Moving Facades

Electric Facades Brighten Buildings

In Frankfurt's main shopping district, the Zeilgalerie shopping mall brightens up the night with thousands of programmable LEDs built into its new facade.

August 28, 2011 - The Architect's Newspaper

Information As Architecture

The "N Building" in Tokyo has a facade made up of digital QR codes- aim your phone at a window, and it will tell you all about the business, what's on sale, and what the people inside are Tweeting.

January 8, 2010 - Fast Company

Architecture That Moves

Oobject has collected videos of twelve building facades that move, either purely for effect or for ventilation.

May 2, 2009 - oobject

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