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Ourtopias: cities and the role of design

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Ourtopias seeks to explore the varied and future states of cities. The essays in this book were developed from presentations at the Ourtopias conference hosted by Toronto s Design Exchange in June 2007. City designers, activists and legislators offered a widely varying focus that included poetic imagination, diverse public cultures and practical methods for working with complex city forms.

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On growth and form: organic architecture and beyond

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This surprising collection of essays accompanied by beautiful picture material by architects and artists revisits D'Arcy Thompson's influential book "On Growth and Form" (1917) to explore the link between morphology and formmaking in historical and contemporary design. Editd by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhouse University, Halifax, Canada.

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Future wood: innovation in building design + manufacturing

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New software and digital fabrication is changing how we use wood. This book brings together international designers, manufacturers and researchers examining natural and synthetic wood technologies. Composite materials, parametric design and automated fabrication technologies are explored, illustrating new design tools, custom manufacturing and advanced assembly methods. The papers of this book were published on the occasion of the Canadian Design Research Network Parametric Modeling and Digital Wood Fabrication Workshop and Symposium held at the Forest Sciences Centre at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver on February 15-24, 2007. The essays and projects in this volume demonstrate flexible, adaptable design qualities reflecting a rapidly changing society. CD with complete electronic version of the book included.

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Mobile nation

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Mobile Nation explores the emerging field of mobile experience design. The papers in this anthology include essays on design theories and methods for locative technologies, devices, experiences, and games, featuring international scholars, researchers and industry experts.

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Acadia 2013 : adaptive architecture

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ACADIA 2013 Adaptive Architecture is the proceedings of the 33rd annual international conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture. The conference is held October 24-26, 2013 in Cambridge, Ontario and hosted by the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, in partnership with the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and the University of Nottingham. The proceedings publication contains peer-reviewed and juried research on computational design focused on emerging themes of adaptive and complex systems within contemporary architecture.

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Maison solaire et maison du nord / Solar house and North house

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En 2 livres: 1. Maison solaire 2007 Le Décathlon solaire est une compétition biennale internationale réunissant des équipes d'étudiants d'une vingtaine d'université du monde entier. Le défi lancé à ces futurs professionnels est de concevoir, de construire et d'opérer une maison fonctionnant uniquement à l'énergie solaire. Cet ouvrage documente la participation d'Équipe Montréal, un consortium de l'école de technologie supérieure (ETS), l'Université de Montréal Faculté de l'aménagement et l'École d'Architecture de McGill, au Décathlon solaire 2007. 2. Maison du nord 2009 Cet ouvrage documente la présentation de design préliminaire du projet candidat au Décathlon solaire 2009 réalisé par le consortium pancanadien des universités de Waterloo, Simon Fraser et Ryerson: Maison du Nord. Tous les deux ans, le Décathlon solaire se déroule sur le National Mall, à Washington D.C. Cette compétition rassemble plusieurs équipes d'architectes et d'ingénieurs qui doivent chacune bâtir une maison fonctionnant entièrement à l'énergie solaire.

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Hylozoic ground: liminal responsive architecture

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The Hylozoic Ground experimental architecture series developed by architect Philip Beesley has been expanded and refined by researchers, engineers and designers from around the world. It is an immersive, interactive environment that moves and breathes around its viewers, creating an environment can feel and care. Next-generation artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and interactive technology create an environment that is nearly alive. The book contains essays by theorists and designers, extended photography, and detailed design documents of the evolving project. Hylozoic ground was featured in Canadian pavillion at the 2010 Venice Biennale.

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Kinetic architectures and geotextile installations

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This book documents architectural installations developed by Philip Beesley and collaborators from 1995 through 2007. The collection includes architectural sculptures located in natural sites and works integrating kinetic components and interactive systems. Projects in the past several years have focused on immersive digitally fabricated lightweight ‘textile’ structures, and the most recent generations of his work feature responsive systems that use dense arrays of microprocessor, sensors and actuator systems. Includes essays by Jean Gagnon, Eric Haldenby, Christine Macy, Andrew Payne, Robert Pepperell, Michael Stacey and Charles Stankievech.