Urbanism

Wow! Our neighbors at Usine across the river constructed a spectacular temporary urban construction, which will be inaugurated tonight. The installation looks like a parasite winding around the building and features 3d projections screens. It also offers visitors the opportunity to access the building's roof to enjoy a great view on Geneva!

It's part of UZ.N, the Usine's 22th birthday festival, which will feature 6 weeks of transdisciplinary performances, including a conference on on cultural urbanism September 28-29.

The urban sculpture was designed by Architecture 1024 ,
Artfactories/ Autre(s)pARTs, our partners HEAD and Lumens8 as well as illico Prod. Nice, thumbs up!

Teaser U.ZN from Projet UZN on Vimeo.

Dan Hill is a pioneering figure in the development of innovative information and communications technology products and services since the early ’90s. One of the most impressive roles Dan has had in his fruitful career was that of chief architect for the redesign of the BBC’s web presence, implementing strategies to meet the requirements for the “on-demand” media age, including the development of the BBC iPlayer.

Another role Dan Hill has played was that of Director of Web & Broadcast for the ground-breaking global media Monocle, He also organised the architecture and urbanism conference Postopolis in New York, and runs City of Sound, generally acclaimed as one of the leading architecture and urbanism websites.

Mr. Hill currently works for the multinational design consultancy Arup in Sydney, Australia, where he acts as a senior consultant focusing on urban planning and design, leading Arup into the emerging field of urban informatics and urban information design.