Designing Kinetics for Architectural Facades

State Change

By: Jules Moloney

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Hardcover | 3 June 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Architecture has typically resisted motion, yet there are subtle approaches to incorporating kinetics into architecture. This book examines the zone between environment and interior, the architectural fa#xC3;#xA7;ade, for the potential to develop a new form of composition termed #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;state change#xE2;#xAC;". Through critique of theory and practice in architecture, intersected with discourse within the kinetic arts and by the generation of a series of computer animations, this book develops a theory of composition and a language of design for kinetic architectural facades. It concludes with a reflection on translating the theoretical models for kinetic composition to the pragmatic world of built architecture, highlighting the potential for kinetic facades that operate in terms of both environmental and cultural sustainability.

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