031 Exemplar: expo Zaragoza 2008 "Digital Water Pavilion"

Carlo Ratti's DWP Project Website: http://www.carloratti.com/projects/022.htm
PDF of Project: http://www.carloratti.com/projects/pdf/022_DWP.pdf
Digital Water Pavilion: http://www.dwp.qaop.net
Expo Zaragoza 2008: http://www.expozaragoza2008.es/

The MOVEABLE Roof of the Digital Water Pavilion
http://www.dwp.qaop.net/?lang=en#project

This is one of the most intriguing exemplars that have made quite the impression and impact in my perception of future architectural and urban designs. Carlo Ratti's introduction to architecture that senses and responds (when I was in Stuttgart for a workshop) holds a very relevant theme in terms of using "MOBILE" architecture as a strategy and catalyst in designing the VISION that our group have finalised upon - which will be presented during tutorial tomorrow (Friday at 1pm).

You will see the mention of this similar sort of exemplar coming up pretty frequently in my upcoming blog entries, as I am really inspired by the works of Carlo Ratti and the MIT SENSEable City Lab. I feel that Australia, together with most countries all over the world grappling with metropolitan cities within their nation, is looking towards this sort of urban design using architecture as a device and technology to integrate the social shifts that we have begun to observe in current urban contexts, with the built environment.

A Word on Digital Water Pavilion

"At its core, the DWP has been designed to be an open system where its technologies can be improved upon and can evolve with advances over time. The pavilion is also an open system in the sense that the designers do not decide how it reacts, but leave it in the hands of its users."

This pavilion will serve as an example as to the way I will respond to/for my architectural presence and identity.

~ H