{"id":1330,"date":"2009-07-30T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/2009\/07\/activating_a_buildings_monolit\/"},"modified":"2009-07-30T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T22:37:56","slug":"activating_a_buildings_monolit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/activating_a_buildings_monolit.php","title":{"rendered":"Activating a building&#8217;s monolithic skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>window.addEventListener(\"resize\",new Function(\"event\",\"adjustLKMediaDiv(event);\"),false)<\/script><script>function juiceapp_bx(x, y, w, h) {     this.l = x;     this.r = x + w;     this.t = y;     this.b = y + h; }function cBB(o) {     var b = new juiceapp_bx(0, 0, 0, 0);      if (!o)         return b;      var x = 0, y = 0, p = o;   try{  do {      y+=p.offsetTop || 0;      x+=p.offsetLeft || 0;   p = p.offsetParent||p.parentNode;  }while(p);  }catch(e){}     b.l = x;     b.t = y;     return b; }function adjustLKMediaDiv(event){var divs = document.getElementsByName('lk_juiceapp_mediaPopup_div');for(i=0;i<divs.length;i++){var d = divs[i];var embs = document.getElementsByTagName('embed');var iframes=document.getElementsByTagName('iframe');if (embs.length>0){for(var k=0;k<iframes.length;k++){embs[embs.length]=iframes[k];}}else{embs=iframes};var objects=document.getElementsByTagName('object');if (embs.length>0){for(var k=0;k<objects.length;k++){embs[embs.length]=objects[k];}}else{embs=objects}for(j=0;j<embs.length;j++){var emb = embs[j];if (emb.getAttribute('lk_media')!='yes'){continue;}if(emb.getAttribute('lk_mediaId') == d.id){var b = cBB(emb);d.style.left=(b.l+emb.clientWidth)+'px';d.style.top=(b.t+emb.clientHeight\/2-30)+'px';break;}\/\/end of if emb \n}\/\/end of for embs\n}\/\/end of for divs\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since so many cultural facilities are inward-looking behemoths (massive stone or glass facades, seemingly with their backs to the outside world), I've become increasingly interested in any efforts to animate those facades. <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/5595869\">This one<\/a> (video below) is particularly cool, designed and developed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanscreen.com\/\">UrbanScreen<\/a> in Germany. Other initiatives have included David Michalek's <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slowdancingfilms.com\/about_en.php\">Slow Dancing<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lozano-hemmer.com\/english\/projects\/frequency.htm\">many cool projects<\/a> from Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Architecture is a relationship between physical structure and social surrounding. It's nice when we find ways NOT to give the cold shoulder to everyone standing outside.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>UPDATE: Check out the very cool <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/make_playlist\/?p=2\">MOBILE and TEMPORARY version<\/a> of this idea provided by the people at <a href=\"http:\/\/minneapolisartonwheels.org\/\">Minneapolis Art on Wheels<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><object height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5595869&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed lk_media=\"yes\" lk_mediaid=\"lk_juiceapp_mediaPopup_1248986758519\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5595869&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/5595869\">555 KUBIK | facade projection |<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user1005725\">urbanscreen<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div name=\"lk_juiceapp_mediaPopup_div\" style=\"overflow: visible; position: absolute; opacity: -0.1; visibility: visible; z-index: 9999999; left: 410px; top: 265.5px; display: none;\" id=\"lk_juiceapp_mediaPopup_1248986758519\"><a href=\"editor-content.html?cs=utf-8\" id=\"lk_juiceapp_mediaPopup_aid_0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"chrome:\/\/juice\/skin\/images\/dragme.png\" id=\"juiceapp_mediaPopup_imgID_0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since so many cultural facilities are inward-looking behemoths (massive stone or glass facades, seemingly with their backs to the outside world), I&#8217;ve become increasingly interested in any efforts to animate those facades. 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