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The resources are endless for media projection and how this technology begins to interact with the public. I’m touching the tip of this topic, as there are a variety of ways to to project images, movies, etc, or simply hang a thoughtfully designed material. So, here are a few inspirational images and ideas out there..
Media for projecting images/art/information
Fabric- Yale Architecture student Nathan Hume’s proposal-
Buildings
Scrims- light textile made from cotton, used commonly in theatre. Wiki says “The advantage of scrims is that when lit from the front they can appear opaque to the audience, until a change in stage lighting (lighting from behind) makes them almost fully transparent.” 
Projecting images/light onto water
Glass- Colored glass, or images projected onto glass.
Dichroic glass- light reactive, film coated glass (entered public art in the 80’s) 
Ray King
High tech LED display- Times Square
LCD Screens- The famous Millenium Park in Chicago. 
Textile backed Projection Screen Surfaces- hangs flat 100 % Vinyl (unsupported) screen materials- Fixed wall, usually with roller screens with tensioning abilities
Technology- “City Wall” supports media, local knowledge, and interaction in this installation piece. Pretty cool.
Joost van Santen uses light filtering materials to integrate light in architectural settings. Click on “home” to see more images.
Ray King (Philadelphia) creates futuristic glass and steel sculptures that interact with natural and artificial light.
Towards An Integrated Architectural Media Space- good article on new uses of media in the landscape.
Projection & Public Space has links of projects throughout the world. Graffiti Analysis is worth checking out.
Lumen! Tons of images with projections..
Just found this last website- Interactive Architecture.org SWEET!
giving another meaning to “space” projection. ha! this is cool though. sit back and enjoy more coming soon…
LIGHT: affecting space and perception, movement. contemplation. mood.
James Irwin
At the moment, what I am envisioning for the space has to do with these ideas:
Concept_
Artificial light + sunlight = ? or… exploiting one or the other
Skrims- change light path, could be used for movies, projecting images, football games
Installations- with light? with canvas? utilize light to morph/distort/change without being too distracting
mirrors? probably not.
intersections, yes.
sound absorption, yes.
Program_
Outdoor seating/relaxing for residents and customers- adjacent to Georges
Courtyard (cozy) feel for residents who need gathering space
Planting- planters for seating, creating space, linear bike/pedestrian path
Raised gathering area?- informal seating
Steps, ramps, some change in elevation, create interest, deck-ish thing for bands?? noise issue with that?
Path system running through and connecting to streets,
Part of larger circulation system (BREC implemented paths through BR)
Precedent_
Robert Irwin- use of space and light
James Turrell
It’s a little off the subject, but I like Geraldine Georges images. She mixes the human emotion and experience with nature. It’s girly but when you look at them out of her set, you wouldn’t think that. I initially saw these images in the Austin American Statesman, liked them and ripped them out. Mom sent them to me recently (cause you know she’s not going to throw anything out) and I found them yet again.
I like the bird motif. It’s overplayed at this point, but I still like it. Probably won’t in a year. In any case, I hope to use birds a bit more in my video and presentation (without being cliche). I’m trying to get an experiment to work— I’m working on visually showing the volume of the light with bird interaction. If all goes as planned I will be able to attract the ‘lil pigeons one by one into the light.
Recipe:
1 pt. sunlight
20-30 pigeons
pigeon food
video camera
patience
I gave this a hasty attempt on Sunday. Not much light, and they didn’t fall for the wild bird food. It, um, seemed to disappear in the gravel. It was a bit pathetic. Just gotta try harder. I’m going back with bread, grains, and love for pigeons. If this doesn’t work, I’ve always liked the dust. I’m hoping to incorporate both the dust and pigeons to represent the volume of light created by the Perkins overpass.
Overwhelming vibrations,
Crackling of the pavement.
Beating of vehicles
Penetrating the senses.
A composition of sounds, feelings, perceptions…
It’s as if I left a rock concert.
** is this a funny ending?
This was a quick poem I wrote on the feelings of vibration and sound underneath the overpass. I did not have a good way to represent the sound, but I found it the most intense of all experiences beneath the overpass.
The event that I am capturing is the volume, particles, and reach of light.
The new studio project is a design for the Perkins Road underpass, below the I-10 expressway. More to come…
