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 The experience of home is structured by distinct activities – cooking, eating, socializing, reading, storing, sleeping, intimate acts- not by visual impacts. Architecture initiates, directs and organizes behavior and movements. Consequently basic architecture experiences have a verb form rather than being nouns. Authentic architectural experiences consist then, for instance, of approaching or confronting a building, rather than the formal apprehension of a facade, of the act of entering and not simple the visual design of the door; of looking in or out through a window, rather than the window itself as a material object. [reference to :There is a Timeless Way of Building- patterns of events] The experience of home is structured by distinct activities – cooking, eating, socializing, reading, storing, sleeping, intimate acts- not by visual impacts. Architecture initiates, directs and organizes behavior and movements. Consequently basic architecture experiences have a verb form rather than being nouns. Authentic architectural experiences consist then, for instance, of approaching or confronting a building, rather than the formal apprehension of a facade, of the act of entering and not simple the visual design of the door; of looking in or out through a window, rather than the window itself as a material object. [reference to :There is a Timeless Way of Building- patterns of events]
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   *A visual collection online of -Inflatble Structures- giving an overview of all kinds of different techniques or structures for inflation    *A visual collection online of -Inflatble Structures- giving an overview of all kinds of different techniques or structures for inflation 
          
-  * To decribe how inflatables -on a body and architectural size- can be made -alive- and can become an syneasthetical experience.+  * To decribe how an inflatable (on body and architectural scale) can be made -alive- and be an syneasthetical experience.
  
-  * To make an  overview of innovative  inflatable producers, manufactors, labs, academics and  practical experienced people and their specialities which can be usefull for inflatable artists and technologists. +  *research how  to handle the material waste we produce in the field of inflatables
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-    *research how  to handle the material waste we produce in the field of inflatables+
  
     * To make a collection of  physical materials/ samples  for Foam's library which includeds innovative, tactile, ecofriendly, inflatable materials, [par example; alternatives for pvc's and  materials which don't adapte smells, semitransparants, etc]     * To make a collection of  physical materials/ samples  for Foam's library which includeds innovative, tactile, ecofriendly, inflatable materials, [par example; alternatives for pvc's and  materials which don't adapte smells, semitransparants, etc]
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 +  * To make an  overview of innovative  inflatable producers, manufactors, labs, academics and  practical experienced people and their specialities which can be usefull for inflatable artists and technologists.
  
  
 ==expected outcomes of the research:==  ==expected outcomes of the research:== 
  
-    *2006: to have a collection of interesting inflated structures, at the size on body or architectual scale, on line. It should be more diverse and playful than the collections that exist in some books and magazines. +    *2006: to have a visual collection of interesting inflated structures, at the size on body or architectual scale, on line. It should be more diverse and playful than the collections that exist in some books and magazines. 
     *2006/2007: online  theory about what makes an inflatable -alive= (on body and architectural scale) or how to make it  a syneasthetical experience      *2006/2007: online  theory about what makes an inflatable -alive= (on body and architectural scale) or how to make it  a syneasthetical experience 
     *2006/2007: online ideas of how to tackle the material wastes of inflatable products     *2006/2007: online ideas of how to tackle the material wastes of inflatable products
     *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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-- In looking for structures for inflatables as a visual survey; I became very tired quickly. Maybe because I came across a lot of dead stuff. So I decided to look intuitively for inflatables I just liked. And then after looking at the picture collection I found one common line: and that was that they were all alive in one way or another. In such a way that it are inflatable spaces you want to be emerged with, play with, be involved with. And some of these inflatables are to simple to be true, but have an amazing opening effect on people. so I gave it the name -Inflatable Inspirations-. So in this method I intuitivily came back to Buckminsters quote: “When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” [[Buckminster Fuller]]\\+- In looking for structures for inflatables as a visual survey; I became very tired quickly. Maybe because I came across a lot of dead stuff. So I decided to look intuitively for inflatables I just liked. And then after looking at the picture collection I found one common line: and that was that they were all alive in one way or another. In such a way that it are inflatable spaces you want to be emerged with, play with, be involved with. And some of these inflatables are to simple to be true, but have an amazing opening effect on people. so I gave it the name -Inflatable Inspirations-. So in this method I came in a reveresed way back to Buckminsters quote: “When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” [[Buckminster Fuller]]\\
 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. 
  
-- visited //The Dead Chamber// at the Tu Delft to experience when our hearing is blocked// +- visited //The Dead Chamber// at the Tu Delft to experience a space where 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.+- visited the exhibition //In het Donker Gezien// in Velzen Noord, made by a blind couple - to experience a space where our view is blocked.\\ 
 +- I participated  the Building Lightness Seminar 15 juni te Delft http://www.lightness-studios.nl,\\ 
 +- visited  the symposioum Het Duurzaamheisdillema 27 november te Utrecht http://www.utrechtmanifest.nl/\\ 
 +- vistited the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichhafen.
  
-- 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 books I made a summary on line (Timeless way of Building, Cradle 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.
  
 -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 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;+- I have interviewed different inflatable and light weight experts, based in the Netherland (:Rogier Houtman from Tentech, Ed van Hinte: from Building Lightness, 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. 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.
  
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-- 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-
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