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Aesthetics and Perception: Dynamic Facade Design with Programmable Materials
Technology is often defined as the application of science to solve pragmatic human problems. Etymologically, the roots of technology are closely related to artful and skillful, and entwined with the idea of beauty. Much of technology teaching and professional architectural practice focus the former definition, with emphasis on energy reduction, measurement and building physics. While technical building metrics are important, they often overshadow the prospect for building technology to appeal to the imagination, engage the senses, and support emotive human connection with the environment. In fact, most building technology is designed to separate us from the environment. Smart materials, those which adjust their properties according to environmental stimulus, have the potential to physically index subtle changes in the environment, generating human awareness of environmental flux. It is proposed that by integrating the properties of smart materials within the façade and interior building surfaces, building technology can become a dynamic link between environmental changes and human sensory experience. Design experiments that expand the thermal and aestheticAesthetics properties of dynamic facades, with phase change materials and shape memory polymers, are presented.
Aesthetics and Perception: Dynamic Facade Design with Programmable Materials
Technology is often defined as the application of science to solve pragmatic human problems. Etymologically, the roots of technology are closely related to artful and skillful, and entwined with the idea of beauty. Much of technology teaching and professional architectural practice focus the former definition, with emphasis on energy reduction, measurement and building physics. While technical building metrics are important, they often overshadow the prospect for building technology to appeal to the imagination, engage the senses, and support emotive human connection with the environment. In fact, most building technology is designed to separate us from the environment. Smart materials, those which adjust their properties according to environmental stimulus, have the potential to physically index subtle changes in the environment, generating human awareness of environmental flux. It is proposed that by integrating the properties of smart materials within the façade and interior building surfaces, building technology can become a dynamic link between environmental changes and human sensory experience. Design experiments that expand the thermal and aestheticAesthetics properties of dynamic facades, with phase change materials and shape memory polymers, are presented.
Aesthetics and Perception: Dynamic Facade Design with Programmable Materials
Wang, Julian (editor) / Shi, Donglu (editor) / Song, Yehao (editor) / Clifford, Dale (author)
Advanced Materials in Smart Building Skins for Sustainability ; Chapter: 12 ; 243-256
2022-10-30
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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