Place By Design Finalists
AnyType
LAURA DEVENDORF & KIMIKO RYOKAI, UC BERKELEY | OAKLAND, CA AnyType is an
application that invites us to transform our everyday environments into unique typefaces. It prompts us to look
through our mobile phones and actively examine our surroundings as creative inputs.
Ballroom Luminoso JOE O'CONNELL & BLESSING HANCOCK, CREATIVE MACHINES, INC. |
SAN ANTONIO, TX Ballroom Luminoso transforms an ordinary underpass into a shadow theater. Six brilliantly lit,
color-changing chandeliers cast bright shapes and shadows 40 feet. The chandeliers, recycled from bike parts, are
lit with LED lights to allow for creative expression with minimal maintenance.
From Blight to Bright
ERIC TAN & RACHEL GANIN, GENSLER | NEW YORK, NY The
Blight to Bright project imagines a flexible, sustainable and community-driven system of plug & play park
modules, designed to take advantage of under-utilized spaces throughout the city.
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SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com
