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QR codes made of concrete slabs
It is worth having a closer look at the landscape design around the Mathematikon educational and research building in Heidelberg: The patterns of the anthracite-colored and medium gray concrete slabs are reminiscent of bar and QR codes. Conventional bar codes consist of a series of black bars of varying widths, QR codes (quick response codes) consists of a square matrix of black and white square dots; both systems are used for the labeling of goods so that they can be read in and found automatically and particularly fast.
The architectural office for landscape architecture “faktorgruen” was...
