The Media Architecture Biennale 20 (MAB20) will take place as an online event from June 28th to July 2nd, 2021. This edition will shift the focus on media architecture from the aesthetic spectacle to societal improvement. How can media architecture contribute to better cities, civic engagement and sustainable ecosystems? The event will close off with the MAB Awards, highlighting outstanding projects in this newly emerging field at the crossroads of architecture, urban planning, interaction design, art, and informatics.
Digital media has changed the way we shop (Amazon), travel (Airbnb) and even romance (Tinder). This shift has huge repercussions for our material living environment as well. Media architecture is the relatively new discipline that relates to this interaction of media and architecture, says Martijn de Waal, co-organizer of The Media Architecture Biennale 20 (June 28th – July 2nd, 2021). “The biennale is an investigation into how architects and urban planners can learn from digital media engineers and designers, and the other way around as well. As a result, the way digital media is integrated in architecture and urban planning will improve.”
“Media architecture is a combination of disciplines like architecture, urban planning, digital media, design and art.”
