Ada
Project Added: November 17, 2021
Ada in the Microsoft Research building.
Jenny Sabin Studio
Arts-and Intersections:
InnovationCollaborators:
Architectural Designer and Artist: Jenny E. SabinProject Manager: Dillon Pranger
Design, Production and Installation: John Hilla, Jeremy Bilotti, William Qian
Design Engineer: Clayton Binkley and Judy Guo (Arup)
Location:
Redmond, WashingtonRegion:
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DesignPopulation Density:
UrbanLarge Intended Impact Area:
Locality/Town/CityFoundations:
Microsoft ResearchProject Website:
https://www.microsoft.com/artist-in-residence/collaborations/ada/OVERVIEW
Ada is the first architectural pavilion project to incorporate artificial intelligence. Ada's knitted light immerses visitors in a responsive and interactive glow of photoluminescence driven by individual and collective human-expression data gathered and housed within Microsoft Research Building 99.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Ada is a collaboration by architectural designer Jenny Sabin and Microsoft Research, as it embodies performance, material innovation, human-centered adaptive architecture, and emerging technologies. A network of sensors and cameras located throughout the building offer opportunities for Ada's audience to engage, interact with, and drive the project.