This course introduces basic concepts and techniques for creating objects, spaces and media that sense and respond to their physical surroundings.

Propagative Urbanism is a way of thinking about shaping the architecture of urban space in terms of a bottom-up, participatory approach to the evolution of cities.

Investigating how natural and artificial atmospheric systems can serve as models for the design, analysis and interpretation of the architecture of urban environments.

A variable event structure designed to raise awareness of issues surrounding the wireless topography of urban environments.

An infrared urban screen for promoting dialogue and interaction between remote publics.

The Tactical Sound Garden [TSG] is an open source software platform for cultivating public “sound gardens” in contemporary cities.

Niagora is a master plan for the built environment surrounding the Peace Bridge at the US-Canada border crossing […]

A technic course that introduces students to parametric design and rapid prototyping technologies.

This collection, edited by Jordan Geiger, employs the “entr’acte” — a theatre construct of time and space between […]

Sentient City explores the experience of living in a city that employs networked digital technologies to remember, correlate, and anticipate.

A responsive architecture that adapts to crowds by sensing the changing carbon dioxide in the air.

Gravity Screens are part of a research project exploring computationally inspired and augmented materials for responsive architecture

Hyperculture is a design platform that operates on the dual role of the Earth as interface.

An exhibition of student and faculty research work in responsive materials.

Day For Night was a temporary architectural environment that operated on the street life of downtown San Jose, California […]

The Situated Technologies Pamphlets series explores the implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urbanism.

A graduate research studio that explores the atmosphere of the freeway and proposes various responsive architecture that engage its ecology.

The Sentient City Survival Kit is a design research project that explores the social, cultural and political implications of ubiquitous computing for urban environments.

This exhibition introduces Jordan Geiger’s design research on the architecture and human-computer interactions of “Very Large Organizations (VLOs).” […]

An exhibition critically exploring the evolving relationship between ubiquitous computing, architecture and urban space.