The Blind Window ///
The primary function of a window is to visually connect interior and exterior environments, but windows are also a point of transmission for many other conditions. Windows permit light, heat, and, if open, breezes, smells, and sounds, among others. What if the passage of one or more elements were disassociated from the penetration of light? How might an opaque aperture transmit select conditions through a distinct area of wall? What is the value of communicating a non-visual condition from outside to inside, or vice versa? What happens when a window becomes blind?
Participants are asked to design a window that does not let light penetrate through it. Submissions may be technical, conceptual, practical, and/or artistic.
JURORS ///
Chris Daniells
Brighton, East Sussex, England
BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
Firm: Chris Blandford Associates
Jonathan Saccoccio, AIA
West Dover, Vermont, United States
B.Arch, Temple University
Firm: Workshop 48
William Su
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States B.Arch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Firm: Arrowstreet
RESULTS ///
ENTRIES ///
Nick Paley
Manchester, United Kingdom
Thierry Lye
Paris, France
Wesley Verhoeven
Lisse, The Netherlands
Timothy Yiu (Editor's Choice)
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Kim de Regt
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dinesh Ashok Lohar
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Eric Wang
Pasadena, California, United States
Jacob Pfahl
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Twana Gul
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ENTRIES
Africa
Asia
Europe
N. America
S. America
Oceana
Nick Paley
Manchester, United Kingdom
JURY COMMENTS ///
"Wonderfully cheeky, very clean graphics."
"Our society doesn't have the ability to look beyond a window. We happily accept any projected information."
Thierry Lye
Paris, France
JURY COMMENTS ///
"One of the better entries for its visual qualities. As with some of the other entries, this one picks up on ideas of visual breaks and barriers among the internet but also confronts modern societal issues and how a resolution can be found through the prescription of a blind window."
Wesley Verhoeven
Lisse, The Netherlands
JURY COMMENTS ///
"The concept is unique, playful and is an idea that opens up many possibilities and opportunities for the restaurant market. Although we are already aware of restaurant chains such as Starbucks and Mcdonalds who pump their odours into the public realm, the initiative of smaller yet more quality outlets could be taken to remove the visceral display which can become repetitive or monotonous on our high streets."
Timothy Yiu
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
JURY COMMENTS ///
"Another high level of graphic quality. Although its not a realistic proposal in construction or technology, the notion is beautiful one that is appealing to myself as a landscape architect. To approach the sense of touch is important as it links well to the visually impaired and the use of braille."
Kim de Regt
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
JURY COMMENTS ///
"I like that the window affects the interior spatially by bringing in the outside environment not only thru the tubular projections, but also through other senses."
Dinesh Ashok Lohar
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
JURY COMMENTS ///
"This entry is interesting because it is observational rather than a proposal, and it is beneficial to draw in on the qualities of structures that are produced in 'the third world' or less wealthy states where materials are more scarce and therefore higher levels of pioneering are involved."
Eric Wang
Pasadena, California, United States
JURY COMMENTS ///
"This scenario blocks what is typically a huge amount of public information. It prevents the transmission of relationships and gives power to those on the inside."
Jacob Pfahl
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
JURY COMMENTS ///
"The idea of an aural window is really interesting, I appreciate how different vibrations are created by controlling aperture sizes."
Twana Gul
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
JURY COMMENTS ///
"The window is so integral to the facade, that the inside and outside cannot have a relationship."
Andrea Perletti
Bergamo, Italy
Ganesan Muniyandi
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Özden Bayraktar
Istanbul, Turkey
Agata Murasko
London, United Kingdom
Chris Dove
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Richard Manoharan
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Alexandre Vicente
Osaka, Japan (From Portugal)
Miguel Macias
Franklin Park, Illinois, United States
Olesja Lami
Tirana, Albania
Joana Polonia
Porto, Portugal
Alireza Kabiri & Saeed Yazdi
Toronto, Canada
Mary George
East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Athina Rizopoulou
Volos, Greece
Zhongyuan Pan
Adelaide, Australia
Arnulfo Ramirez
Seattle, Washington, United States
Amritha Karnakar & Dishita Turakhia (Architexture Buro)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Elena Latonina
St. Petersburg, Russia
