POP-UP GROUPS

USING FACEBOOK GROUPS AS THE GENERATOR, THE CONVENTION CENTER IS RE IMAGINED AS A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A HIERARCHY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THEM. INITIAL FACEBOOK GROUPS ARE MANIFESTED IN PHYSICAL SPACE AND THE FOLLOWERS OF THESE GROUPS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THEIR SPACE IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW. HERE LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS CAN COME TOGETHER IN REAL SPACE TO INTERACT. FROM THERE A RECOMMENDATION ENGINE IS USED TO CIRCULATE PEOPLE THROUGH THE TOWER TO *TRADE SHOWS* BASED ON COMMON INTEREST OR TO CONNECTING PROGRAMS (LIKE A BOOKSTORE) THAT ALLOW FOR MORE THAN ONE GROUP TO BE REFERENCED AND CONNECTED.
THE GROUPS ONLY HAVE A PHYSICAL LIFE SPAN OF 3 MONTHS, REQUIRING THE BUILDING TO CONSTANTLY RECONFIGURE ITSELF THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT AND DISCONNECTION OF THE GROUP MODULE. MODULES CAN BE CONNECTED TOGETHER TO FORM LARGER SPACES AS REQUIRED. A FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE IS *SHRINK WRAPPED* TO THE VOLUME OF THE TOWER, KEEPING EVERYTHING TOGETHER WHILE ALLOWING FOR THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO HAPPEN.