Architecture Biennale is being directed by Kazuyo Sejima, 2010 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and a member of SANAA, one of the world's leading offices of contemporary architecture. She also serves as curator of the International Architecture Exhibition.
This year's Architecture Exhibition is titled People Meet in Architecture and runs from 29 August- 21 November 21 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale, as well a
The ESTA Rock Our World Awards were created to honour groundbreaking achievement by its members and to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of the technology and the designer or integrator who applies it in a real world environment. The finalists for the third annual Rock Our World Awards are:
Inverter Pac - Motion Laboratories Inc.
LightConverse 3D Show Platform - LightConverse Ltd.
RevEAL LED Color Wash - Prism Projection, Inc.
RSC Lightlock - Total Structures, Inc.
PRG Series 400 Nodes & Ethernet Switches in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest - PRG
Shanghai Expo Opening Ceremony - MA Lighting International GmbH
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre -
HSL has been working with C venues since 2005. The project was co-ordinated between Mike Oates at HSL and C venues production manager Richard Williamson, who also co-designed the C venues spaces with artistic director (and international lighting designer) Hartley T A Kemp. The lighting supply included the provision of generic and moving lights, dimming, power distribution and trussing, plus a technician - this year Ellen Connolly- for the fit up and get out periods, who trained the C venues crews who ran the shows for the month-long duration of the Festival.
This year, HSL invested in the new Avolites Power Cubes to supply various C venues spaces with a sol
PSI has been involved with the event every year, seeing it grow steadily since its inauguration in 2008. This year the promotion was a collaboration between Shine Productions and MCD. The 6000 capacity outdoor concerts were all a success despite the unpredictable northern Irish weather at this time of year.
PSI's Sean Pagel created a production design that covered the requirements of all eight headlining acts - Kasabian, Paolo Nuttini, Florence & The Machine, the Stereophonics, Soulwax/2 Many DJs, Paul Weller, Biffy Clyro with special guests The Lost Prophets, and David Guetta, who brought the eight shows over two weeks to a tumultuous close. All of these brought the
The Color Force 12 provides the feature set of the Color Force LED battens range in a compact, all-purpose version that is suitable for floor, wall or truss mounting. At only 300mm long, the unit's small footprint is suitable for pipe end, shin buster and wash applications.
The fixture can also be used to extend Color Force 48 and 72 LED batten installations, with minimal distance between fixtures and an output in excess of 2,000 lumens for seamless wall washing up to 8m.
The Color Force 12 uses its RGBA colour mixing palette to deliver a full range of high brightness colours for power across the spectrum, from deep cold blues to red hot lava looks all from a single fixture, says the c
"Philips Vari-Lite has dedicated our most recent technology developments to the successful real-world application of energy-efficient lighting technologies," stated Bob Schacherl, vice president of sales and marketing. "We have seen great success with the VLX Wash and the patented LED technology driving the VLX light engine offers everything that we desired from the VL550 80V lamp, and much more."
Although production o
"The integration of HippoNet in our Vision OS means that we can provide the same level of quality in operation, control depth and optimised feedback as is provided in Green Hippo's ZooKeeper software, but then integrated directly into our advanced interface. We're thankful that Green Hippo has provided us with their help, knowledge and trust in implementing their proprietary protocol. We think that this is definitely a solution
(Jim Evans)
Gracing the Orange stage this year were 74 impression 90 units, nine impression XL fixtures and 32 impression 120 RZ zoom units, giving both the house, and visiting designers, a wide array of effects and powerful bright beams at their disposal.
Danish based Comtech supplied the lighting systems for multiple stages, including the main Orange stage which plays host to the biggest bands appearing on the bill. At the helm of operations for Comtech was lighting designer Lars Nissen, and assisting visiting designers at front of house was Mikkel Bach Nielsen.
"The GLP impressions were such a hit last year, that i
"Looking at what The Brits stands for - the 'must-see' spectacle - it was clear that moving to a state-of the art venue like the O2 was an obvious evolution," said Brit Awards chairman David Joseph.
Down The Bookies - The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize have been slashed after a bookmaker took an "unprecedented" rush of bets from people backing him to win. William Hill dropped its odds from 20/1 to 1/10 over the weekend after what it called "extraordinary" activity. Its spokesman said m
Peter Willis and a team of industry experts will be on hand to explain each of RDM's key features with hands-on examples of RDM interoperability and connectivity using a range of manufacturer's compatible products. They will be offering one-to-one briefings for consultants and specifiers and regular mini-presentations on specific aspects of RDM benefits. There is also a special session for RDM developers, which will take place on the stand on Monday 13th September from 5
This harrowing play, directed by Cora Bissett and designed by Jessica Brettle, featured 'evocative mood lighting' designed by Paul Sorley that set the uncompromising tone of the production. Given top ratings in every review, it was decided to document the show lighting precisely both to maintain it during its Edinburgh run and in case the show gained a future life beyond the festival.
Taking charge of this process was James Gardner, who has been using FocusTrack for some time in his work as a production re-lighter in Scotland. He explains his use of the system: "My experience is t
The Alpha Profile 700 features a cutting-edge framing system fitted inside the smallest 700-watt moving body on the market. This unit offers a full gamut of effects, including 15 gobos, animation effect, rotating prism, Dyna-Cue-Creator function and the Clay Paky patented 'autofocus' function. Focal distances have also been especially designed to focus effects even inside triangles and quadrangles of all shapes and sizes.
Shotlight Wash is a new kind of projector that combines a 1500W discharge lamp washlight and a 3000W Xenon lamp strobe in just one device. The two wash-strobe functions are not separated but integrated and can be operator-controlled with either simultaneous or separate switching-on and special effects. The control electronics are also unique with their perfectly integrated design.<
The 1200 fixtures in the glass canopy provide a substantial canvas for geometric and organic lighting effects, generated by a networked Pharos LPC 1 and LPC 2. An additional four LPC2s and three LPC1s control the 4100 LEDs incorporated into the glass parapets of the 150m interactive walkway. Integrated along the walkway are 256 sensors connected to the digital inputs on 32 Pharos RIO 80 remote devices networked via 16 Pharos PoE switches to the LPCs.
As pedestrians pass the sensors, s
In May 2010 the seventh consecutive Pacifique dance music event was held at Serena Water Park in Espoo, Finland. The always sold out event gathers 3500 fans of electronic music annually to party the night away in very hot and wet conditions.
In the main hall there is a vast see-through glass wall with complete winter and snowy forests outside. Inside, the crowd is mostly dressed in swimwear, basically dancing barefooted and doing waterslides in bikinis. Due to the very special nature of the venue there has always been a demand for wireless technology for the event.
"In previous years we have tried different wireless DMX systems and have always experienced a number of problems or failures. When we heard about Lumen- Radio we imm
"One of the challenges," says T°nnes, "was that, being south facing, the x-ray and MRI rooms were flooded with bright daylight. Clinicians had to pull the blinds down in order to work, but were then left with poor artificial lighting. I spoke to the operators about their needs and examined the machinery, to see how I can make their jobs easier."
In the control rooms, a certain level and temperature of lighting was necessary to ensure the monitors could be seen easily while also providing a comfortable working environment for the department, which is in use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. T°nnes specified a mixture of primary red and blue for
The stand was manned by Robert Juliat Asia's Jamie Boey and his team. They showcased spotlights, profiles and followspots from the Robert Juliat range. These included RJ 306 (Lutin), RJ 310, RJ 329 and RJ 325 Fresnels & PCs; profiles including the RJ 614SX, RJ 424SX Quincy, RJ 711SX and the new LED profile spot, the Aledin RJ 631SX which was released this year.
Two 1800W MSR Victor and 2500W HMI Cyrano followspots, completed the exhibits on show which gave visitors an indication of the wide range of top quality products available from Robert Juliat.
"It is our very first time participating at an exhibition in Vietnam and we are very pleased that our prese
For this year's Championship, Jack Goff is sponsored by several entertainment technology companies, including Avolites, Fibre Optic Systems, GLP, HSL Group, Litestructures, Pixel Range, Robe, Rope & Rigging and SES.
Jack Goff and his Renault Clio racing car will be appearing in the JG-Motorsport Lounge at PLASA 2010. Visitors to the lounge have a chance to enter a free prize draw to win an exclusive track day experience with Jack.
AC-ET's UK sales director, Phill Capstick comments, "Further to AC-ET's sponsorship of the BRDC's exclusive Rising Stars Programme supporting promising young British racing drivers, it was a natural progression to sponsor a talented up and coming driver from the local ar
This day and a half, ETCP recognized workshop features training from industry experts. Day one consists of a half-day course on fall protection led by Bill Sapsis, president and founder of Sapsis Rigging, Inc. as well as a half-day course on truss design, use and theory taught by Will Todd, product support manager for TomcatUSA.
For the morning of day two, Will Todd and Keith Bohn of Tomcat USA will lead a session on ground supported and outdoor structures which includes an overview of design elements and safety consideration of these structures, examples of real world scenarios from the Tomcat
"When the production was moved from the Las Vegas Hilton to the Paris Las Vegas, everyone wanted to create a new look and feel for the show so that they could really compete against the larger Vegas shows that were established on the strip," says Medvitz. "Barry had never done a theatrical-type show before, so they felt this was a great opportunity to capitalize on the intimate 1500-seat Paris Théâtre."
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Artistic Licence's latest releases, Rail-DMX-DALI and Rail-DALI-DMX, will be on AC Entertainment Technologies' New Product Section (Stand 1-E10) where members of AC's technical team will be on hand to answer questions about these new installation must-haves.
Flexi-Strip, the new flexible, fully encapsulated, self-adhesive LED strip from Artistic Licence will be adorning the Zero 88 stand (Stand 1-E32).
For more information on any of these products visit www.ArtisticLicence.com
PRG will be debuting the new V476 control console which provides the same powerful, flexible control of the V676 control console in a smaller size hardware package with all the same programming capacities and capabilities. It is 2/3 the size of the V676 which allows it to be used in spaces that would prove too tight for the larger console. The V676 control console will also be demonstrated on the PRG stand.
Also debuting at PLASA on the PRG stand will be the PRG Bad Boy CMY automated luminaire with seamless colour crossfading technology. Allowing designers to fade between colours easily and simply while still having
Aimed at the concert/touring, film/TV, leisure/attractions, night venues, theatre/performing arts and architectural markets, MediaMaster Express allows anyone anywhere to exploit the possibilities of a powerful media server, combining ease of use and high performance for an affordable price, making it the perfect solution for quick media management and playback from a DMX or MIDI controller.
Built on ArKaos' latest generation of technology, MediaMaster's multi-threaded engine delivers "blistering performance", by takin
