Inspired by living architecture

Professor's dream-like vision of constant metamorphosis brought to life in new film. By Carol Truemner Faculty of Engineering - A Waterloo School of Architecture professor is the co-creator of a new short film inspired by his living architecture creations. Philip Beesley worked on the film entitled Cradle with Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, who are both based in London, England, and Salvador Breed, who is based in Amsterdam. A media release on Cradle's June 13 online premiere said that film evokes the birth of life on earth. "Within an astral, Arh a child-like being emerges, reflecting the fundamental journey from death into new life," the media release said. Beesley provides the man's voice in the film which was co-produced by Bianca Weeko Martin (BAS '19, MArch '22). Devoted to opening traditional boundaries between nature and technology, Beesley's work is widely cited in art and architecture for its pioneering contributions to the rapidly expanding field of responsive, interactive environments.