Dear MAB-Community, Autumn/Spring is here and in the spirit of a new season cycle we are glad to announce the relaunch of two of our calls: Papers and MAB Awards! Find out more below. As you know, we have set new dates for MAB20, 28 June - 2 July, 2021, and we are working towards it while also making contingency plans in order to best adapt to the uncertainties of current times. Our remaining calls will relaunch soon, and we will keep you updated on them via our online platforms and newsletters. Meanwhile, we have another online event coming up this Thursday, Oct 1st, which you can find out more about it below. We hope you can join us! Last but not least, keep letting us know about your projects, publications & events, and we will share them on our MAB Community section. ** EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------ Sonic Runway, Rob Jensen & Warren Trezevant (photo: Scott Ashkenaz) Tune in for 'Futures Implied: How Media Architecture shapes our cities' This Thursday, Oct 1st | 18:30 – 19:30 CET at Pakhuis de Zwijger (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) *This Friday we will share the full video on our website & social media platforms, in case you are not able to watch it live. What future visions are implied in today’s urban technologies?
From media facades and urban screens, to digital platforms and smart city technologies - media architecture has increasingly shaped or cities during the past two decades. None of these technologies, however, are neutral enablers, mere decorative structures, or just simple market places. It is time therefore for the discipline of media architecture to address the implied futures of new technologies. Join us in this conversation and, together, let's explore what future visions are implied in today’s urban technologies.
SPEAKERS Stephan Petermann (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Founder of MANN; Marília Pasculli (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Curator and artistic director of Verve Cultural; Marcus Foth (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Professor of Urban Informatics, QUT (Queensland University of Technology); Glenda Caldwell (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Associate Professor at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Katharine S. Willis (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Professor of Smart Cities and Communities at Plymouth University MODERATOR Martijn de Waal (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) - Lector (Professor) Play & Civic Media at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences & General Chair of MAB20 Watch here >> (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532... Live Cast: Media Architecture Today, for Tomorrow's Cities Watch the full video of our first live cast at the Pakhuis de Zwijger and be part of a conversation about what is Media Architecture and why does it matter. Our speakers Nanna Verhoeff (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , Frank Suurenbroek (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , Dave Colangelo (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , Filippo Lodi (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) and, moderator Michiel de Lange (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , shared their different perspectives on media architecture and how it can be used as an interface for activism, restorative public spaces, innovative commercial facades & more. ** CALLS ------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS | MAB20 invites papers from academics, students, and industry practitioners that align to the theme "Futures Implied" and the sub-themes: "Playful & Artistic Civic Engagement", "The Aesthetics and Poetics of Responsive Urban Spaces", "Restorative Cities", "More-than-Human-Cities", and "Citizens’ digital rights in the era of platform ecologies". The paper contributions should address current practices, discuss theoretical approaches, or present novel research that explore and further develop our understanding of media architecture through relevant case studies, design processes, and community and industry examples.
Deadline: January 25th, 2021 Notification of acceptance: 29 March, 2021 All revisions due & Camera Ready: 24 May, 2021
We look forward to receiving your submission! More info >> (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) CALL FOR MAB AWARDS | MAB20 invites architects, urban designers, artists, and other industry practitioners to submit outstanding projects at the intersection of architecture, urban design and planning, media and interaction design, and art. The project should be submitted under one or two of the following categories: "Animated Architecture", "Branding and Entertainment", "Participatory Architectures and Infrastructures", "Spatial Media Art", "Future Trends and Prototypes", and "More-Than-Human Architecture". This call is for projects that are already built or realized except if your project fits the category “Future Trends and Prototypes.” We particularly call for projects that match this year’s Biennale theme of 'Futures Implied'.
Deadline: February 1st, 2021 Notification of acceptance: April 5th, 2021 Awards ceremony: July 2nd, 2021
We look forward to receiving your submission! More info >> (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) ** MAB COMMUNITY ------------------------------------------------------------ https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532... INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ARTWORK | Architect & artist Anaisa Franco (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) has shared with us one of her latest creations: Wave of Rainbow, an interactive public artwork that creates a colorful wave while people walk along with it. The concept of the proposed project is about adding fantasy in one’s journey while visiting the park and making it a fanciful experience. To accomplish that the artwork uses technology to evoke, in a cheerful and metaphoric way, feelings of acceptance, belonging and self-stem. Franco is based in Barcelona, and for the past few years, has created a prolific portfolio of new media artworks. Most of her works were developed via grants, prizes, and commissions, and have been exhibited in public spaces, museums and galleries worldwide. Wave of Rainbow was commissioned by Annecy Paysages 2020. (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) More info >> (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532... CONFERENCE PRESENTATION | Marcus Foth (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) is a professor of Urban Informatics in the QUT Design Lab (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , and also one of the founders of the More-than-Human-Futures Group, which leads a proactive, creative response to the unfolding planetary ecocide. At the MAB18 (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , in Beijing, Foth and Glenda Caldwell (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) made a call for a More-than-human Media Architecture, proposing nascent design considerations for media architecture to go beyond the needs of just humans and to consider new ways to appreciate and cater for our broader ecological entanglements with plants, animals, and the environment at large. He was recently invited as a keynote speaker at the 8th International Conference Arte-Polis, Architecture Design Program (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) , Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia – where he explored the topic: More-than-Human Futures: Connected Urbanism and Cohabitation in the Smart City. https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532... ONLINE EVENT | Last week, one of MAB20's organisers, the Lectorate of Play & Civic Media (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) hosted with Pakhuis de Zwijger (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) a final event for one of their projects: Trust in Play: European School of Urban Game Design (https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b532...) . As cities become more and more complex, there's the risk of losing the "human touch" in how we relate to our neighbours. Could playful experiences in urban public spaces play a role in establishing new relationships of trust? Watch the full video above and discover the 3 exciting urban games that the Trust in Play Amsterdam branch developed during the past year. 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