A patented, high-speed, dimmable, intelligent glass system that can create animations by varying the transparency and translucency of small areas inside a pane of glass.
GlassArray is a high-speed, dimmable glass system that creates animations by varying the transparency of thousands of small “pixels” within a pane of any size. Based on proven PDLC liquid-crystal technology, our patented method allows each cell to fade independently, without cross-talk. Instead of emitting light, GlassArray blocks it selectively—producing striking daytime visuals and transforming glass into a dynamic, low-energy urban screen. It can clad building façades to animate them without the glare, garish colour, or expense of LED displays. Beyond large-scale art and signage, GlassArray offers practical benefits: adaptive privacy, switchable projection surfaces, bird-collision reduction, and dynamic shading. It can be integrated into new designs or retrofitted onto existing structures. The system is energy-efficient and low-maintenance, and it connects seamlessly to standard data protocols—from DMX lighting consoles to HDMI computer feeds—giving architects, designers, and developers a versatile tool for responsive environments.
GlassArray: Turn architecture into media. GlassArray brings buildings to life with subtle, dynamic imagery—daylight-visible, power-efficient, and seamlessly integrated into glass surfaces. Developed by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s studio Antimodular Research, this patented system turns ordinary panes into high-speed, dimmable surfaces where thousands of liquid crystal “pixels” can fade independently—without cross-talk. The result is a digital screen that doesn’t emit light, but instead blocks it selectively, making animations, text, and video visible in broad daylight. Unlike LED façades, GlassArray is relatively inexpensive, preserves transparency, consumes minimal power, and avoids garish colours and visual clutter. It offers architects, designers, and developers a refined medium to animate buildings, create subtle signage, or display live video—while maintaining the elegance of glass. Versatile Applications Signage & Art: Entire buildings can become urban canvases for generative art and signage without the intrusion of LEDs. Deliver striking campaigns on glass façades and atriums with a softer, more integrated presence than conventional billboards. Privacy & Projection: Instantly control levels of transparency, open personalized viewports, or turn surfaces into whiteboards and projection screens. Environmental Benefits: Reprogrammable patterns can help reduce bird collisions, adaptive dimming supports programmable sun shading, dark-sky compliance by eliminating light pollution. GlassArray panels update at video rates, are low-maintenance, and connect to standard control protocols such as DMX, Artnet, or HDMI. Whether retrofitted onto existing glass or integrated into new builds, they offer a new architectural material—one that merges communication, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Facade type and geometry (structure) : Any transparent glass surface
Kind of light creation : The technology creates a digital canvas by selectively dimming the translucency and transparency of liquid crystal "pixels" in panes of glass. In full transparency 90% of the light can go through in translucency 40% of the light goes through. The spirit of this urban screen display technology is NOT to emit light but to block it.
Resolution and transmitting behaviour : The resolution is only limited by building size (and budget!). Each GlassArray pixel can be as small as 1x1cm and as large as 1x1m.
Pixel distance : Anything between 1 and 100cm
Luminace : This material does not emit light, which is it's biggest advantage.
Urban situation : Useful particularly during daytime, when LEDs struggle to compete with sunlight. Best for large surfaces of glass. Can be integrated into glass panes or applied as a film onto existing glass façades.
Description of showreel : Real and simulated footage of the system