Artur – Architecture
As if someone wants to get know the contemporary architecture in Budapest, then should try this new website:
http://www.artur.org.hu/
This website shows 7 tours that one can do in Budapest by visiting contemporary examples of architecture (buildings built after 1989). I am totally delighted because the website is structured by the Hungarian zooming presentation tool Prezi, which got the World Technology Award in Arts this year.
And also because it uses so-called QR-codes, or 2-dimensional bar codes that anybody can decode with a mobile phone equipped with a camera and a bar code reader (like this) – and of course with wi-fi access. Because the QR-codes are hiding the link to the website where the informations are about the building in question. I don’t know exactly where are these bar codes placed at the buildings, are they on the wall or where, but I’ll check it later.
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Hello,
QR codes are placed on the entrances of buildings or in the case of a park we tried to place them in visible spots (eg. beginning of walkways, etc.).
Have fun with the tours!
Peter