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This book considers the potential of new, smart materials and their use in architecture. It begins with an overview of current global tendencies (technological, demographic, and socio-anthropological) and their relevance for architectural design. Expanding upon approaches for flexible design solutions to address change and uncertainty, Dr. Kretzer begins by exploring adaptive architecture and proceeds to introduce the topic of “information materials,” which encompasses smart and functional materials, their current usage, and their potential for the creation of future spaces. The second chapter provides a comprehensive overview of architectural materials, past and present, split into the topics: natural, industrial, synthetic, digital, and information materials. Chapter three introduces an educational approach for the mediation of information material usage in design courses and student workshops. The final section provides detailed information on a range of emerging material phenomena, including aerogels, bioluminescence, bio plastics, dye-sensitized solar cells, electroluminescent displays, electroactive polymers, soft robotics, and thermochromics. Each section explains its respective history, working principles, fabrication and (potential) usage in architecture and design, and provides hands-on tutorials on how to self-produce these materials, and displays class-tested experimental installations. The book concludes with an outlook into the domain of synthetic biology and the prospects of a “living” architecture. It is ideal for students of structural materials engineering, architecture, and urban planning; professionals working these in areas, as well as materials science/engineering and architecture educators. Imparts a comprehensive but concise historical overview of material usage in architecture; Provides an explanation of an educational methodology to mediate new material usage; Describes a detailed scientific display of various emerging materials; Illustrates step-by-step instructions to self-produce a range of smart materials; Features a display of various speculative installations challenging the use of emerging materials in a design context.

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In Zeiten, in denen der Begriff "Natur" im Kern seiner biologischen Materialitat in Frage gestellt wird, müssen wir die Zusammenhange zwischen Architektur und Natur neu überdenken. Dies betrifft nicht nur Strategien für einen verantwortlichen Umgang mit der Umwelt, sondern ebenso menschliches Verhalten und kulturelle oder demografische Varietat. Um diesen Herausforderungen zu begegnen, sollte man sich dem Unbekannten stellen und die Disziplin Architektur zu einer integrierten und interdisziplinaren Praxis hin entwickeln. Das Buch präsentiert zukunftsweisende Design-Beschreibungen, erarbeitet von führenden Praktikern und Forschern, die nach neuen Verbindungen zwischen Architektur, Natur und Mensch für eine zukünftige, lebende Architektur suchen. Rund um die drei eng miteinander vernetzten Kernthemen "Bioinspiration", "Materiability" und "Intelligence" befasst sich das Buch mit dem Beginn eines neu entstehenden Design-Gebiets, in dem die Symbiose von Physik, Biologie, Informatik und Design die Neudefinition dessen verspricht, was wir heute als Architektur bezeichnen. In times where the very concept of 'nature' is questioned not only in its philosophical dimension, but in the core of its biological materiality, we need to reconsider the interrelations between architecture and nature. This not only applies to strategies on environmental responsibility but equally on anticipatory human behavior and cultural or demographic variety. To address these challenges this book proposes to embrace the unknown and cultivate the architectural discipline towards an integrated and cross-disciplinary practice. It unravels compelling innovative and forward-thinking design narratives by leading international practitioners and researchers who investigate novel associations between architecture, nature and humanity for a future, alive architecture. Structured around the three closely cross-linked core themes "bioinspiration", "materiability", and "intelligence" the book engages with the starting point of an emerging new design field, where the symbiosis of physics, biology, computing and design promises the redefinition of what we call architecture today.

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