Here is a demo of a transparent laptop screen. Could we perhaps use this into the exterior glazing of our building even if it hasn't been previously implemented before considering that it probably isn't very far from hitting the market?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCi-WqMIFA
Yes - you can use it.
ReplyDeleteNo - you should not use it.
Short throw projection is far more cost effective and focuses less about the gimmick and more about the projected image. Take for example the light-transmissible concrete that came out of the early 1990's - yes, we have transparent concrete but its value and impact were not worth the costs (and despite the cost effectiveness decades later, it is understood as a bit of a dated gimmick). Always try to find architectural solutions rather than parachute in components. Don't be so proud of this technological terror - it is insignificant when compared to the power of a good design. Though a kitchen may be better with a high-end, state of the art refrigerator, the architecture should still reinforce good design. The refrigerator does not make the architecture. In this case, the glazing does not make your architecture.