Main entry:

Fox, Michael, 1967 August 22-

Title & Author:

Interactive architecture / Michael Fox and Miles Kemp.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2009.

Description:

256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-256).
Foreword / William J. Mitchell -- Physical change : Trends in kinetic architecture ; Ways and means of kinetic motion ; Horizons of kinetic architecture -- Embedded computation : Trends in embedded computation ; Ways and means of embedded computation ; Horizons of embedded computation in architecture -- Project landscape : Adaptable space : Living environment ; Working environment ; Entertainment environment ; Public environment ; Environmental impact : Energy efficiency ; Active sustainable solutions ; Ephemeralization ; Environmental cognizance ; Enhancing and extending activities : Mediated environments ; Gerontechnology ; Physically challenged ; Active participation ; Coexistence ; Sociological and psychological implications : Changing lifestyle patterns ; Behavior awareness ; Building awareness ; Sense of place ; Control of space ; Attachment to space ; Sense of sound ; Sense of smell ; Artistic initiatives -- Design and the profession : Designing interactive systems ; Novel tools and heuristics ; A pedagogical approach ; Academic initiatives ; Client and user initiatives ; Corporate initiatives ; Economic feasibility -- New horizons : Technology transfer ; Interface design ; The end of mechanics ; Autonomous robotics ; Biomimetrics ; Evolutionary systems ; Possibilities and understandings ; The end of the beginning -- "A new epoch has begun!" / Mahesh B. Senagala.
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Summary:

Interactive architecture is a relatively new and growing area in 'smart' architecture, and authors Michael Fox and Miles Kemp are among the leaders in this field. This book looks at the potential of interactive architecture: what it is, how it impacts our lives, what is necessary to design it and where we are headed in the future.

ISBN:

9781568988368 (alk. paper)
1568988362 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture and technology.
Intelligent buildings.
Architecture Technological innovations.
Architecture et technologie.
Immeubles intelligents.
Architecture Innovations.
intelligent buildings.
Arkitektur tekniska aspekterr.
Smarta byggnader.

Added entries:

Kemp, Miles, 1979-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264050
Call No.: BIB 195366
Status: Available