Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Interactive installation color changing based on different detected emotions.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Interactive installation color changing based on different detected emotions.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
The cognitive and emotional state of occupants were mapped out to pattern lighting changes.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
A mobile app presents real-time changes in biosignals and detected emotions, including a feature for tracking the user’s history of emotional data. An interior view showing real-time communication between detected emotions displayed on the phone app and the resulting spatial effect.
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Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Mapping biodata to seven distinct emotions (top), screenshots of the phone app (middle), installation color and form changing based on detected emotions (bottom).
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Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Top view showing the electrical system that is driven by the Arduino microcontrollers which change the lighting color and length of the shrouds according to real-time detected emotions.
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Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
1/4 sale installation prototype that has emotion-based communications with users through shape, color, and light changes.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Installation color changing based on detected emotions in real-time.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
The LED lights in the shrouds, evenly diffused, creating different lighting effects based on different emotions.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Upon sensing the presence of an occupant, using a programmable material (shape-memory-alloy), the shrouds begin to fluctuate, expanding and contracting the volume of the space in rhythm and sequence based on the detected emotion.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
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Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
LED lights embedded within the shrouds illuminate in concert with the movement of the shrouds in colors determined by the emotions detected through bio-signals and a system of smartwatches and affective computing algorithms developed by the team.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
This emotive interactive installation resulted in an immersive spatial experience that grounds the visitors in moment and place, instilling feelings of presence and belonging.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Plan view of the installation. Shrouds has a smart material, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) for length changing.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
Shroud details. 3D printed rings for shrouds that host the wires and LEDs and connects the shrouds to the ceiling.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Wisteria: Emotive Intelligent Architecture as an Embodiment of Human Emotion and Cognition
Morphogenesis Lab
The project contains both powered, and un-powered shrouds. The un-powered shrouds do not contain SMA wire and do not change their shape. The powered shrouds are arranged in a pattern.
Photo credit:
Mona Ghandi, Nicole Liu, Mohamed Ismail
Call for Submissions: Exhibit at the 12th Annual DesignTO Festival, January 2022
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'Love and Discipline: Remediated' by Claire Wu, part of ‘OFF COURSE’ at the 2020 DesignTO Festival
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Daniel Barbosa
Call for Submissions: Exhibit at the 12th Annual DesignTO Festival, January 2022
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'Dream State' by Alby Kenny at the 2021 DesignTO Festival
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Christine Lim
Call for Submissions: Exhibit at the 12th Annual DesignTO Festival, January 2022
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'Work/Life' prototype exhibition at the 2019 DesignTO Festival
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Michael R. Madjus
Call for Submissions: Exhibit at the 12th Annual DesignTO Festival, January 2022
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'Patterns Changing Patterns’ by SHATTERED MOON ALLIANCE, part of 'Future Retrospectives’ at the 2020 DesignTO Festival
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Christine Lim
Call for Submissions: Exhibit at the 12th Annual DesignTO Festival, January 2022
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'Mjölk 10 Year Anniversary' at the 2020 DesignTO Festival
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Breanne Jeethan
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