New Generation of Transformable Design:
Student work on exhibit at Harvard GSD
February 2013 Harvard Graduate School of Design’s fall 2012 semester included a new course taught by Chuck Hoberman, ‘Transformable Design Methods.’ Hoberman led his students through the principles that underlie transformable objects, giving them the opportunity to explore intersections between design, engineering and mathematics. As the course progressed, students gained insight through a process of constant prototyping and testing, culminating in semester-long projects to build their own physically transformative designs. You are invited to view their results at Harvard GSD’s Gund Hall, on display through February 24th, with an opening to be held on February 11th from 6:30-8:00pm. Learn more and get a quick preview of the exhibition.
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Student work on exhibit at Harvard GSD
February 2013 Harvard Graduate School of Design’s fall 2012 semester included a new course taught by Chuck Hoberman, ‘Transformable Design Methods.’ Hoberman led his students through the principles that underlie transformable objects, giving them the opportunity to explore intersections between design, engineering and mathematics. As the course progressed, students gained insight through a process of constant prototyping and testing, culminating in semester-long projects to build their own physically transformative designs. You are invited to view their results at Harvard GSD’s Gund Hall, on display through February 24th, with an opening to be held on February 11th from 6:30-8:00pm. Learn more and get a quick preview of the exhibition.
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KAFD Portal Spas: Inventing a living skin for a new type of building
December 2012 A multidisciplinary team has joined together to implement Tessellate™ technology on its first-ever major building. A full-scale working mockup has been fabricated out of eye-catching color-interference titanium.
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December 2012 A multidisciplinary team has joined together to implement Tessellate™ technology on its first-ever major building. A full-scale working mockup has been fabricated out of eye-catching color-interference titanium.
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Hoberman Sphere on display at MoMA
October 2012 Hoberman's design icon is included in the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition 'Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000'. The exhibition is a survey of seminal toys and products for children of the twentieth century. Coinciding with the exhibition, MoMA is offering the Hoberman Sphere for sale in their design store, catalog and on their website.
View the Hoberman Sphere on MoMA's online design store The Hoberman Sphere is part of MoMA's permanent architecture and design collection. Learn more about the exhibition at moma.orgShare
October 2012 Hoberman's design icon is included in the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition 'Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000'. The exhibition is a survey of seminal toys and products for children of the twentieth century. Coinciding with the exhibition, MoMA is offering the Hoberman Sphere for sale in their design store, catalog and on their website.
View the Hoberman Sphere on MoMA's online design store The Hoberman Sphere is part of MoMA's permanent architecture and design collection. Learn more about the exhibition at moma.org
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Hoberman installs a permanent outdoor sculpture within an historic French vineyard
September 2012 Entitled Nouaison (First Growth), the signature art piece was commissioned by the notable Bordeaux vineyard Château Smith Haut Lafitte—a vineyard with history dating back to the 14th century and including ownership by an 18th century Mayor of Bordeaux. Learn more and view images and video of the installation.Share
September 2012 Entitled Nouaison (First Growth), the signature art piece was commissioned by the notable Bordeaux vineyard Château Smith Haut Lafitte—a vineyard with history dating back to the 14th century and including ownership by an 18th century Mayor of Bordeaux. Learn more and view images and video of the installation.
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Hoberman Spheres and Lincoln booth garner attention at auto shows
February 2012 Within just over one month, Hoberman's twin Expanding Spheres have traveled along with Lincoln's tradeshow display to two of the most important automotive shows in America: Detroit's North American International Auto Show, followed by the Chicago Auto Show only weeks later. Both Hoberman's sculptures and Lincoln's display were getting press attention even prior to their premier in Detroit. Read what the press had to say: Automotive News, January 3rd Autoweek, January 3rd Press release from Lincoln, January 5th The Telegraph, January 12th Examiner, January 13thShare
February 2012 Within just over one month, Hoberman's twin Expanding Spheres have traveled along with Lincoln's tradeshow display to two of the most important automotive shows in America: Detroit's North American International Auto Show, followed by the Chicago Auto Show only weeks later. Both Hoberman's sculptures and Lincoln's display were getting press attention even prior to their premier in Detroit. Read what the press had to say: Automotive News, January 3rd Autoweek, January 3rd Press release from Lincoln, January 5th The Telegraph, January 12th Examiner, January 13th
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Hoberman begins the New Year with an installation at the North American International Auto Show
January 2012 Twin custom-designed spheres were prominently installed within the automotive brand’s display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Learn more and view images and video of the installation.Share
January 2012 Twin custom-designed spheres were prominently installed within the automotive brand’s display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Learn more and view images and video of the installation.
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Leaf Review, Climate control: intelligent façades
September 2011 Download the article as a PDF Read this article at designbuild-network.comShare
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Nobel Prize Winner Adam G. Riess holding a Hoberman Sphere
October 2011 Physicist Adam G. Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore won a Nobel Prize for the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The Hoberman Sphere is commonly used by educators as a physical demonstration of the expanding universe. Read more at motherboard.tvShare
October 2011 Physicist Adam G. Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore won a Nobel Prize for the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The Hoberman Sphere is commonly used by educators as a physical demonstration of the expanding universe. Read more at motherboard.tv
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In the wake of U2 360º, Live Design interviews show director Willie Williams
Live Design Q+A: Willie Williams: Around the World in Two Years
October 6, 2011
David Johnson Read the interview at livedesignonline.comShare
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Live Design Q+A: Willie Williams: Around the World in Two Years
October 6, 2011
David Johnson Read the interview at livedesignonline.com
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U2 360° tour, featuring the Expanding Video Screen, comes to a close after over two years
Because of the tour’s immense success – receiving critical acclaim and continually selling out shows – U2 360º was extended to become a two-year globe-trotting jaunt that included 110 concerts and demanded a travelling crew of 150 to implement. As U2’s band-members took the stage each night, the behind-the-scenes team would be already at work setting up one of three 29,000 sq ft ‘Claw’ superstructures at the next venue. Then, only hours before the show, rapid assembly of the Expanding Video Screen would commence. During the ever-evolving show, the 3,800 square foot elliptical display would grow into a seven story cone. The tour ended on July 30th with a final show in Moncton, Canada. Read moreShare
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Because of the tour’s immense success – receiving critical acclaim and continually selling out shows – U2 360º was extended to become a two-year globe-trotting jaunt that included 110 concerts and demanded a travelling crew of 150 to implement. As U2’s band-members took the stage each night, the behind-the-scenes team would be already at work setting up one of three 29,000 sq ft ‘Claw’ superstructures at the next venue. Then, only hours before the show, rapid assembly of the Expanding Video Screen would commence. During the ever-evolving show, the 3,800 square foot elliptical display would grow into a seven story cone. The tour ended on July 30th with a final show in Moncton, Canada. Read more
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Blueprint Magazine, From Toys to Adaptable Structures
March 23, 2011
Gian Luca Amadei UK architectural magazine Blueprint published an article on Hoberman in their March 2011 issue - coinciding with the exhibition 'Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman' being hosted by London's the Building Centre. The article discusses the wide range of Hoberman's career, focusing on his move into the realm of adaptive architecture, and to which the ideas and ideals he is applying. Read the article on blueprintmagazine.co.ukShare
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March 23, 2011
Gian Luca Amadei UK architectural magazine Blueprint published an article on Hoberman in their March 2011 issue - coinciding with the exhibition 'Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman' being hosted by London's the Building Centre. The article discusses the wide range of Hoberman's career, focusing on his move into the realm of adaptive architecture, and to which the ideas and ideals he is applying. Read the article on blueprintmagazine.co.uk
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Living Form Exhibition Travels to UK
March 4th – April 30th, 2011 The Building Centre in London hosted the traveling Hoberman retrospective, ‘Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman.’ Having debuted in Japan at the POLA Museum Annex in early 2010, the exhibition included a collection of commissioned sculptures, prototypes, and inventions that reflect the transformation of Hoberman’s thinking as a designer and inventor from 1990 to Present. New to this showing... Read moreShare
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March 4th – April 30th, 2011 The Building Centre in London hosted the traveling Hoberman retrospective, ‘Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman.’ Having debuted in Japan at the POLA Museum Annex in early 2010, the exhibition included a collection of commissioned sculptures, prototypes, and inventions that reflect the transformation of Hoberman’s thinking as a designer and inventor from 1990 to Present. New to this showing... Read more
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Architect Magazine, A Clockwork Shade
February 2011
Mimi Zeiger Architect Magazine's February 2011 issue included a detailed look at Tessellate™, the animated architectural surface from Hoberman's Adaptive Building Initiative. The article includes interviews with Hoberman's Craig Holland and Matthew Davis, Buro Happold's Matthew Herman, and Bill Zahner (president and CEO of A Zahner Co, the exclusive fabricator of Tessellate). Their varied perspectives provide an in-depth look into Tessellate’s design rational, mechanics and control, fabrication, shading efficacy, and environmental performance. The article is worth one AIA/CES credit. Read the article on architectmag.comShare
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February 2011
Mimi Zeiger Architect Magazine's February 2011 issue included a detailed look at Tessellate™, the animated architectural surface from Hoberman's Adaptive Building Initiative. The article includes interviews with Hoberman's Craig Holland and Matthew Davis, Buro Happold's Matthew Herman, and Bill Zahner (president and CEO of A Zahner Co, the exclusive fabricator of Tessellate). Their varied perspectives provide an in-depth look into Tessellate’s design rational, mechanics and control, fabrication, shading efficacy, and environmental performance. The article is worth one AIA/CES credit. Read the article on architectmag.com
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Hoberman, ABI and Buro Happold sponsor Adaptive Architecture Conference
March 3-5, 2011
The Building Centre, London, UK Hoberman's Adaptive Building Initiative and Buro Happold sponsored a three-day day international conference that brought together leading practitioners, researchers and experts in the field of adaptive architecture. The conference was organized into four modules: dynamic facades, transformable structures, bio-inspired aterials and building intelligence. Chuck Hoberman was a keynote speaker. Watch streaming video of his talk Learn more about the conference Coinciding with the conference, the Building Centre is hosting the exhibition 'Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuk Hoberman,' marking the first UK showing of a Hoberman retrospective. Learn more about the exhibitionShare
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March 3-5, 2011
The Building Centre, London, UK Hoberman's Adaptive Building Initiative and Buro Happold sponsored a three-day day international conference that brought together leading practitioners, researchers and experts in the field of adaptive architecture. The conference was organized into four modules: dynamic facades, transformable structures, bio-inspired aterials and building intelligence. Chuck Hoberman was a keynote speaker. Watch streaming video of his talk Learn more about the conference Coinciding with the conference, the Building Centre is hosting the exhibition 'Living Form: The Transformable Work of Chuk Hoberman,' marking the first UK showing of a Hoberman retrospective. Learn more about the exhibition
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Over twenty years of transformable design
January 2011 Entering the New Year, Hoberman Associates is well into its third decade of operation. For more than twenty years, Hoberman has pioneered and innovated in the field of transformable design... Read moreShare
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January 2011 Entering the New Year, Hoberman Associates is well into its third decade of operation. For more than twenty years, Hoberman has pioneered and innovated in the field of transformable design... Read more
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HelioTrace receives 2010 R+D Awards citation
The HelioTrace Façade System was honored with a citation in the 2010 R+D Awards. Utilizing Adaptive Building Initiative's Strata™ system, the HelioTrace concept was conceived in partnership with Skidmore, Owings & Merril and the Permasteelisa Group, and originally received a citation from the AIA NY's Center for Architecture. Learn more about the citation Learn more about HelioTraceShare
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The HelioTrace Façade System was honored with a citation in the 2010 R+D Awards. Utilizing Adaptive Building Initiative's Strata™ system, the HelioTrace concept was conceived in partnership with Skidmore, Owings & Merril and the Permasteelisa Group, and originally received a citation from the AIA NY's Center for Architecture. Learn more about the citation Learn more about HelioTrace
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Mark Magazine, Chuck Hoberman Designs Transformations
December 2010
Terri Peters Mark Magazine's Terri Peters interviewed Chuck Hoberman about his work, his practices and the future – ‘Embedding a building or façade with physical intelligence.' Download a pdf of the article Preview the issue at mark-magazine.comShare
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December 2010
Terri Peters Mark Magazine's Terri Peters interviewed Chuck Hoberman about his work, his practices and the future – ‘Embedding a building or façade with physical intelligence.' Download a pdf of the article Preview the issue at mark-magazine.com
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Hoberman venture Adaptive Building Initiative profiled in Architectural Products Magazine's green issue
Architectural Products Magazine interviewed Hoberman's Craig Holland about the Hoberman and Buro Happold joint venture Adaptive Building Initiative, its business operations, current projects and design goals. Download the article as a PDF Read the article on arch-products.comShare
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Architectural Products Magazine interviewed Hoberman's Craig Holland about the Hoberman and Buro Happold joint venture Adaptive Building Initiative, its business operations, current projects and design goals. Download the article as a PDF Read the article on arch-products.com
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Hoberman designs dynamic installation for Geometry and Physics building at SUNY Stony Brook
Hoberman Associates designed a dynamic installation for the Stony Brook Foundation’s new Center for Geometry and Physics. At once functional shading and art, the installation adorns the south-facing primary facade; its kinetic patterns create dynamic, ever-changing views, lighting and shadow-play while providing additional shading for the LEED Gold-status building's lobby. Learn more about this project Read about the building openingShare
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Hoberman Associates designed a dynamic installation for the Stony Brook Foundation’s new Center for Geometry and Physics. At once functional shading and art, the installation adorns the south-facing primary facade; its kinetic patterns create dynamic, ever-changing views, lighting and shadow-play while providing additional shading for the LEED Gold-status building's lobby. Learn more about this project Read about the building opening
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Hoberman designs dynamic new entrance to the Wyss Institute at Harvard University
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering commissioned Hoberman and its joint venture Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI) to create an installation for the main entrance to its new home at Harvard University. An installation in two parts, it encompasses the main sliding glass doorway and an adjacent moving glass partition-wall, both incorporating new variations on ABI's Adaptive Fritting™ technology. Learn more about this projectShare
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The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering commissioned Hoberman and its joint venture Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI) to create an installation for the main entrance to its new home at Harvard University. An installation in two parts, it encompasses the main sliding glass doorway and an adjacent moving glass partition-wall, both incorporating new variations on ABI's Adaptive Fritting™ technology. Learn more about this project
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WWF report identifies Hoberman joint venture as a 'green game-changer'
The World Wildlife Fund is compiling a database of innovative companies with cuttting-edge sustainable business models – 'to inspire new green ways of doing business.' Included in their first round of 'green game-changers' is Adaptive Building Initiative - Hoberman's joint venture with Buro Happold focused on environmentally responsive, building integrated kinetic shading systems. Learn more about the report from the WWFShare
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The World Wildlife Fund is compiling a database of innovative companies with cuttting-edge sustainable business models – 'to inspire new green ways of doing business.' Included in their first round of 'green game-changers' is Adaptive Building Initiative - Hoberman's joint venture with Buro Happold focused on environmentally responsive, building integrated kinetic shading systems. Learn more about the report from the WWF
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Adaptive Fritting receives an award in the I.D. Annual Design Review
Hoberman's Adaptive Fritting installation was chosen as an Honorable Mention Winner in the Environments category of I.D. Magazine's 2010 Annual Design Review. The I.D. Annual Design Review has recognized the best in design since 1954, seeking each year to focus the submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. View Adaptive Fritting in the Annual Design Review galleryShare
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Hoberman's Adaptive Fritting installation was chosen as an Honorable Mention Winner in the Environments category of I.D. Magazine's 2010 Annual Design Review. The I.D. Annual Design Review has recognized the best in design since 1954, seeking each year to focus the submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. View Adaptive Fritting in the Annual Design Review gallery
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Hoberman wins two Silver IDEA 2010 awards
Hoberman's adaptive shading technologies have been recognized with two prestigious International Design Excellence Awards from IDSA and Business Week. Adaptive Fritting, Hoberman's living glass shading technology, received a Silver IDEA in the Commercial & Industrial Products category. Emergent Surface received a Silver IDEA in the Environments category. Demonstrating another one of Hoberman's adaptive shading technologies, Emergent Surface was comissioned for MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibition. View the IDEA 2010 award galleryShare
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Hoberman's adaptive shading technologies have been recognized with two prestigious International Design Excellence Awards from IDSA and Business Week. Adaptive Fritting, Hoberman's living glass shading technology, received a Silver IDEA in the Commercial & Industrial Products category. Emergent Surface received a Silver IDEA in the Environments category. Demonstrating another one of Hoberman's adaptive shading technologies, Emergent Surface was comissioned for MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibition. View the IDEA 2010 award gallery
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U2 360° Tour earns a place in Live Design's Top 10 Concert Tour Designs of All Time
Live Design, the premier publication of the live entertainment design industry, compiled a list of notable concert tour designs, reaching all the way back to 1978. Included despite being still ongoing was U2's 360° Tour, with the Expanding Video Screen as its centerpiece. Read the article on LiveDesignOnline.comShare
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Live Design, the premier publication of the live entertainment design industry, compiled a list of notable concert tour designs, reaching all the way back to 1978. Included despite being still ongoing was U2's 360° Tour, with the Expanding Video Screen as its centerpiece. Read the article on LiveDesignOnline.com
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RDS deployed in conflict zones
The Rapidly Deployable Shelter (RDS), developed by Hoberman Associates for Johnson Outdoors' Eureka! Military Tents brand, is being used by the United States military and is currently deployed both in Afghanistan and Israel. Learn more about the RDS.Share
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The Rapidly Deployable Shelter (RDS), developed by Hoberman Associates for Johnson Outdoors' Eureka! Military Tents brand, is being used by the United States military and is currently deployed both in Afghanistan and Israel. Learn more about the RDS.
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MoMA adds Hoberman Sphere to its Collection
The Hoberman Sphere, created in 1991, and in production as a toy since 1995, is considered by many to be an icon of contemporary product design. The ‘design classic’ title is now official; The Museum of Modern Art has added the Hoberman Sphere to its collection... Read moreShare
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The Hoberman Sphere, created in 1991, and in production as a toy since 1995, is considered by many to be an icon of contemporary product design. The ‘design classic’ title is now official; The Museum of Modern Art has added the Hoberman Sphere to its collection... Read more
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Adaptive curtain wall design by Hoberman and partners wins CFA award
In response to the Center for Architecture’s competition 'Open Call: Innovative Curtain Wall Design,' Hoberman’s joint-venture with Buro Happold, Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), teamed up with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, and The Permasteelisa Group to create the HelioTrace façade system... Read moreShare
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In response to the Center for Architecture’s competition 'Open Call: Innovative Curtain Wall Design,' Hoberman’s joint-venture with Buro Happold, Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), teamed up with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, and The Permasteelisa Group to create the HelioTrace façade system... Read more
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Fast Company, Chuck Hoberman's Buildings Adapt to the Environment
April 1, 2010
Tim McKeough
Fast Company Magazine's Issue 144 includes a profile of the Hoberman and Buro-Happold co-venture, Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), highlighting three architectural projects incorporating ABI technologies. Read the article on fastcompany.com Learn more about Adaptive Building InitiativeShare
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April 1, 2010
Tim McKeough
Fast Company Magazine's Issue 144 includes a profile of the Hoberman and Buro-Happold co-venture, Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), highlighting three architectural projects incorporating ABI technologies. Read the article on fastcompany.com Learn more about Adaptive Building Initiative
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Architecture and Urbanism, Chuck Hoberman
Issue 2010: 02
Japanese architecture magazine A+U profiles Hoberman's Expanding Video Screen for U2 360, as well as some of our adaptive shading technologies. Download the printed article as a pdf Learn more about the magazineShare
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Issue 2010: 02
Japanese architecture magazine A+U profiles Hoberman's Expanding Video Screen for U2 360, as well as some of our adaptive shading technologies. Download the printed article as a pdf Learn more about the magazine
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Architectural Record, Hoberman’s "Transformable Design" Gaining Momentum
January 4, 2010
Joann Gonchar, AIA Read the article at archrecord.comShare
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January 4, 2010
Joann Gonchar, AIA Read the article at archrecord.com
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POLA hosts Hoberman retrospective: Living Form
The POLA Museum Annex is hosting an exhibition of Hoberman work. Titled 'Living Form. The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman', the show is a retrospective of some of the designs created by Hoberman in the past 20 years. Images and video of the exhibition can be viewed here.Share
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The POLA Museum Annex is hosting an exhibition of Hoberman work. Titled 'Living Form. The Transformable Work of Chuck Hoberman', the show is a retrospective of some of the designs created by Hoberman in the past 20 years. Images and video of the exhibition can be viewed here.
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Hoberman technologies included in Transmaterial 3: A Catalog of Materials that Redefine our Physical Environment
Blaine Brownell’s Transmaterial book series and companion website is a designer’s resource for new materials and innovative applications of materials and technologies. Transmaterial 3, published in February 2010, includes several Hoberman technologies and projects, including:
Hoberman Arch
Adaptive Fritting™
Iris Dome
Strata™ (Exhibited in Emergent Surface)
Permea™ (Exhibited in Aldar Central Market)
Angulated Scissor Linkage (Exhibited in Helicoid and other expanding structures) Hoberman’s Adaptive Fritting™ is featured on the companion site, transmaterial.net, and mentioned on Brownell's blog for Architect Magazine.Share
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Blaine Brownell’s Transmaterial book series and companion website is a designer’s resource for new materials and innovative applications of materials and technologies. Transmaterial 3, published in February 2010, includes several Hoberman technologies and projects, including:
Hoberman Arch
Adaptive Fritting™
Iris Dome
Strata™ (Exhibited in Emergent Surface)
Permea™ (Exhibited in Aldar Central Market)
Angulated Scissor Linkage (Exhibited in Helicoid and other expanding structures) Hoberman’s Adaptive Fritting™ is featured on the companion site, transmaterial.net, and mentioned on Brownell's blog for Architect Magazine.
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Epanding Video Screen for U2 360 wins LDI 2009 Award
Chuck Hoberman and Frederic Oposmer won the Live Design International 2009 Award for Excellence in Video Design and Technology for the Expanding Video Screen, created for the U2 360 Tour. The winners were selected on site at the 2009 Live Design International tradeshow and conference by a panel of industry experts, working in conjunction with the editors of Live Design, with an eye toward the latest in technology. View the award listings at ldishow.comShare
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Chuck Hoberman and Frederic Oposmer won the Live Design International 2009 Award for Excellence in Video Design and Technology for the Expanding Video Screen, created for the U2 360 Tour. The winners were selected on site at the 2009 Live Design International tradeshow and conference by a panel of industry experts, working in conjunction with the editors of Live Design, with an eye toward the latest in technology. View the award listings at ldishow.com
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Shinkenchiku 2009: POLA Ginza Building
Publication of the POLA Ginza Building in Japanese architectural periodical Shinkenchiku. Download a pdf of the printed article.Share
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Publication of the POLA Ginza Building in Japanese architectural periodical Shinkenchiku. Download a pdf of the printed article.
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Innovative Hoberman façade transforms POLA's new Tokyo headquarters
October 2009 marked the opening of Japanese cosmetics manufacturer POLA's new headquarters in the Ginza district. Hoberman Associates collaborated with architects Yasuda Atelier and Nikken Sekkei to develop an adaptive shading system for the building's façade. Learn more and view images of the project in Hoberman's portfolio.Share
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October 2009 marked the opening of Japanese cosmetics manufacturer POLA's new headquarters in the Ginza district. Hoberman Associates collaborated with architects Yasuda Atelier and Nikken Sekkei to develop an adaptive shading system for the building's façade. Learn more and view images of the project in Hoberman's portfolio.
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Chuck Hoberman talks about POLA Ginza and U2360 in an interview for Boards Magazine
As part of his presentation at the Boards Summit on experiential design, Chuck Hoberman spoke with Kevin Ritchie of Boards Magazine about the opening of the POLA building and the Expanding Screen for U2360. Read the interview in its entirety at Boards Mag online.Share
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As part of his presentation at the Boards Summit on experiential design, Chuck Hoberman spoke with Kevin Ritchie of Boards Magazine about the opening of the POLA building and the Expanding Screen for U2360. Read the interview in its entirety at Boards Mag online.
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Lighting & Sound America: No Line on the Horizon
October 2009
Steve Moles
Is U2's 360 the most abmitious tour ever? Lighting & Sound America says the tour 'lays down a gauntlet for the industry' in this comprehensive article. Download a pdf of the printed article.Share
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October 2009
Steve Moles
Is U2's 360 the most abmitious tour ever? Lighting & Sound America says the tour 'lays down a gauntlet for the industry' in this comprehensive article. Download a pdf of the printed article.
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Hoberman's Rapidly Deployable Shelter (RDS) is included in a compendium of product design that improves life.
Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People was authored by Project H Design founder Emily Pilloton and includes a foreword by Core77's Allan Chochinov. The book challenges designers to be activists over aestheticians, and highlights over 100 products in 8 categories that show product design's ability to enable individuals, communities, and economies in the developing world and in our own back yards alike. Click here to learn more about the book and Project H.Share
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Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People was authored by Project H Design founder Emily Pilloton and includes a foreword by Core77's Allan Chochinov. The book challenges designers to be activists over aestheticians, and highlights over 100 products in 8 categories that show product design's ability to enable individuals, communities, and economies in the developing world and in our own back yards alike. Click here to learn more about the book and Project H.
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ID Magazine, Spheres of Influence: Chuck Hoberman’s Expanding
Video Screen for U2 ups the ante
for transformable design.
September 14, 2009
Lisa Delgado For it's September/October 2009 issue focusing on design and play, ID Magazine included a profile on Hoberman Associates. In it, Chuck discusses the arc of Hoberman transformable designs: from toys, to the Expanding Video Screen for U2, to upcoming architectural projects. Click here to read the article and view the slideshow.Share
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September 14, 2009
Lisa Delgado For it's September/October 2009 issue focusing on design and play, ID Magazine included a profile on Hoberman Associates. In it, Chuck discusses the arc of Hoberman transformable designs: from toys, to the Expanding Video Screen for U2, to upcoming architectural projects. Click here to read the article and view the slideshow.
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Live Design: Sphere of Influence
August/September 2009
The U2 360° Tour in photos. Download a pdf of the printed article.Share
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August/September 2009
The U2 360° Tour in photos. Download a pdf of the printed article.
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Hoberman and Buro Happold Join Forces to Create the Adaptive Building Initiative
Hoberman Associates and international engineering firm Buro Happold have joined forces to found a new venture, the Adaptive Building Initiative LLC. The company draws together a team of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, environmental analysts, architects, software engineers, building information modelers and industrial designers: a team dedicated to designing a new generation of buildings that respond in real time to environmental changes. Explore ABI’s offering of adaptive systems and services, and experiment with their adaptive interactives at www.adaptivebuildings.com.Share
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Hoberman Associates and international engineering firm Buro Happold have joined forces to found a new venture, the Adaptive Building Initiative LLC. The company draws together a team of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, environmental analysts, architects, software engineers, building information modelers and industrial designers: a team dedicated to designing a new generation of buildings that respond in real time to environmental changes. Explore ABI’s offering of adaptive systems and services, and experiment with their adaptive interactives at www.adaptivebuildings.com.
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Gizmodo, Inside U2's Behemoth 74-Ton 360° LED Concert Screen
July 26, 2009
Gizmodo's post of the Expanding Video Screen on its gadget blog. Read the blog on Gizmodo.comShare
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July 26, 2009
Gizmodo's post of the Expanding Video Screen on its gadget blog. Read the blog on Gizmodo.com
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LiveDesign, The U2 360° Video Screen, Part 1: The Concept and Design
July 20, 2009
Chuck Hoberman and Matthew Davis interviewed by Live Design magazine about the concept, design, and technical execution of the U2 Expanding Video Screen. Photo © Stufish Click here to read the article on livedesignonline.comShare
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July 20, 2009
Chuck Hoberman and Matthew Davis interviewed by Live Design magazine about the concept, design, and technical execution of the U2 Expanding Video Screen. Photo © Stufish Click here to read the article on livedesignonline.com
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LiveDesign, The U2 360° Video Screen, Part 2: How Does It Work?
July 22, 2009
Part 2 of the Live Design interview. Matthew Davis goes into detail about how the expanding video screen works. Photo © Stufish Click here to read the article on livedesignonline.comShare
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July 22, 2009
Part 2 of the Live Design interview. Matthew Davis goes into detail about how the expanding video screen works. Photo © Stufish Click here to read the article on livedesignonline.com
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Core 77, Hoberman's Transformable Screen for the U2 360 Tour.
July 1, 2009
Core 77's post of the Expanding Video Screen on its Technology blog. Click here to read the article Core77.com.Share
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July 1, 2009
Core 77's post of the Expanding Video Screen on its Technology blog. Click here to read the article Core77.com.
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De Standaard, In U2's Grasp: Irish rock band tours the world using revolutionary stage.
June 27, 2009
Peter Vantyghem
Chuck Hoberman, Frederic Opsomer, Willie Williams, and Mark Fisher talk about the development of the U2 Screen. Click here to read the article on @U2.Share
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June 27, 2009
Peter Vantyghem
Chuck Hoberman, Frederic Opsomer, Willie Williams, and Mark Fisher talk about the development of the U2 Screen. Click here to read the article on @U2.
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U2 360º tour debuts in Barcelona, Spain.
June 30, 2009
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June 30, 2009
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Hoberman Brings to Life Barco’s Ground-Breaking Expanding Video Screen for the U2 360° Tour
Hoberman, Innovative Designs, and its parent company Barco, have created the centerpiece for the U2 360º tour – the Expanding Video Screen. Click here to download the press release. Watch Barco's video, "The Making of a Transformable LED Screen"Share
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Hoberman, Innovative Designs, and its parent company Barco, have created the centerpiece for the U2 360º tour – the Expanding Video Screen. Click here to download the press release. Watch Barco's video, "The Making of a Transformable LED Screen"
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MATTER, Shrink Wrap: On the endless appeal of transformable design
Volume 6, Issue 1
Jill Singer Jill Singer chronicles transformable design with both classic and recent products, framed around the ongoing work of Chuck Hoberman, in this article for Material Connexion's quarterly, MATTER. Read the article on MaterialConnexion.com.Share
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Volume 6, Issue 1
Jill Singer Jill Singer chronicles transformable design with both classic and recent products, framed around the ongoing work of Chuck Hoberman, in this article for Material Connexion's quarterly, MATTER. Read the article on MaterialConnexion.com.
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Hoberman unveils new technology at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard.
On display: March 30 – May 15, 2009 Hoberman’s Adaptive Fritting installation demonstrates a new technology for variable transparency surfaces, allowing dynamic control over shading, thermal gain and privacy. The installation is part of Harvard’s Ecological Urbanism exhibition in Gund Hall Gallery. A parallel conference, Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future ran from April 3 - 5, and included Chuck Hoberman as a guest speaker. Read Harvard's synopsis of the exhibition. Read the Harvard Gazette's article on the conference.Share
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On display: March 30 – May 15, 2009 Hoberman’s Adaptive Fritting installation demonstrates a new technology for variable transparency surfaces, allowing dynamic control over shading, thermal gain and privacy. The installation is part of Harvard’s Ecological Urbanism exhibition in Gund Hall Gallery. A parallel conference, Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future ran from April 3 - 5, and included Chuck Hoberman as a guest speaker. Read Harvard's synopsis of the exhibition. Read the Harvard Gazette's article on the conference.
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Axis Magazine, From Transformable Design to Adaptive Design
April 2009
Kazutoshi Otani An interview with Chuck Hoberman. Download the interview as a pdf View this issue on Axis Magazine's websiteShare
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April 2009
Kazutoshi Otani An interview with Chuck Hoberman. Download the interview as a pdf View this issue on Axis Magazine's website
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Hoberman Lecturing at Harvard Graduate School of Design: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Chuck Hoberman visited Harvard's Graduate School of Design to speak about "Transformable Strategies for Adaptive Building Performance."
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Hoberman Exhibiting at The Center for Architecture:
January 22 — April 25, 2009
Hoberman's adaptive shading technology will be on display at the AIA, New York's Center for Architecture exhibition, MAKE IT WORK. Engineering Possibilities. Click here for more information about the Center for Architecture.Share
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January 22 — April 25, 2009
Hoberman's adaptive shading technology will be on display at the AIA, New York's Center for Architecture exhibition, MAKE IT WORK. Engineering Possibilities. Click here for more information about the Center for Architecture.
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Naval Research Laboratory to send Hoberman Sphere into Earth's orbit.
The Naval Research Laboratory has contracted Hoberman Associates to design an expanding sphere suitable for space. The Precision Expanding Calibration Satellite (PERCS) will serve as a callibration device for radar arrays, and will be launched into orbit around the Earth for a period of a few years. Visit the Naval Research Laboratory's website Listen to Chuck Hoberman and NRL Scientist, Paul Bernhardt talk about how this partnership aroseShare
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The Naval Research Laboratory has contracted Hoberman Associates to design an expanding sphere suitable for space. The Precision Expanding Calibration Satellite (PERCS) will serve as a callibration device for radar arrays, and will be launched into orbit around the Earth for a period of a few years. Visit the Naval Research Laboratory's website Listen to Chuck Hoberman and NRL Scientist, Paul Bernhardt talk about how this partnership arose
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Surface Magazine, A Changed Man
Surface Magazine interviewed Chuck Hoberman following our receipt of two IDEA awards and participation in MoMA's Design for the Elastic Mind Exhibition. Download this article as a PDF
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Surface Magazine interviewed Chuck Hoberman following our receipt of two IDEA awards and participation in MoMA's Design for the Elastic Mind Exhibition. Download this article as a PDF
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Hoberman honored by IDSA + Business Week with two IDEA® awards.
Hoberman's Rapidly Deployable Shelter (RDS) for Johnson Outdoors and its Expanding Helicoid for Discovery World have both been recognized by the Industrial Design Society of America's IDEA awards.
After reviewing 1517 entries from around the globe a jury of 20 design experts awarded 205 IDEA awards. The Expanding Helicoid took home a Silver IDEA for Environments, while the RDS was awarded a Bronze IDEA for excellence in Commercial Products.
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Symposium Spotlights Bucky’s Artistic Heirs
September 13, 2008
Cooper Union hosted the Buckminster Fuller Symposium, focused on Fuller's influence in archiecture, design and science.
Chuck Hoberman spoke of Fuller's influence on his own work and his work in adaptive architecture.
AIANY's eOculus journal reported on the event
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Adaptive Structures: Building for Performance and Sustainability.
In the context of their partnership, Adaptive Building Initiative, Chuck Hoberman and Buro Happold North America regional director Craig Schwitter discuss the potential for adaptive façades to realize sustainable buildings as commonplace.
Design Intelligence published the essay.
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Paola Antonelli, senior curator of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art speaks with Charlie Rose about her exhibit, "Design and the Elastic Mind.".
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Design and the Elastic Mind reviewed by Josie Glausiusz in Nature Magazine.
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Core 77 Broadcasts Live from the opening of Design and the Elastic Mind at MoMA.
Chuck Hoberman was interviewed about our piece, Emergent Surface.
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Hoberman participates in the MoMA exhibition 'Design and the Elastic Mind' [February 24-May12, 2008] with its sculpture, Emergent Surface.
Organized by Paola Antonelli, Curator, and Patricia Juncosa Vecchierini, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design, the exhibition is a survey of the latest developments in the design field. It focuses on designers' ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and social mores, changes that will demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and convert them into objects and systems that people understand and use.
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Architectural Record, Chuck Hoberman Wants Buildings to Change.
December 2007
Nina Rappaport In her piece, Chuck Hoberman Wants Buildings to Change, Nina Rappaport profiles Hoberman Associates and its recent collaborations with Foster + Partners for Architectural Record. Read this article at archrecord.comShare
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December 2007
Nina Rappaport In her piece, Chuck Hoberman Wants Buildings to Change, Nina Rappaport profiles Hoberman Associates and its recent collaborations with Foster + Partners for Architectural Record. Read this article at archrecord.com
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Architectural Record, The ArchRecord Interview: Chuck Hoberman
October 2007
Jenna M. McKnight Chuck Hoberman is interviewed by Jenna M. McKnight of Architectural Record in advance of his lecture at the 2007 Innovation Conference.
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October 2007
Jenna M. McKnight Chuck Hoberman is interviewed by Jenna M. McKnight of Architectural Record in advance of his lecture at the 2007 Innovation Conference.
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NPR, Studio 360
August 2007 Listen to the show at Public Radio International's websiteShare
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August 2007 Listen to the show at Public Radio International's website
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Treehugger, Chuck Hoberman wows Japan
July 2007 Read this entry at treehugger.comShare
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July 2007 Read this entry at treehugger.com
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PingMag, Transformable Architecture
July 2007
Verena While in Tokyo for an opening at the Kitakyusha Innovation Gallery, Chuck Hoberman was interviewed for the Tokyo-based design magazine, PingMag. Read this interview at pingmag.comShare
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July 2007
Verena While in Tokyo for an opening at the Kitakyusha Innovation Gallery, Chuck Hoberman was interviewed for the Tokyo-based design magazine, PingMag. Read this interview at pingmag.com
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Seed Magazine, Chuck Hoberman + Lisa Randall: The inventor and the physicist meet up to talk about shape.
June 2007
Edit Staff Chuck Hoberman + Lisa Randall (noted theoretical physicist) talk about shape in the July, 2007 issue of Seed Magazine. Read this article at seedmagazine.com Watch streaming video of their conversation on the Seed SalonShare
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June 2007
Edit Staff Chuck Hoberman + Lisa Randall (noted theoretical physicist) talk about shape in the July, 2007 issue of Seed Magazine. Read this article at seedmagazine.com Watch streaming video of their conversation on the Seed Salon
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Hoberman Associates' Rapidly Deployable Shelter – designed for Johnson Outdoors, Eureka brand – is selected as part of the Cooper Hewitt's 2006 National Design Triennial.
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DesignBoom, Chuck Hoberman: Interview with the designer and engineer of transformable objects.
May 2007 Read the interview at designboom.comShare
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May 2007 Read the interview at designboom.com
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Columbia Magazine, The Future Tents
Spring 2006
David J. Craig Chuck Hoberman talks about the development of the Rapidly Deployable Shelter for Johnson Outdoors in Columbia Magazine. Read this article at columbia.edu
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Spring 2006
David J. Craig Chuck Hoberman talks about the development of the Rapidly Deployable Shelter for Johnson Outdoors in Columbia Magazine. Read this article at columbia.edu
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MCAD, Transformation Engineering
March 2006
Interview by Martyn Day Read this article at mcadonline.com
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March 2006
Interview by Martyn Day Read this article at mcadonline.com
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