1st Edition
Architecture and Adaptation From Cybernetics to Tangible Computing
By Socrates Yiannoudes
Copyright 2016
246 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Architecture and Adaptation discusses architectural projects that use computational technology to adapt to changing conditions and human needs. Topics include kinetic and transformable structures, digitally driven building parts, interactive installations, intelligent environments, early precedents and their historical context, socio-cultural aspects of adaptive architecture, the history and... Read more
Foreword by David Vanderburgh Preface Introduction 1. Architecture, Adaptation and the Cybernetic Paradigm 2. Intelligence in Architectural Environments 3. Psycho-Social Aspects 4. Contextualizing Interactive Architecture 5. Tangible Computing: Towards Open-Potential Environments Bibliography. Index
Biography
Socrates Yiannoudes is a Lecturer at the School of Architectural Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece. He teaches Architectural Design and Digital Technologies, theory and practice, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. His research interests include digital culture and architecture as well as the application of science and technology studies in architectural research.
