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2006. The Digital Mile was a major intervention proposed by the City of Zaragoza, Spain to better position its enterprises, institutions and citizens in the technological 21st century. A large stretch of land in the heart of the city was proposed for redevelopment as public and private space integrating digital technology with the built environment. Our team at MIT was asked to envision, design and propose program for this project.
My contribution included proposals for several built interventions and digital services to engage citizens in considering the potential of their role in the city through technology. Some of these proposals were refined and realized for a 2008 World Expo that took place in Zaragoza.
For the printed prospectus, I conceived and produced a series of cartoon scenarios illustrating these proposals.
Tags: Research, Strategy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Urban Design
2006. The Digital Mile was a major intervention proposed by the City of Zaragoza, Spain to better position its enterprises, institutions and citizens in the technological 21st century. A large stretch of land in the heart of the city was proposed for redevelopment as public and private space integrating digital technology with the built environment. Our team at MIT was asked to envision, design and propose program for this project.
My contribution included proposals for several built interventions and digital services to engage citizens in considering the potential of their role in the city through technology. Some of these proposals were refined and realized for a 2008 World Expo that took place in Zaragoza.
For the printed prospectus, I conceived and produced a series of cartoon scenarios illustrating these proposals.
Tags: Research, Strategy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Urban Design
Digital Water Curtain. One of the proposals I co-conceived was a digital water curtain: a sinuous, motion-sensing armature that opened and closed to allow citizens to pass through it as well as digitally "printing" patterns in the water. The concept was refined and demonstrated by Carlo Ratti Associati and the MIT Senseable City Lab for the 2008 World Expo held in Zaragoza.
Memory Pavement. Intended to record pedestrian activity across a given space using responsive ground surfacing. Digital pavers each contain a sensor and and LED. Each time a footstep hits a paver, it emits an increment of light. As time passes, paths of light are illuminated where pedestrians have tread the most; untread areas emit no light. Pedestrians are made to consider the physical impact their travels leave on the city as well as to become aware of typical and atypical paths.
The cartoon scenarios I developed for the prospectus provided greater narrative context and personal connection to the built proposals being made.