Information Materials : Smart Materials for Adaptive Architecture

• Main Author: Kretzer, Manuel. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: inteligentní materiály; stavební materiály; architektura; smart materials; building materials; architecture; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9783319351506
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XII, 191 p. 226 illus., 193 illus. in color.)

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 solutio...