextual and historically significant practice and processes of silk lace weaving, these models proposed a series of interventions within the ancient city fortifications.
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Mers de Bains: Side street
by Sam
Taken in Mers de Bains, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Walking Places: Wistman’s Wood
by Sam
Wistman’s Wood is a scrap of surviving ancient woodland that you can find near Two Bridges, Dartmoor. It is hidden 30 minutes walk up a steep sided valley. The trees are oaks, twisted and miniaturised by the rocky clitter upon which they have slowly grown. The tallest is seven metres high. [click & drag to pan] Similar woodland used to cover most of the moor and the UK, but beginning in the Neolithic Period, man’s activities have cleared the entire […]
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Garden yellow no.2
by Sam
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Libraries Platform
by Sam
Record and output from engagement sessions held with Hull Libraries service Librarians and staff in April and May 2012. The film takes the output of workshop discussions and brings them into an emergent briefing focus for future library interventions. Completed with Surface Architects.
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Long way up
by Sam
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