PingMag Podcast Vol.1 - Usman Haque

6 Dec 2005 Category: Architecture, Features, Podcast, Products, Technology

PingMag Podcast Vol.1 - Usman Haque

Usman Haque talks to PingMag

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The PingMag Podcast Vol.1 is a video podcast of a recent seminar given to us by architectural researcher Usman Haque. The video is the “main” aspect of the podcast, but for each podcast we will accompany it with a short written article like this one. You will only be able to see the video if you are subscribed to the podcast!

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Usman

scents of space

In his recent seminar at PingMag, Usman shared his thoughts on what he calls the “software of architecture” - the more intangible, “human” aspects of designing spaces, such as the smell, the sound and even the electro-magnetic fields - all of which have a profound effect on an individual’s experience.

The first project he showed us was scents of space, which was an experiment in controlling the way we interact with smell. Smell is not something that you can easily contain - it spreads about and dissipates into the air. Scents of Space employed a range of fans pumping different smells across a room - the idea being that depending on where you were in the room, the fragrance would be different.


sky ear

sky ear

Sky Ear was a way of visualising the electro-magnetic fields in the air created by our cell phones. A complex arrangement of 1000 helium-filled balloons was used to float custom-made electro-magnetic sensors complete with coloured LEDs into the air, to interpret the invisible electronic “noise” in the air through dancing lights and sound.


“open source” architecture

haunt

Briefly introduced were some thoughts on “open source” architecture. Open Source is a concept used in software development, meaning that anyone is able to alter and improve the code of software applications, to make things better than they would be had it only been a single person’s work. Usman takes this concept to architecture by creating a thin “inflatable” room (actually made of plastic bags) that people can simply cut up and attach other parts to.

Lastly, Usman showed us his intriguing exploration into the human psyche with Haunt, a project that attempted to simulate an actual haunted space. Usman says that in his research he found that when hauntings are reported there are often recurring atmospheric conditions about the haunted space. Most notably, the presence of infrasound and electro magnetic fields. Usman combined all of these attributes, put them into a neutral (that is, definitely not haunted) space, invited people inside and then watched the results. Many people experienced a heightened level of anxiety - at what was essentially a completely bare room.

That’s the bare-bones rundown; be sure to check out the podcast for the full video!

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24 Comments

  1. [...] http://www.pingmag.jp/category/podcast/feed/ [...]

    Posted by: PingMag - 東京発 「デザイン＆ものづくり」 マガジン » Archive » PingMag Podcast Vol.1: ウスマン・ハック on December 8th, 2005 at 7:20 pm

  2. Hey, whenever I try to download your first episode it asks for a “name” and “password.” Am I doing something wrong?

    Posted by: Luke Harris on December 9th, 2005 at 3:32 am

  3. Ah sorry, try again - it will work now.

    Posted by: Administrator on December 9th, 2005 at 8:26 am

  4. Can we have a direct link? (I have banned myself from using a podcather — addiction issue)

    Btw, wouldn’t it be great if those podcathers also could serve as a bitTorrent client? This way podcasters don’t have to worry so much about bandwidth issues.

    Posted by: Ed on December 10th, 2005 at 8:03 pm

  5. (Podcatchers not podcather sorry)

    Posted by: Ed on December 10th, 2005 at 8:04 pm

  6. Ed > we will definitely be providing a direct link in the future. In fact, I’ll try to put together a standard .mov version for this one ASAP.

    Posted by: Administrator on December 11th, 2005 at 2:36 pm

  7. yeah i dont use itunes :). i use vlc to play my media. a direct link would be nice.

    Posted by: brook on December 11th, 2005 at 3:39 pm

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