Extraordinary Windows — Portland International Airport (PDX)
Extraordinary Windows, a permanent real-time generative media installation of twin 123-foot-wide LED walls above the security checkpoints of Portland International Airport's new main terminal in Portland, Oregon, opened with the terminal on August 14, 2024; created by dotdotdash with Half Sister Studio, its six Pacific Northwest landscape scenes run in Unreal Engine and respond to live weather, astronomical, and passenger-traffic data, within ZGF Architects' mass timber terminal.
| Venue | Portland International Airport (PDX) |
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| Project type | Installation |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Year completed | 2024 |
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| Technologies | real-time generative LED environments, live weather and airport data feeds, Planar LED walls |
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Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
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| dotdotdash |
Media Design & Software |
Experience concept, art and creative direction, Unreal Engine real-time development, custom CMS, and environmental/airport data integration for the twin 123-foot LED walls.
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| half-sister-studio |
Content Production |
Co-creative and executive production |
| smart-monkeys |
AV Integration |
Show-control integration (ISAAC) |
| ZGF Architects |
Architecture |
Main terminal architect |
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