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     *2007: making an inventory of innovative inflatable- manufacturers, research labs, producers and other people working with inflatables both from the artistic and in the technological field. This survey will be online, and physical collection of catalogues for  Foam Library.     *2007: making an inventory of innovative inflatable- manufacturers, research labs, producers and other people working with inflatables both from the artistic and in the technological field. This survey will be online, and physical collection of catalogues for  Foam Library.
     *2007: a selection  of airtight and as far as possible eco/biodegradable materials  and innovative fabrics for the material library at Foam      *2007: a selection  of airtight and as far as possible eco/biodegradable materials  and innovative fabrics for the material library at Foam 
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 For this collectiuon searched in books, the internet, my own picture archive, and asked collegues and experts.  For this collectiuon searched in books, the internet, my own picture archive, and asked collegues and experts. 
  
-- viited the dead chamber at the Tu Delft and the exhibition _Seen in the dark - to physically experiencewhen one sence is blocked.+- visited //The Dead Chamber// at the Tu Delft to experience when our hearing is blocked// 
 +- visited the exhibition //In het Donketr Gezien// in Velzen Noord, made by a blinf couple - to experience when our view is blocked.
  
 - I read several books which could give  possible guidelines on how to create syneasthetical spaces on an architectural scale . from the most relevant I made a summary on line (Timeless way of Building, Cradele to Cradle and The Eyes of the Skin) see [[Research Inflatable Literature]] . Chistopher Alexander has unraveled in 1977 a pattern language to create 'living architecture’. Its a tool for anyone willing to surpass the general problem domains in our contemporary architecture as stated above, which often leaves us with a feeling of being alienated and detachment. This pattern language is based on the actions which takes place in space and time which makes one feel “alive”. I have summarized his patterns which can be used by anyone interested in building stuff. - I read several books which could give  possible guidelines on how to create syneasthetical spaces on an architectural scale . from the most relevant I made a summary on line (Timeless way of Building, Cradele to Cradle and The Eyes of the Skin) see [[Research Inflatable Literature]] . Chistopher Alexander has unraveled in 1977 a pattern language to create 'living architecture’. Its a tool for anyone willing to surpass the general problem domains in our contemporary architecture as stated above, which often leaves us with a feeling of being alienated and detachment. This pattern language is based on the actions which takes place in space and time which makes one feel “alive”. I have summarized his patterns which can be used by anyone interested in building stuff.
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 -From here I have tried to make  a specific pattern language for -inflatable architectural structures- I based it on the Architects of Air’s (UK) inflatable -Luminarium-. The Architects of Air are specicialized in making inflatable libarinths, every year deepening their patterns, and in general people see their spaces as a real experience. I assisted 3 days in their Luminarium standing in Heemstede, a small village in Holland and it was only open for mental handicaped people. So exploring their inflatable space inside out on the field I tried to come to -an inflatable pattern language- for inflatable architectural structures.in such a way that everybody can use these patterns as a guideline to create one’s own ‘living inflatables’ -From here I have tried to make  a specific pattern language for -inflatable architectural structures- I based it on the Architects of Air’s (UK) inflatable -Luminarium-. The Architects of Air are specicialized in making inflatable libarinths, every year deepening their patterns, and in general people see their spaces as a real experience. I assisted 3 days in their Luminarium standing in Heemstede, a small village in Holland and it was only open for mental handicaped people. So exploring their inflatable space inside out on the field I tried to come to -an inflatable pattern language- for inflatable architectural structures.in such a way that everybody can use these patterns as a guideline to create one’s own ‘living inflatables’
  
-- I have interviewed different experts, based in the Netherland (Tentech, Ed van Hinte, Adriaan Beukers TU delft, TU Eindhoven, Buitinck Technology  ) in the field of making inflatables spaces, and I asked them specific questions: +- I have interviewed different inflatable and light weight experts, based in the Netherland (:Rogier Houtman from Tentech, Ed van Hinte: expert in light weight structures, Adriaan Beukers TU delft, Arno Pronk from TU Eindhoven, Rien de vries from Buitinck Technology). I asked them specific questions when applyable around the more problematic patterns of inflatable structures like; 
 +how they regulate the temperature so it does not become instant hot when the sun shines, or freezing cold visa versa.: how they deal with toxic materials, the quality of air inside, how they design their entrance portals; what to do with dominant smells; etc. 
  
-- Been to two symposia: Building lightness Tu Delft, and Utrecht design Bienale, +- I participated  the Building Lightness Seminar 15 juni te Delft http://www.lightness-studios.nl,\\ 
 +- visited  the symposioum HetDuurzaamheisdillema 27 november te Utrecht http://www.utrechtmanifest.nl/?p=149\\ 
 +- vistited the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichhafen.
  
-- : I came across some problematic patterns in the Architects of Airs’s Luminarium which I recognized in creating inflatables myself, and some my colleagues, and  at the inflatable experts I have interviewd. So I thought it's worthwhile to underline the most common obstacles one comes across in inflatable structures anyhow. When we are able to surpass these obstacles, these structures will be more stable and alive. It considers issues like; dominant odors, choosing the right materials, energy sources, climate control etc. In this part no solutions will be given to any design problem, but some suggestions will be given so now and then…I called it -Design considerations for inflatable structures-+- I came across some problematic patterns in the Architects of Airs’s Luminarium which I recognized in creating inflatables myself, and some my colleagues, and  at the inflatable experts I have interviewd. So I thought it's worthwhile to underline the most common obstacles one comes across in inflatable structures anyhow. When we are able to surpass these obstacles, these structures will be more stable and alive. It considers issues like; dominant odors, choosing the right materials, energy sources, climate control etc. In this part no solutions will be given to any design problem, but some suggestions will be given so now and then…I called it -Design considerations for inflatable structures-
  
-- For the collection of physical materials suited for inflatables for foam's public library - I have asked experts which I interviewed, and collected them at the Techno textile Fair te frankfurt 2007, and collect them from my own archive.+- For the collection of physical materials suited for inflatables for foam's public library - I have asked experts which I interviewed, and collected them at the Tech-Textile Fair te Frankfurt 2007, and collect them from my own archive.
  
-- A collection of innovative inflatable experts, labs etc. I have listed them at Inflatable Structures a page already existing at Foams libarynth. Most of them I came across during making the -Alive Inflatable- visual survey and for the rest I collected them from my own archieve, the most interesed ones I asked to send brochures so to put in Foam Library.+- A collection of innovative inflatable experts, labs etc. I have listed them at Inflatable Structures a page already existing at Foams libarynth. Most of them I came across during making the -Alive Inflatable- visual survey and for the rest I collected them from my own archive, the most interested ones I asked to send brochures so to put in Foam Library.
  
  
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