REMAP led the design and installation of six interactive lanterns in the window of UCLA Family Commons. The lanterns had 600 individually addressable elements, with colors that changed to reflect how residents of Santa Monica felt each day. People could share their emotions anonymously through a website and Facebook, and these responses affected the lantern’s colors.
The spectrum of emotions translated into the different hues of the lanterns—orange-yellows for good; purple-blues for bad; green for in-between. As these feelings intensified, the colors followed suit.
Beacon was a collaboration between UCLA Family Commons, UCLA REMAP, Drisko Studio Architects, the Semel Institute’s Global Center for Children and Families, and Creable. The glass lanterns were fabricated by Judson Studios, and installed by w a kenningar.
UCLA Family Commons, Santa Monica—2009-2013.
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