Animated Buildings

The Rundle Lantern Entertains With Moving Designs and Music

Designer Fuse Project transformed a parking garage in Adelaide, Australia into The Rundle Lantern, a giant entertainment piece with a huge composition of lights wrapped around each corner.

Each of the 748 “pixels”, as they appear from a distance, has two LED lights behind it. The Rundle Lantern was originally designed to be a lantern for this part of town, hence its name. It's an ever-changing, always moving painting, changing city landscapes indefinitely.

Implications - Consumers are no longer interested in the size of buildings alone -- there must be another feature that draws them in. This pattern of light-filled structures fuses the possibilities that future technologies provide with light aesthetics. Businesses can use this tendency to computerize or gadget-ize items to make them fresh for consumers.

Light-filled Structures
The use of light aesthetics in architecture and design is becoming a key trend, as consumers seek unique and visually appealing features in buildings.
Interactive Art Installations
Creating interactive art installations, such as the Rundle Lantern, that engage and entertain audiences is a growing trend in the art and entertainment industry.
Integration of Technology in Design
The integration of future technologies, like LED lights, into building design is a trend that combines functionality and aesthetics.

Industries Being Reshaped

Architecture and Design
The architecture and design industry can leverage the trend of light-filled structures to create visually stunning and immersive experiences for clients.
Art and Entertainment
The art and entertainment industry has opportunities to create unique and engaging experiences through interactive installations like the Rundle Lantern.
Technology
The use of technology, such as LED lights, in building design presents opportunities for innovation and collaboration between the technology and construction industries.
SCORE
4.8 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 41%
Activity 94%
Freshness 8%

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