Responsive environments : an interdisciplinary manifesto on design, technology and the human experience / [edited by] Allen Sayegh, Stefano Andreani, Harvard GSD REAL Lab, Matteo Kalchschmidt, University of Bergamo ; with contributions by Edith Ackermann [and 20 others] ; case studies by Isa He.

New York, NY : Actar, May 2021.

255 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

"The entanglement of physical contexts with digital environments is constantly changing our relationship with the surrounding space and creating new hybrid experiences. These transformations pose complex design challenges and yet offer novel opportunities for the understanding and development of human-centered built environments. Drawing from a 5-year design research collaboration between the REAL Lab at Harvard GSD and the University of Bergamo, this book unfolds the experiential facets of our technologically-mediated relationship with space in the fields of architecture, urbanism and art. The book attempts to describe what makes an environment "responsive" in the form of a design manifesto, introducing ten attributes or principles at both methodological and experiential levels. Critically articulated from the perspective of leading experts, scholars and professionals, the ideas explored are unpacked through speculative urban visions and design concepts at different timeframes, contexts and scales ranging from smart artifacts to smart cities"--Publisher's description.

9781948765442 (hardcover)
1948765446 (hardcover)

Design and technology.
Architecture and technology.
Design et technologie.
Architecture et technologie.

Sayegh, Allen, editor.
Andreani, Stefano, editor.
Kalchschmidt, Matteo, editor.
Ackermann, Edith, contributor.
He, Isa, writer of supplementary textual content.
Sayegh, Allen
Andreani, Stefano
Kalchschmidt, Matteo
Harvard University. Responsive Environments and Artifacts Lab.
REAL Lab

Location: Library main 309786
Call No.: BIB 254945
Status: Available