Author Archives: Jeroen Beekmans

Why Not Print Buildings?

During our explorations in fresh developments in architecture we already found plenty of nifty projects, ideas and concepts that have the potential to totally reframe the production of the physical…

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Book Review: Portraits From Above

Some weeks ago Joop wrote two reviews about the books ‘Hong Kong Inside’ and ‘Hong Kong Outside’ — two stunning photographic documents about people living in Hong Kong’s…

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Rethinking Mobile Interfaces

Some days ago I came across an article on PSFK featuring Little World, a fresh user interface concept for mobile phones which was developed by Kevin

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Pachube And The Internet Of Things

Not so long ago, the Internet of Things sounded like something very abstract. The term ‘Internet of Things’ represents a world in which more and more objects and…

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Become A Fan

Yesterday we finally opened a Facebook page devoted to this blog, The Pop-Up City. Hereby we’d like to invite you to join the network and make it a…

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Mobile Bus Bars

Today I stumbled upon a nice article by Rebel Art about a wicked, unusual mobile bar in Berlin that consists of four old vans. According to…

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Arrow, Crane


To inform the world about their (free) Ovi Maps mobile navigation software, Nokia built a house-sized, interactive signpost in the form of a dynamically rotating…

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Anteroom


The idea behind the Anteroom series is so brilliant and simple. Vancouver-based artist James Nizam projects a big size pinhole experience into rooms of abandoned, soon-to-be-demolished…

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Book Review: Spacecraft 2, Part 2

Last Friday I paid attention to Spacecraft 2 by showcasing some of the more than 150 projects covered in the book. Under the slogan ‘more fleeting architecture…

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AR Ink

“I know, you’re probably sick of AR this and AR that by now, and the technology is only in its infancy, but this?”
Today I bumped into this article on…

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Book Review: Spacecraft 2

In 2007 we fell in love with Spacecraft, a fantastic book published by Gestalten which presents inspiring “projects that meet the changing spatial needs…

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Wednesday: Pecha Kucha Night Amsterdam Volume 12

Come along on Wednesday night at Mediamatic for the 12th edition of our Pecha Kucha Night Amsterdam. Show and tell, get inspired and have a great night out loaded…

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Parisian Disco


Thanks to Herrjaapmans I found out about Michel de Broin’s installation ‘La Maîtresse de la Tour Eiffel’. For the occasion of the…

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SARA: The First Mobile 3D Architecture App


Many analysts and ‘trendwatchers’ believe Augmented Reality will become the big hit of 2010, but I have some doubts. Technological determinists tend to overlook the risk…

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An Introduction To Graffiti Markup Language

Some of you may already know the Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab, a New York-based group famous for its technological approach to graffiti, expressed in…

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