JASON GLIONNA

ACTIVATE intends to create a visual conversation between the built environment and its building’s occupants. The form of which ACTIVATE takes is based on the presence and proximity of an individual relative to the installation. Data is collected through proximity sensors found in an XBOX Kinect Monitor, translated through the computer programs Firefly and Grasshopper, and transmitted through motors sending the installation into motion. The idea behind the design is that architectural barriers are defined by the individual’s presence when needed and then retractable when unnecessary.