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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Squarepusher and the Geometry of Sound
In one of Arup’s London offices is an array of speakers designed to help architects and acoustic engineers hear how the designs of their spaces will sound when complete. It’s called an ambisonic array. Virtual sound models for proposed concert … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Engineering, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged arup, London, london design festival, sound, squarepusher, tom jenkinson, trafalgar square
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Avante Arduino
What’s the greatest piece of design to come out of Italy in the last decade? The Branca chair by Mattiazzi? Something by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso? It was the Arduino, a simple microcontroller board, named according to the Wall Street … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Engineering, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, arduino, Be Open, hacking, technology will save us, tom dixon
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Endless Interruptions
Designer Sam Bernier’s starting point is the ultimate contemporary dilemna. “After finishing the content of a mason jar… I always clean it and keep it for later use. I quickly realised that I had almost no opportunities to actually reuse … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Printing, Design, Engineering
Tagged 3D printing, Be Open, disruptive technology, industrial revolution, instructables
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The Airport Guy
The all-to brief appointment of Daniel Moylan as chairman of the London Legacy Development Company marks a sea-change in the development landscape in London. His departure, after just 7 weeks, marks the end of an 8 year period during which … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Urbanism
Tagged airport, boris johnson, London, mayor, moylan
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