04/07/2007 07:22:42 PM 
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(1) The line-up of speakers:
Geoff Manaaugh- Gave an amazing talk about his pet interests that included- articifical islands, micro nations, fault lines and underground cities
Erik Davies- Talking up California's eclectic spiritual architecture
Walter Murch- The academy award winning movie editor- talking about the connection between the Pantheon in Rome and Copernicus
Rebar Group- A San-Francisco group of acitvist artist/performers who's projects explore the concept of space
One of the most interesting presentations was given by the architects Iwamoto Scott- who talked about their recent projects. One which stuck out was the Jellyfish house; a vision of a home (50 years into the future) located on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
It was full of lots of amazing ideas:
- The house is built with a skin designed to filter water from the bay and rain water- the filters would use a combination of UV (just like many bottled waters we buy today) and titanium dioxide
- The ambience of the environment is changed by the user- the color of the walls and roof could be changed at a flick or a switch
- The skin of the home would also act like a digital membrane- carry digital circuits and technologies
The last element reflects the evolution from the concept of the smart home (a concept that's been with us for the last 10 years) as a home that you program, to the ambient home; something even more intelligent, in that it reacts to changes in stimuli. This is already a theme we are starting to see more in consumer electronics and building materials.
Image: Iwamoto Scott
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I just wrote a blog on blogs.move.com/do-it-green where I linked this blog in my post. The design for this jellyfish house is completely cool. And I'm hoping to see the video for it at the art center exhibition. Thanks for the extra info!