JPDA was engaged to develop a cost-effective brand experience installation to energize and revitalize the central atrium court at Moscow's Festival Mall.

Leveraging the existing spiral staircase and atrium structure, a swirling mesh of LED lights and illuminated fabric ribbons creates a vortex of color which extends out from the central circulation core down the opposing wings and leads visitors towards the cinema anchor.

The design integrates the Mall's polychromic ribbon branding and creates a new spatial element to unify the shopping areas with the cinemas and food court above.

Continuous Session references the plan for the UN Security Council chamber, originally designed by Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg. The chamber was referred to as “the emergency room,” because it needed to be available at any time when there might be a threat to peace. The open circular structure has since become iconic for meeting spaces amongst the powerful. JPDA designed the space out of slotted plywood, to be rapidly deployable wherever a space for speech might be necessary. Throughout the run of the exhibition, student and community groups are invited to make use of the space to meet and discuss their work.

JPDA worked with artist Melanie Crean to develop the interface and installation strategy for a multi-media interactive artwork entitled Shape of Change. The project investigates how American and Iraqi people represent personal and political change through two works:

The first is an online archive that tracks citizens' desire for political change as the two countries attempt to disengage from one another politically.

The second project is a smaller work documenting an infant's early development as he learns to walk and speak, and thus establish himself as an independent social subject.

The projects serve as a counterpoint to one another to create a portrait of the ephemeral nature of change, independence and formation of identity.

The O2 Concierge was created as part of the O2 Dublin Brand Experience, a series of exclusive visitor experiences and hospitality spaces created in the €80 million redevelopment of Dublin’s historic Point Theatre. The suspended canopy is comprised of tiny LED circuits connected by structural support cables and an integral data strand. Underneath is an exclusive entry, featuring personalized concierge services for O2 VIP customers.

A gently sloped turf lawn floats above a lightweight rubbed structure composed of built-up slotted plywood fins - creating occupiable space above and below for presentations, exhibitions and gatherings. The roofscape and steps provide comfortable seating for up to 50 spectators, while allowing ample space for a lectern or stage.  The siting and orientation of the structure complements the existing fabric; creating an intimate courtyard which encourages parties and large get-togethers. The Wedge easily transforms into an art exhibition space with the simple attachment of clip-in mounting areas and floating plinths.   

The Beacons project was inspired by ad hoc networks arising in times of immediate need, such as during natural disasters, public threats, or political actions, when official means of communication and top-down public services are disrupted, unavailable or undesirable. Beacons provides a mechanism through which information and resources can be distributed bottom-up and laterally, organically incorporating existing means of communication into the network.

The shelter unit forms respond to specific biomechanical needs of people waiting for the bus, while also establishing a unique and recognizable look for the entire system. Structures are assembled from a series of colored, pre-cut panels made entirely of recycled material.

Individual panels are constructed from a strong, inexpensive, recycled plastic material called Polyboard, which is completely weather-proof and does not need painting or finishing. The panels are pre-cut using computer-controlled CNC milling machines, then delivered to the site for quick assembly.

This multimedia installation exhibited at The Storefront for Art & Architecture in Manhattan. Different components are linked together to form a nine foot cube, containing numerous, electronically-triggered light, sound, and fabric devices. Four illuminated corner entry towers, each nine feet tall and eighteen inches square, serve as gateways to the cube’s interior. In the helical play of light from suspended notational projectors, the in-between "plenum" space becomes activated; first through the ethereal tracings of illuminated figures, then ultimately by the physical presence of the ambulatory participant moving inside the cube.

Phantom Limb is a multimedia installation and Internet art project, exploring issues of memory and loss by investigating the embodiment of community and collective memory in virtual networks and self-regulating systems. The project consists of three physical installations to be mounted simultaneously in different venues, along with an integrative Internet backbone, which uses the web to activate and link all the works together. The title is meant to convey the tangible sensory override inherent in remembering that which is lost, when such a missing element is perceived as a virtual part of one's own body.

In May of 2005, European mobile provider O2 announced an exciting new venture in partnership with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), to transform the former Millennium Dome into Europe’s premier music, sport and entertainment destination. The world’s largest domed structure would soon shelter a sprawling complex including: a 23,000 seat music arena; a music club; an eleven screen cinema; an ice rink; an indoor beach; exhibition space; and an entertainment district, complete with bars, clubs, restaurants, and retail shops. A sophisticated "total design" vision was required to unify the elements, and create an architectural brand identity that would be distinctly "O2."

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