Information Materials: Smart Materials for Adaptive Architecture
Author:   Manuel Kretzer
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
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9783319817378


Pages:   191
Publication Date:   23 June 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Manuel Kretzer
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   4.392kg
ISBN:  

9783319817378


ISBN 10:   331981737
Pages:   191
Publication Date:   23 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Current Global Challenges, the Concept of Adaptive Architecture, and the Possibilities of Information Materials.- The Ever-Changing Nature of Materiality and the Meaning of Materials in Architecture and Construction.- Materiability - An Attempt for the Education of an Information Material Literacy in Respect to Emerging Materials.- A Selection of Emerging Information Materials, their Properties, Fabrication, and Application in Speculative Spatial Installations.- Towards a New Softness.

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Manuel Kretzer is responsible for coordinating and leading the postgraduate Master of Advanced Studies class’s digital design and production modules at ETH Zurich. His research aims at the notion of a soft and dynamic architecture with a specific focus on new (smart) material performance. In 2012 he established the materiability research network, a platform that brings together architects, artists, designers, students, scientists and researchers who share a common fascination with smart, programmable materials and their potential integration into architecture. He is also partner and co-founder of responsive design studio, based in Cologne and Zurich.

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