Night city skyline with illuminated skyscrapers reflecting blue light on water.

White Magnolia Facade

Media Architecture
Category
digital Animation
Location
NYU IMA, Shanghai, China
YEAR
2020/12

Statement

Original media content developed for the White Magnolia building, with the largest media facade in Shanghai. The final composition was displayed for an approximate duration of 6 months, from December 2020 to May 2021.

Project Involvement

The media content was composed by students from Professor Stavros Didakis’s class. A selected part of my of my project “BLUE” is featured in the final composition. For my project “BLUE”, I developed a series of digital animations as a homage to healthcare professionals during COVID. The three stages of the animation reflected the process of the epidemic, with the hope of expressing the urgent need to restore order after the public health crisis, our gratitude to all the healthcare workers, and also equipping folks with the courage and hope to face the new start. Attempting to connect with the cultural background of Shanghai, the theme was portrayed in traditional Chinese porcelain patterns and the white magnolia flower.

Credit

Created by Stavros Didakis & students from Media Architecture class
Supported by the Sinar Mas Group and NYU Shanghai

White Magnolia Media comtent Final Composition >

Final compostion >

Video documentation>

Photo Documentation >

Night cityscape with a tall building lit in blue reflecting on calm water.
Tall modern skyscraper illuminated with blue lights against a dark night sky, with tree silhouettes at the base.
Tall modern skyscraper illuminated with blue and purple lights against a dark night sky.
Modern skyscraper illuminated with purple lights viewed from the base looking up into a dark night sky.

"BLUE" >

Abstract swirling shapes made of small blue particles on a light gray background.
Abstract blue organic shape with textured surface on a gradient gray background.
Abstract digital art of swirling blue and purple particles forming fluid shapes on a gray background.
Blue and white porcelain-style vase with intricate designs, surrounded by swirling blue ceramic tentacles and figures with crowns sitting on white cloud-like forms.
Symmetrical blue particle cloud with a bright white center on a black background.
Abstract digital art featuring a vertical column of bright turquoise and white particles with a central glowing white core on a black background.
Abstract vertical symmetrical digital art with blue, purple, and white particles forming an intricate luminous pattern on a black background.
Spheres floating against a blue background, decorated with intricate blue and white dragon and floral patterns resembling traditional Chinese porcelain.