i-500 Project
i-500 draws on the Arch-OS experience of developed at i-dat.The i-500 project is a public art commission for Curtin University’s new Minerals and Chemistry Research and Education Buildings. Working in close collaboration with Woods Bagot Architects, as part of the architects project team, the i-500 project team are creating a public artwork to be incorporated into the fabric of the complex with the intention to encourage building users to communicate and collaborate.

The i-500 will perform a vital and integral role in the development of scientific research in the fields of nanochemistry (atomic microscopy and computer modeling), applied chemistry, environmental science, hydrometallurgy, biotechnology, and forensic science. The artworks potential is to represent the visualisation of quantitative scientific research as part of the architectural environment. The visual and auditory function of the artwork reveals to the scientists a qualitative experience of their research. Nested at the heart physical building, in an area that acts as a central hub for the social interactions of the scientific community, the i-500 enables a zone of contemplation and reflection. The system evolves through a dialogue between the research community and the translation of the dynamic data from physical and social interactions within the building.

 i-500 Blog
The i-500 blog will evolve to reflect the consultancy, the conceptual evolution and physical manifestation of the project.The publication category of the i-500 blog will nurture the development of a set of critical texts and images within the context provided by the Curtin University Minerals and Chemistry Precinct Artwork Project. The intention is to publish the product of your labours in a number of appropriate forms for distribution (book, CD/DVD, conference, etc) as well as in its evolutionary form, live on the web.