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January 14, 2014 10:10 pm GMT

Olympic Park Gives Your Face the Mount Rushmore Treatment

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Attendees of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next month may see 3D imprints of their faces on the facade of the entrance to Olympic Park.

Starting Feb. 7, the entrance — which includes an exhibition hall, broadcasting suites and a viewing deck — will be transformed into a massive art installation, created by British architect Asif Khans and Swiss company iart

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Photo booths within the MegaFon-branded pavilion, which is one of the largest Russian telecommunications companies and Olympics partner, will scan 3D images of visitors' faces. Those images will then be used to transform the building's skin. The facade is designed with more than 10,000 actuators and functions like a huge pin screen or a giant bed of nails Read more...

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