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Liquid Place ( Wireless Space), an Architecture Week event
25th and 26th June 2003
Liquid Place ( Wireless Space) is a series of 1 day 'bluesky'
workshops on wi-fi technology in Huddersfield. The workshops aim to
explore the potential of emerging technologies in architecture and the
environment. The workshops will be run by leading practitioners in
their field . Groups of participants will explore: new content
development for mobile, wireless and responsive technologies; new
,public and architectural interfaces; new environmental and social
technologies; and new ways to engage with the dynamics of
architecture, the built and natural environment, in specific locations in
and around Huddersfield.
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Participants
Participants in the workshop will include invited creative practitioners
and policy makers from the region as well as post graduate students
and graduates of architecture and multimedia courses from across
the UK.
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Workshop coordinators include:
Nick Cristea, Design Director at Digit
http://www.digitlondon.com/
Dan Blackburn, Director, Carbonbasedgames urban gaming
http://www.carbonbasedgames.com/
Fee Plumbley, thephonebook
the-phone-book.ltd.uk
sound and image authoring for mobile and location aware devices
Eleanor Rees and The Word Hoard with Rob Lycett
sms based public authoring,
http://www.speakerscorner.org
http://www.the-media-centre.co.uk/
NeedleworkTV, Stuart Nolan,
Cops and Robbers
Jen Southern,
GPS Drawing
Derek Hales, Andy Gracie, Carl Meddings
wall, floor, window, door
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Schedule
The workshops are scheduled to run on Wednesday 25th June with a
public dissemination event scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday
26th June.
The workshops will be held at the Digital Research Unit and
Medialouge at The Media Centre, and at the University of Huddersfield,
Canalside East, Architecture and Multimedia studios. The public
dissemination will be an informal 'pop-in' day held in the Medialounge
at The Media Centre.
directions are available at http://www.the-media-centre.co.uk
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Overnight accomodation (for students only) can be organised on a first
come first served basis in digs with Huddersfield Architecture and
MM/VR students.
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Students: For more information contact Carl Meddings on 01484
472281 or [log in to unmask]
Practitioners: For more information contact Clare Danek on 0870 990
5007 or email [log in to unmask]
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This event is organised by the Digital Research Unit (DRU) and the
Department of Architecture, University of Huddersfield
http://www.druh.co.uk
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Details of how to apply for one of our £5000.00 bursaries to study MA
Smart Design and MA Digital Design at the University of Huddersfield
from september 2003 will be available at the event.
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