company profile and selected works: 1990 - 2012

COMPANY PROFILE AND SELECTED WORKS: 1990 - 2012

Company Profile & Selected Works • © 2012 Hoberman Associates, Inc

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COMPANY PROFILE Hoberman Associates is a multidisciplinary practice that specializes in transformable design—the development of products, structures, and environments that change their size and shape.

We believe that a world undergoing accelerating change needs an adaptive, interactive approach to design.

Whether that means inventing a rapidly deployable shelter, re-defining portability for children’s products, or collaborating with architects to develop next-generation adaptive buildings via our Adaptive Building Initiative, our clients seek us out to shape change — and inspire it.

Our capabilities include:

Original concept generation for specialized applications•

Creation of parametric design models, customized in consultation with • our clients

Design & engineering services up to the stage of final drawing & specifica-• tion package for fabrication

Extensive prototyping capability•

Specialized analysis for transformable structures including interference • issues, materials analysis, operational issues, reliability, maintenance and durability

Oversight of manufacturing, fabrication, testing and installation•

Strategic consultation on Intellectual Property issues•

Expanding Video Screen, U2 3601. º, World Tour (Photo © Stufish)

Emergent Surface, The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA2.

Play Innovation Exhibition, Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio, Kitakyusha, Japan3.

Audeincia Provincial, Ciudad de Justicia, Madrid, Spain4.

Olympic Arch, 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, USA5.

Original Hoberman Sphere, Hoberman Designs, Inc., Sold Worldwide6.


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Client Location Date DescriptionImagination Detroit, Michigan, USA 2012 Twin expanding spheres for Lincoln booth at multiple auto shows, including NAIAS (Detroit), CAS (Chicago) and NYIAS (New York)AHHAA Science Centre Tartu, Estonia 2011 5.9 meter expanding sphere as permanent central exhibitKorea Aerospace Research Institute Joellanam-do Province, Korea 2011 5.9 meter gold-anodized expanding sphere as permanent central exhibitStony Brook Foundation Stony Brook, USA 2010 Transformable shading installation on facade of Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at SUNY Stony BrookWyss Institute at Harvard University Boston, USA 2010 Transformable wall and door instalaltions for the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineeringq-bus Mediatektur Hanover, Germany 2009-2010 Expanding sphere for Deutsche Telekomme booth at CeBIT 2010Barco, Innovative Designs Waardaamme, Belgium 2008-2009 Expanding conical LED video screen for U2 360º world tourHarvard Graduate School of Design Cambridge, USA 2009 Adaptive Fritting installation as part of “Ecological Urbanism” exhibitionHerman Miller Michigan, USA 2008 Transformable office furnitureGraco Pennsylvania, USA 2008 Folding children’s productsWalt Disney Imagineering California, USA 2008 Transformable concepts for theme parksThe Museum of Modern Art New York, USA 2008 Kinetic installation as part of “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibitionNikken Sekkei, Ltd Tokyo, Japan 2007-2009 Operable facade for POLA Ginza buildingFoster + Partners London, UK 2007-2009 Adaptive shading solutionsUS Naval Research Labarotory Washington, DC, USA 2007-2008 Precision Expandable Radar Calibration SpherePBS Biotech, Inc California, USA 2007-2008 Innovation in bioreactorsSpin Master, Ltd Toronto, Ontario 2007-2008 Children’s productsWynn Resorts, Ltd Las Vegas, NV, USA 2007 Kinetic installationManhattan Toy Minneapolis, USA 2006-2008 Children’s productsKohn Pederson Fox Architects PC Abu Dhabi, UAE 2006 Collaboration on Abu Dhabi International Airport competitionPier Wisconsin / Discovery World Milwaukee, USA 2006 40-foot high expanding helicoidPapagayo Museum Tabasco, Mexico 2005 5-meter color-changing tetrahedronJohnson Outdoors, Inc., Eureka Brand Binghamton, USA 2004-2007 Development of a rapidly deployable tentWonder Museum Okinawa, Japan 2003 Central exhibition for an interactive children’s museum2002 Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City, USA 2002 72-foot diameter retractable arch for Olympics Medal PlazaRoyal Caribbean Cruise Lines Three Cruise Liners 2000-2004 Expanding sculptures for ships Eagle II, Voyager IV and MarinerExpo 2000 World’s Fair Hannover, Germany 2000 Retractable dome for World’s Fair installed in front of the German PavilionAmerican Museum of Natural History New York City, USA 2000 Expanding sphere representing the Big BangWalt Disney Imagineering Burbank, USA 1999 Design of a major attraction for Disneyland TokyoMuseo Interactivo Mirador Santiago, Chile 1999 Six 2-meter diameter expanding spheresOtaru Bay City Center Sapporo, Japan 1998 Expanding sphere as a permanent atrium sculptureCalifornia Science Center Los Angeles, USA 1998 Expanding hyparInventor’s Hall of Fame Akron, USA 1998 Expanding helicoid as a permanent exhibitMolecular Geodesics Cambridge, USA 1997-1998 Design of folding medical instrumentsCentre Georges Pompidou Paris, France 1997 Transforming architectural models as part of “L’art de l’ingenieur”Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson) Cincinatti, USA 1997-1998 Design of folding medical instrumentsThe Museum of Modern Art New York City, USA 1994 Working scale model and section of a 60-foot diameter Iris DomeLong Beach Museum of Art Long Beach, USA 1994 Design of ‘Videotech’ portable video viewing facilityTechnorama der Schweiz Winterthur, Switzerland 1993 Expanding geodesic sphereLiberty Science Center Jersey City, USA 1991 6-meter expanding sphere as a permanent central exhibitMCA / Universal Studios Hollywood, CA, USA 1991 Design of an attraction for a theme park in Osaka, JapanFTL Associates New York City, USA 1991 Design of deployment system for a portable stage

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST Olympic Arch, 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, USA1.

Iris Dome, The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA2.

Sphere Constellation, El Mirador Museo Interactivo, Santiago, Chile3.

Expanding Sphere, Deutsche Telekomme booth at CeBIT 2010, Hanover, Germany4.

Expanding Helicoid, Discovery World, Milwaukee, USA5.

Tetrahedron, Papagayo Museum, Papagayo, Mexico6.


CHUCK HOBERMANNowhere do the disciplines of art, architecture, and engineering fuse as seamlessly as in the work of inventor Chuck Hoberman, internationally known for his “transform-able structures.” Through his products, patents, and structures, Hoberman demon-strates how objects can be foldable, retractable, or shape-shifting. Such capabili-ties lead to functional benefits: portability, instantaneous opening, and intelligent responsiveness to the built environment.

Hoberman is the founder of Hoberman Associates, a multidisciplinary practice with clients ranging across sectors including consumer products, deployable shelters, and space structures. Examples of his commissioned work include the transforming LED screen that served as the primary stage element for the U2 360° world tour and the Hoberman Arch in Salt Lake City, installed as the centerpiece for the Winter Olympic Games (2002). Other noteworthy commissions include a retractable dome for the

World’s Fair in Hanover, Germany (2000); the Expanding Hypar (1997) at the Cali-fornia Museum of Science and Industry; the Expanding Sphere (1992) at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, New Jersey; and the Expanding Geodesic Dome (1997) at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Hoberman’s work has been exhibited several times at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2008 his commissioned installation Emergent Surface was part of the exhibit “Design and the Elastic Mind.”

In 2008, alongside Buro Happold Principal Craig Schwitter, Hoberman formed the Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI). The joint venture united Hoberman’s design vi-sion with Buro Happold’s 30 years of engineering excellence to develop retractable façades, responsive shading and ventilation, operable roofs, and canopies for the built environment.

Between 2009 and 2010, ABI realized four adaptive architectural installations: an adaptive façade for the POLA’s Ginza, Tokyo headquarters; an operable roof for Aldar Central Market in Abu Dhabi; a dynamic entrance for the Wyss Institute at Harvard University; and a kinetic façade for the Simons Center at Stony Brook University, New York.

Hoberman holds a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from Cooper Union and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University. He won the Chrysler Award for Innovation and Design in 1997. Hoberman is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURE: 2006 - 2012In recent years, Hoberman has been intensely engaged with how transform-able strategies can help achieve sustainable goals within architecture. We en-vision adaptive buildings and building components that intelligently respond to changes in the environment, self-optimizing their configuration to improve energy performance and increase occupant comfort.

In 2008, Hoberman Associates co-founded the Adaptive Building Initiative in partnership with international engineering firm Buro Happold. Working with architectural firms in America, Europe and Asia, Hoberman is creating responsive shading and ventilation surfaces, operable roofs and canopies, and retractable facades for multi-use spaces. Our role is concurrently creative and technical, and our work is justified by its performance, including environmen-tal impact, architectural integration and visitor experience.

Our recentinventive activity has centered on a series of patented mechanisms for adaptive surfaces that modulate their opacity, permeability and physical dimensions. These efforts have culminated in a suite of Intelligent Surfaces: modular, unitized, customizable systems for adaptive facades.


ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURE

ADAPTIVE SHADING - AUDIENCIA PROVINCIALCiudad de Justicia Madrid, Spain Est. Completion: 2011

Architect Foster + Partners

Interior & exterior renderings by Foster + Partners



ADAPTIVE SHADING - TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE JUSTICIACiudad de Justicia Madrid, Spain Est. Completion: 2011


Architectural rendering by Foster + Partners


KINETIC SCULPTURE

ADAPTIVE FRITTING (ESTONIA)AHHAA Science Centre Tartu, Estonia 2011



SIMONS CENTER OF GEOMETRY & PHYSICS - TESSELLATE TRANSFORMING FAçADEState University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, USA 2010

Architect Perkins Eastman

Fabricator A. Zahner Co.



WYSS INSTITUTE - ADAPTIVE FRITTING (WALL INSTALLATION)Harvard University Boston, Massachusettes, USA 2010

Architect Payette



WYSS INSTITUTE - ADAPTIVE FRITTING (DOOR INSTALLATION)Harvard University Boston, Massachusettes, USA 2010

Architect Payette



ADAPTIVE SHADING - ALDAR CENTRAL MARKETAbu Dhabi, UAE Est. Completion: 2011




OPERABLE FAçADE - POLA GINzATokyo, Japan 2009

Architect Yasuda Atelier/Nikken Sekkei

Photographs by Nikken Sekkei



ADAPTIVE FRITTINGHarvard Graduate School of Design Cambridge, USA 2009



OPERABLE OPENINGS - SHANGHAI WORLD’S FAIR COMPETITION Shanghai, China 2007

Architect Ove Arup (Advanced Geometry Unit)

Exterior rendering by Ove Arup



ADAPTIVE SHADING ESPLANADEBuilding Centre Trust London, UK 2006

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 2002 - 2012The inherent spectacle embodied in Hoberman’s work has been recognized by stage designers for its theatrical qualities. While creative explorations in live entertainment overlap our purely sculptural work, the theatrical context has allowed the integration of the transformable experience within other show elements, including lighting, media, music and dance.

In 2001 Hoberman Associates was commissioned by the organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City to produce a large-scale structural transforming curtain as part of the nightly Medals ceremony. The opening of the curtain occurred at the penultimate moment of the ceremony, mesmerizing a live audience of 20,000 people, and broadcast to millions more across the world.

Work in this area culminated in Hoberman’s largest structure to date, the expanding video screen for the ongoing U2 360 tour. In this case, a giant expanding structure has been clad in hundreds of high resolution video screens, marrying the process of physical transformation with a vast media display.


LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

ExPANDING SPHERESLincoln booth, North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2012 Detroit, Michigan, USA 2012

Exhibit Design Imagination


LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

ExPANDING SPHEREDeutsche Telekomme booth, CeBIT 2010 Hanover, Germany 2010

Exhibit Design q~bus Mediatektur

Booth photos by q~bus Mediatektur


LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

ExPANDING VIDEO SCREENU2 360º World Tour 2009

Screen Concept Willie Williams, Mark Fisher, Frederic Opsomer, Chuck Hoberman

Screen Design and Engineering Innovative Designs, Hoberman Associates

Screen Production Barco, Innovative Designs

Photos © Stufish


LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

OLYMPIC ARCH2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City, USA 2002

KINETIC SCULPTURE: 1991 - 2012Chuck Hoberman originally trained as a sculptor at Cooper Union in New York City in the late 70s. While there, he created a series of kinetic sculptures that could be ridden on, thereby changing the viewer’s physical position and ori-entation. Fascinated with the creative potential of technology he took up engi-neering studies at Columbia University, graduating in 1985. He then worked for a startup robotics company through the remainder of the 80s, designing automation systems for government and industry.

Since founding Hoberman Associates in 1990, he has received a series of commissions for public artworks: large kinetic structures installed in museums, corporate and commercial spaces around the world. Expanding and contracting under programmable control, these site-specific pieces engage architectural space and create an ongoing performance for visitors.

Two of Hoberman’s major installations were commissioned in 1994 and 2008 by The Museum of Modern Art, which has also acquired several Hoberman pieces for their permanent collection. Hoberman exhibitions have included the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 1997, the POLA Museum annex in Tokyo in 2010, and the Building Centre in London in 2011.


KINETIC SCULPTURE

ExPANDING SPHERE (KOREA)Korea Aerospace Research Institute Joellanam-do Province, Korea 2011


KINETIC SCULPTURE

ExPANDING SPHERE (ESTONIA)AHHAA Science Centre Tartu, Estonia 2011


KINETIC SCULPTURE

SIMONS CENTER OF GEOMETRY & PHYSICS - SCULPTURAL GATEState University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, USA 2010

Architect Perkins Eastman

Fabricator A. Zahner Co.


KINETIC SCULPTURE

EMERGENT SURFACEMuseum of Modern Art New York City, USA 2008


KINETIC SCULPTURE

ExPANDING HELICOIDDiscovery World Wisconsin, USA 2006


KINETIC SCULPTURE

TRANSFORMING TETRAHEDRONPapgayo Children’s Museum Tabasco, Mexico 2003


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ExPANDING ICOSOHEDRONExplorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 2001


KINETIC SCULPTURE

IRIS DOME2000 World’s Fair Hanover, Germany 2000


KINETIC SCULPTURE

ExPANDING SPHEREMycal Otaru Bay Retail Center Hokkaido, Japan 1999


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ExPANDING HYPARCalifornia Science Center Los Angeles, USA 1997


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ExPANDING HELICOIDInventor’s Hall of Fame Akron, USA 1997


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SPHERE CONSTELLATIONMuseum Mirador Santiago, Chile 1999


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IRIS DOMEMuseum of Modern Art New York City, USA 1994


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ORIGINAL ExPANDING SPHERELiberty Science Center Jersey City, USA 1991

TRANSFORMABLE PRODUCTS: 1995 - 2008


TRANSFORMABLE PRODUCTS

BOOM-O-RINGClient: Spinmaster 2008



TULU RATTLEManhattan Toy Sold Worldwide 2007



RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SHELTERClient: Johnson Outdoors, Eureka Brand 2006



SWITCH PITCHHoberman Designs, Inc. Sold Worldwide 2004



BRAIN TWISTHoberman Designs, Inc. Sold Worldwide 2004



ORIGINAL HOBERMAN SPHEREHoberman Designs, Inc. Sold Worldwide 1995

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