Arch-os v1.1 (architecture operating systems), software for buildings

Abstract

Arch-OS, 'Operating System' for 'Cybrid' architectures, has been developed to manifest the social, technological and environmental life of a building and provide artists, engineers and scientists with a unique environment for developing transdisciplinary research and production. Arch-OS, 'software for buildings', has been integrated into the fabric of the Head Quarters of the Institute of Digital Art and STAR (Science Technology Arts Research). Using embedded technologies to capture raw data Arch-OS fuses the physical and virtual into a new dynamic architecture. This License agreement discusses the development of Arch-OS, some technicalities and the implications of living with intelligent buildings.