A hands-on workshop connecting digital generative systems with physical fabrication, culminating in the creation of your own prototype.
DESCRIPTION
Join Interim Collective for a hands-on exploration of interactive environments as part of this year's Design Vancouver Festival 2026.
Step into our active development process for PNEUMA, a large-scale interactive light and sound installation premiering on the Vancouver Art Gallery's south facade for the Lumière Festival (November 12–14, 2026).
Using PNEUMA as our live case study, this multidisciplinary workshop connects digital generative systems with physical fabrication to reveal how large-scale, responsive installations are actually built. Through a discipline-by-discipline walkthrough, we will explore how to translate environmental data and human interaction into interactive light, sound, and spatial systems. We’ll delve into the material logic of fabricating responsive forms and demonstrate the technical pipeline for routing live sensor data into TouchDesigner. Together, we’ll see how abstract inputs transform into tangible, atmospheric experiences.
The session culminates in a hands-on fabrication lab. Attendees will design and build their own small-scale physical prototypes. We will integrate these artifacts into our sensory ecosystem, allowing participants to see how live data and light bring their creations to life in real-time.
Event partnership with Design Vancouver Festival (September 17-27)
Venue partnership with Multimodal Media Lab (MML)
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
375 Water St unit 645
375 Water Street
#unit 645 Vancouver, BC V6B 5C6
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Agenda
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Introduction & Framework (20 min)
Translating environmental data into spatial design.
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Fabrication & Materials (20 min)
Material logic and constructing responsive physical forms.
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Interactive Data Pipeline (20 min)
Live TouchDesigner demo; routing sensor input to generative output.