Technology’s influence on society expands far beyond that of the internet and the influx of information it has created, traditional architectural programs are also morphing to accommodate differing requirements and opportunities. The Mediatheque is a distinct architectural response to the digitization of texts and the necessity to organize and access this data. The library typology must adapt to its new role: the dissemination of digital and analog information.
In this studio, students designed a Mediatheque as an expansion to the Birmingham Public Library. Following the Mediatheque project, students were asked to revisit their design and imagine the technological infrastructure contained in the architecture, reformat the data into dynamic, interactive streams and create a physical interface to convey their findings. The interface was then deployed, in real-time in the courtyard of the School of Architecture.
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STATUS / COMPLETED 2003
UNIVERSITY / AUBURN UNIVERSITY
LOCATION / SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE COURTYARD
FACULTY / DAVID BURNS
STUDENTS /
JAMES BRAZELTON, CASEY IVY, ANDREW JACOBS, CHARLIE JORGENSON, RICHARD LONG, NATHAN MAKEMSON, JACK MAZZOLA, LEIA PRICE, MICHAEL SCHERER, THOMAS SCHNEIDER, ANTHONY SULLIVAN, DAVID WURST
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