A Real-Time Twin in Venice explores how interactive objects in public space can anchor activities and impact spatial dynamics. It features a simple robot that moves autonomously throughout public spaces in Venice, providing information about the Biennale. In the Arsenale, a virtual interface displays a digital reconstruction and analysis of the space of the robot, allowing visitors to control the robot and test AI-predicted crowd behaviour. The real robot adjusts its position hourly based on visitor preferences, improving AI accuracy over time. This installation highlights extracting and visualising urban data in real-time, using AI to solve design problems like optimal object placement, and constructing an AI agent by incrementally learning behavioural patterns.
Participants
URBAN ERGONOMICS LAB, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
BEIJING, CHINA
Zhang Li, Beijing, China, 1970. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Xie Qixu, Fujian, China, 1994. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Deng Huishu, Hunan, China, 1995. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Wang Ziheng, Shaanxi, China, 1996. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Pang Lingbo, Beijing, China, 1993. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Chen Yuhong, Sichuan, China; 1999. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Mei Xiaohan, Henan, China, 1995. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Ye Yang, Beijing; China, 1980. Lives and works in Beijing, China
Technical Collaborators
Atelier Teamminus, THADI
Thanks
Michele Bonino and his team, Politecnico di Torino
Supporters
Cyrus Tang Foundation; National Key R&D Program of China in Sustainable Urbanisation; National Natural Science Foundation of China in Architecture
