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what is your workflow for designing embedded lighting installations?

November 28, 2017 Brad Koerner

To echo a piece I just published on LinkedIn, I’m asking my network for what cool software tricks designers are using to accomplish embedded lighting installations. I’m doing a bit of research for my upcoming conference presentation at Strategies in … Continue reading what is your workflow for designing embedded lighting installations?

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yingchuang

July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 Brad Koerner

Yingchuang (also named Winsun; I’m not sure the differentiation) is a Shanghai-based construction materials company that is showing some impressive advances in R+D with CNC production, including 3D-printed concrete construction. Yingchuang produces a range of products, including glass reinforced gypsum, special … Continue reading yingchuang

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rael san fratello + emerging objects

May 22, 2015May 21, 2015 Brad Koerner

I posted about them in 2013, but I’m so taken by their creative 3D printed materials and wild forms that I’m posting about them again:  Rael San Fratello is an Oakland based architecture studio led by the husband and wife … Continue reading rael san fratello + emerging objects

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denegrib bessai studio – custom ceiling

May 21, 2015May 22, 2015 Brad Koerner

Very interesting parametric-designed luminous ceiling installation at a private residence by Toronto firm Denegrib Bessai Studio. Continue reading denegrib bessai studio – custom ceiling

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zaha hadid – bee’ah headquarters

March 26, 2015 Brad Koerner

Via Dezeen.  Another beautiful and absolutely crazy project from Zaha Hadid, this time a headquarters for UAE-based waste disposal company Bee’ah.  Cool video highlights the major lighting effects in the project. Continue reading zaha hadid – bee’ah headquarters

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studio roland snooks

October 29, 2014 Brad Koerner

Studio Roland Snooks is a Melbourne-based architecture practice with some WILD parametric projects.  Amazing stuff, beautifully rendered.  These folks should be designing futuristic set pieces for Hollywood…this is a better view of the future then anything in the movies lately… Continue reading studio roland snooks

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electroland’s aurora project

October 10, 2014 Brad Koerner

An incredible media lighting system installation named “Aurora” by Electroland was realized using advanced parametric design, digital fabrication, and 47,000 RGB LED pixels from Philips Color Kinetics.  And wonderfully, Electroland presents numerous process photographs and an amazing video recorded from the design, … Continue reading electroland’s aurora project

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internships!

October 8, 2014 Brad Koerner

I’m looking for two good interns to work with my team at Philips Lighting this upcoming spring.  Please share this with any students or professors who might fit the bill. The first position is for a graphic design student who … Continue reading internships!

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casa puglia

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 Brad Koerner

Casa in Puglia — a beautiful Italian house project in Arch Daily by architect Peter Pichler Architects that makes use of patterns generated by parametric techniques. “Casa in Puglia / Peter Pichler Architects” 20 Dec 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 21 Aug 2014. <http://www.archdaily.com/?p=97484&gt; Continue reading casa puglia

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y[our-s]ukkah

March 23, 2013 Brad Koerner

Wow!  What an image!  An incredible rendering found on a Behance.net project page by Jon Bailey. Continue reading y[our-s]ukkah

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paper chandeliers

March 23, 2013 Brad Koerner

Via Dezeen: An undulating canopy of cardboard tubes by American studio Cristina Parreño Architecture and students from MIT hovered over visitors at the ARCOMadrid art fair in Spain last month. Overall, it is a bit much for me, particularly at … Continue reading paper chandeliers

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cordoba contemporary art center

March 23, 2013March 23, 2013 Brad Koerner

Via Dezeen, an interesting contemporary art center project  by Madrid architects Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos in Cordoba, Spain, with a beautiful illuminated facade. According to Dezeen: Hexagonal funnels stretch down from the roof to channel natural light into concentrated spaces. Meanwhile, tiny … Continue reading cordoba contemporary art center

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e/b office

December 31, 2012December 31, 2012 Brad Koerner

e/b office is the New York-based design collaboration of Yong Ju Lee and Brian Brush. They have some fantastic, cutting-edge parametric design projects, including a few with some very innovative lighting designs.  They also have an interesting blog with lots of … Continue reading e/b office

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parametric design sites

December 31, 2012 Brad Koerner

A nice, simple video to explain what how “parametric design” fundamentally works.  No narrative, just a simple example of adjusting parameters of a brick wall. And a couple links to interesting parametric modeling-focused sites: Rethinking Architecture Designreform Parametric Design Continue reading parametric design sites

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luminous limacon

December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 Brad Koerner

I came across this project from Andrew Saunders, a Assistant Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, that was a winner in a 2011 design competition organized by ACADIA.org.  Cool example parametric design; nice presentation board; and considering that I now … Continue reading luminous limacon

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24° studio – daphne

September 6, 2012 Brad Koerner

From 24° Studio, the same New York architects that created the beautiful “Hope Tree” installation I posted a couple years ago, another gorgeous temporary installation using paper modules with internal lighting called “Daphne“. This is a terrific example of what architectural lighting should … Continue reading 24° studio – daphne

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chrysalis project

November 28, 2011April 12, 2012 Brad Koerner

SolidSmack has an interesting article about the “Chrysalis Project” on Kickstarter, an effort by architect/programming experimenter Chris Chalmers.  To summarize the article, Chris is developing an export function from Rhino’s Grasshopper add-on, to allow designers to export parametric models — and their … Continue reading chrysalis project

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EXOtique Student Installation

March 25, 2011April 12, 2012 Brad Koerner

Core77 posted an interesting little project called “EXOtique” from a group of four recent graduates of Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning.  They produced a ceiling cloud structure for Ball State’s Institute for Digital Fabrication, made of styrene … Continue reading EXOtique Student Installation

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