CBRE recently published this report looking at the impact of the “high-tech software/services industry” on the North American office market. 

Here are a few highlights:

- Since 2010, tech has created ~1.1 million jobs in the US at an annual growth rate that is 3x the national average.

- Seattle currently has the fastest tech job growth in North America. This is the first time in 7 years that San Francisco hasn’t been at the top of their list.

BREAKFAST, a design and engineering studio out of Brooklyn, recently unveiled something that they call Brixels. 

A Brixel is a variable-sized brick that is controlled by software and can act as a pixel in artwork, building facades, and other kinds of installations. 

Below is a video of their first installation, called Brixel Mirror. It is a 19 foot wide by 6 foot tall installation compromised of 540 Brixels. If you can’t see it below, click here.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5cVpWhp30&w=560&h=315]

While extremely cool, you may be wondering how applicable this might be to real world uses. But kinetic architecture isn’t a foreign concept and I am sure we’ll be seeing more of it.

CBRE recently published this report looking at the impact of the “high-tech software/services industry” on the North American office market. 

Here are a few highlights:

- Since 2010, tech has created ~1.1 million jobs in the US at an annual growth rate that is 3x the national average.

- Seattle currently has the fastest tech job growth in North America. This is the first time in 7 years that San Francisco hasn’t been at the top of their list.

BREAKFAST, a design and engineering studio out of Brooklyn, recently unveiled something that they call Brixels. 

A Brixel is a variable-sized brick that is controlled by software and can act as a pixel in artwork, building facades, and other kinds of installations. 

Below is a video of their first installation, called Brixel Mirror. It is a 19 foot wide by 6 foot tall installation compromised of 540 Brixels. If you can’t see it below, click here.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5cVpWhp30&w=560&h=315]

While extremely cool, you may be wondering how applicable this might be to real world uses. But kinetic architecture isn’t a foreign concept and I am sure we’ll be seeing more of it.