Written by Jeroen Junte

The holocaust monument Levenslicht (Light of Life) consisting of 104.000 illuminating stones by Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde won in the category Spatial Media Art, the biggest category of the Media Architecture Awards. The awards are handed out in 5 categories to the best projects in the integration of displays, interactive installations and other media into architectural structures, such as facades and urban screens.

     The five winners clearly demonstrate the diversity of media architecture. This relatively new discipline is a combination of architecture, urban planning, digital media, design and art. Among the winner are manifestations as diverse as a interactive holocaust monument, the design of an innovative brick that functions as a lens, The Digital Bricks in the category Animated Architecture, or solar panels that function as a screen of Novartis Pavillon, the best Future Prototype.

The MAA2020 are part of the Media Architecture Biennale that took place last week in Amsterdam. In an online award ceremony on July 2 the awards were handed to best projects in the integration of displays, interactive installations and other media into architectural structures, such as facades and urban screens. The award ceremony was live-streamed and can be viewed here.

COURTESY – Archdaily

https://www.archdaily.com/964433/winners-of-the-media-architecture-awards