research weblog of william carter @
division of interactive media
University of Southern California
February 23, 2004
army of clerks
oh man, so cool.
Army of clerks proposes an architecture which consists of self-organising algorithmic processes. It tries to develop new architectural aesthetics which are not grounded on the creative genius of the architect, but on the relentless accumulation of unintelligent calculations, a mindless arithmetic performed by computational armies of clerks.
via archinect>
February 12, 2004
browser space
very nice implementation of creating a unique space within a browser window. absolutely great design, with a relatively intuitive interface (for this type of thing). see? flash is not used only for evil.
February 04, 2004
dynamap
cool mapping technology -- check out the flash demo at the bottom of the page.
May 30, 2003
city of news
"Is there a way for us to define ourselves and the space in which we dwell, when the city is increasingly referenced as a space of disappearance, a space of the future but not of the present, a space of anxiety and loss ?" M. Christine Boyer
City of News is an interesting (albeit a bit old) project that looks to map the choices made while traversing the internet into architectural city models based on memory and constructed by text and image from the web. Or, alternatively, from the website:
City of News is a dynamically growing urban landscape of information. It is an immersive, interactive, web browser that takes advantage of people's strength remembering the surrounding three-dimensional spatial layout. Starting from a chosen "home page", where home is finally associated with a physical space, our browser fetches and displays URLs so as to form skyscrapers and alleys of text and images through which the user can "fly". The City is organized in urban quarters (districts) that provide territorial regrouping of urban activities. Similarly to some major contemporary cities there is a financial district, an entertainment district, and a shopping district. In addition to these areas we have created other functional groupings by creating a mapping between modern newspaper layout and city planning.
More text, image, and video are here.