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Author:   Branko Kolarevic (University of Calgary, Canada) ,  Vera Parlac (University of Calgary, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781138791015

ISBN 10:   1138791016
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   06 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Towards Architecture of Change Branko Kolarevic 2. Making Space for Time David Leatherbarrow 3. Flexible Architecture: Continuous and Developing Robert Kronenburg 4. Devising Design: Agility, Aptness, Equilibrium, Imperfection Brian Sinclair 5. Smart Architecture, Dumb Buildings Michelle Addington 6. Adaptive, Responsive Building Skins Branko Kolarevic and Vera Parlac 7. Dynamic, Adaptive Building Envelopes Edwin B. Hathaway 8. Transformable: Building Structures That Change Themselves Chuck Hoberman 9. Beneficial Change: The Case for Responsiveness and Robotics in Architecture Tristan d'Estrée Sterk 10. Self-Assembly and Programmable Materials Skylar Tibbits 11. Bio-Robotic Architecture Michael Fox 12. Material as Mechanism in Agile Spaces Vera Parlac 13. Exploring Responsiveness in Architecture Vera Parlac 14. Diffusive Architecture: A Manifesto Philip Beesley 15. RAD: Make Alive Rodolphe el-Khoury and Carol Moukheiber 16. Architecture of Participation Usman Haque 17. Powerlines Kas Oosterhuis and Ilona Lenard 18. It is All About Particles Enric Ruiz-Geli Author Biographies Photo Credits Index

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Branko Kolarevic is a Professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Environmental Design where he also holds the Chair in Integrated Design. Vera Parlac is a registered architect in Pennsylvania, US, and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.

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