Common Build Online Competition

Please learn more about the entries below, then vote for your favorite one!

Tensegrity by Team Awesome

The ‘Tensegrity’ structure is interactive, inviting users to step on pads which illuminate beacons to the city.
 

Nodes of Boston by Team Bean

Three interdependent ‘Nodes of Boston’ identify locations in the city and offer supporting information to foster access to points of interest.

Time Machine by Team Found

Sited adjacent to South Station, the ‘Time Machine’ is devise to help users understand relative travel distances in the city.

Interactive Canopy by Ithador

Constructed of reclaimed materials, the ‘Inter-Connected Canopy’ creates space for pedestrians to move through while informing them of the neighborhoods beyond.

Framing History by J&L, Inc.

Inspired by Boston’s past, ‘Framing History’ exposes now invisible characters that have influenced Boston.

Multi-Sensory Pathway by JJAMM

The ‘Multi-Sensory Pathway’ manipulates ground plane, acoustics and the visual field creating a place to disseminate information about adjacent areas of the city.

Urbascope by SCOPE

urban periscopes that frame the view in unexpected ways...wayfinding using new understandings.  see nature,  the sky, something you may have missed. see yourself seing, and see others seeing you. UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FIND YOURSELF IN YOUR WORLD.

Interactive Community Bulletin by SU Archies

An ‘Interactive Community Bulletin Board’ offers neighborhood stakeholders a venue to communicate through postings and inscriptions.