If one projects a MONDRIAAN painting on the wall, and use a computer to generate the depth lines according to the position of the viewer (tracked by a sensor), a virtual depth will be visible. The depth lines change with the position of the viewer in a correct way. At the same time the same image is projected simultaneously at the opposite wall. If the viewer turns around he will experience the same painting but with the wrong depth impression. As he moves, the depth lines will change in a unnatural way. See www.baltanlaboratories.org for more information.

At the 28th of january, MUA presented the masterplan ‘Oersprong Twente’ to a wider audience at the ‘Twentse Welle’ in Enschede. The presentation was held in cooperation with Rik Herngreen (advisor at Het Oversticht) and André Manuel (cabaretier from Twente). Also the design of the first ‘folly’ was shown. More info will follow.

If one takes the original ‘De Stijl’ font by VAN DOESBURG, and extrudes it into a spatial character, it appears that it is possible to design a set of only seven dices covering all the characters of the alphabet on available different sides. A ‘poeme numerique’ pavilion can be designed with these dices of 4 meters height. From a top view it is possible to read the title ‘poeme numerique’. On the bottom side of the top beams light can be placed that illuminate the top side of the lower beams.

A labyrinth setting of horizontal displays comes into being, ideal for exhibitions or working places. This is what it feels like to walk through ‘De Stijl’ characters – in appropriate style. See www.baltanlaboratories.org for more information.

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The ‘Case Studies’ project is a utopian architecture project by Maurer United Architects [MUA] that is being developed under the umbrella of BALTAN’s Poème Numérique research programme. MUA developed twelve utopian ideas, resulting in twelve different sketches. These are being posted on the Baltan Laboratories website. Baltan laboratories was initiated by Telcosystems, Geert Mul and Maurer United Architects in 2008. Angela Plohman is the director of this laboratory for art and technology in Eindhoven.

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The Dutch Consulate Generale of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was proud to present the Dutch contributions to the SZHK Biennale to the Chinese audience, featuring Neville Mars, Rem Koolhaas/OMA, MVRDV, ZUS, Powerhouse Company, Rocksteady Design, Michiel Hulshof, Daan Roggeveen and Maurer United Architects [MUA].

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On the occasion of the museum’s 50th anniversary, international artists, architects, and designers were invited to imagine their dream intervention in Frank Lloyd Wright’s rotunda. A salon-style installation of two-dimensional renderings of their visionary projects will emphasize the rich and diverse range of inspired proposals, and an accompanying catalogue will include reproductions of all of the submissions. The exhibition ‘Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda’ will take place February 19th – May 16th, 2010.
Maurer United Architects [MUA] imagine an enormous reflecting sphere: “The sculptural void in the New York Guggenheim Museum’s reminds us of the plastic effect that is created by the picture of the first footprint on the moon. This idea has been the inspiration for placing a FULL HALF MOON in this space. The installation consists of a glass ball with a diameter of 12 metres that is completely filled with moon dust. The glass ball’s lower half is 100% reflective and thus generates a convex picture of the concave void.”