A productive ambiguity: Diffraction aberrations as a template for the architectural surface

Matthews, L; Perin, G

A productive ambiguity: Diffraction aberrations as a template for the architectural surface

Matthews, L

Perin, G

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: CAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches, 2017, pp. 571 - 580
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Matthews, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-940X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Perin, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2943-4094	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	CAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches, 2017, pp. 571 - 580	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789881902689	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115985
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong. The hi-resolution imaging of public urban space for both promotional and surveillance purposes is now undertaken by a range of ubiquitous visioning technology such as Internet webcams, drones (UAV's) and high-altitude aircraft cameras. The ability to control and manipulate these types of images is a growing concern in an increasingly 'envisioned' environment. One approach is to disrupt or modify the 'emission signatures' of urban surfaces, which requires an understanding of the digital algorithms used to assemble and transmit image content into grids of visual data. Recent scaled tests show that Fraunhofer diffraction algorithms can interfere with the smooth transmission of image data. When these algorithmic patterns are physically constructed into a building façade, they create natural disruption glitches in the camera's successful transmission of visual data. The paper details how the quantum of visual aberration in the digital portrayal of the city can be determined by algorithm-based façade patterning.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	CAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches	en_US
dc.title	A productive ambiguity: Diffraction aberrations as a template for the architectural surface	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

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© 2017, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong. The hi-resolution imaging of public urban space for both promotional and surveillance purposes is now undertaken by a range of ubiquitous visioning technology such as Internet webcams, drones (UAV's) and high-altitude aircraft cameras. The ability to control and manipulate these types of images is a growing concern in an increasingly 'envisioned' environment. One approach is to disrupt or modify the 'emission signatures' of urban surfaces, which requires an understanding of the digital algorithms used to assemble and transmit image content into grids of visual data. Recent scaled tests show that Fraunhofer diffraction algorithms can interfere with the smooth transmission of image data. When these algorithmic patterns are physically constructed into a building façade, they create natural disruption glitches in the camera's successful transmission of visual data. The paper details how the quantum of visual aberration in the digital portrayal of the city can be determined by algorithm-based façade patterning.

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