World-famous AI artist unveils video installation at CoStar grand opening
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Thousands of CoStar Group employees gathered at the Allianz Amphitheater on Wednesday night, the culmination of a day of grand-opening festivities for the company's new campus along the James River. Dubbed Foundry Park, the $460 million project is anchored by a 21-story office building. Its distinctive video screen facing the river was officially turned on amid fireworks and a performance from the band Caamp. The LED screen spans the top of the building, runs down the side and continues indoors. It was programmed by Refik Anadol, an AI artist who helped program the Las Vegas Sphere. "He's pioneered a new art form. He paints with data and dreams with machines," CoStar CEO Andy Florance said in introducing Anadol. Anadol explained that the screen uses a Large Architecture Model to draw from CoStar's library of photos to generate visuals inspired by buildings, neighborhoods and the built environment. "Millions of images go through the building, and the algorithm will take that data and make a different painting every time," Anadol said, describing it as "futuristic science fiction." Drone video provided by CoStar Group The building itself was designed by architect William Chilton, who also designed the new Dominion Energy office building downtown. He credited Florance with being hands-on in the design and feel of the building. "As architects, we held the pencil, but these ideas...
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