312 Pages
88 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
312 Pages
88 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
312 Pages
88 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Convergence is based on the thermodynamic premise that architecture should maximize its ecological and architectural power. No matter how paradoxical it might initially seem, architects should maximize energy intake, maximize energy use, and maximize energy feedback and reinforcement. This presumes that the necessary excess of architecture is in fact an architect’s greatest asset when it comes... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Energy Hierarchies and Architecture 3. The Complicated and The Complex 4. The Specifically Generic Architecture 5. Conclusion
Biography
Kiel Moe is a registered architect and Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology at Harvard Graduate School of Design. At the GSD, he is co-director of the MDesS program and director of the Energy, Environments, & Design Lab.
Looking beyond usual energy efficiency criteria, Moe uses a solid scientific base to uphold a paradoxical proposal, but which ultimately rests on the evidence that works of architecture “are anything but sustainable.” - Arquitectura Viva
