Interactive architecture / Michael Fox and Miles Kemp.

Author/creator Fox, Michael
Other author Kemp, Miles, 1979-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2009.
Description256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Architecture and technology.
Intelligent buildings.
Architecture--Technological innovations.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-256).
LCCN 2009005746
ISBN9781568988368 (alk. paper)
ISBN1568988362 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NA2543.T43 F69 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold