Smart Materials and Technologies

TRAMA

Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new<BR>"smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems<BR>in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse<BR>but largely idiosyncratic nature, because relatively few architects have access to<BR>information about the types or properties of these new materials or technologies.<BR>Two of the leading experts in this field - Addington and Schodek - have solved this<BR>problem by incorporating all the relevant information of all the latest technologies<BR>available to architects and designers in this one volume. They present materials by<BR>describing their fundamental characteristics, and go on to identify and suggest how<BR>these same characteristics can be exploited by professionals to achieve their design<BR>goals. Here, the wealth of technical understanding already available in the materials<BR>science and engineering literature is at last made accessible to a design audience. <BR>* A unique text that outlines the topic of smart materials from a design perspective<BR>* Learn about the latest research and practice of using smart materials and gain a<BR>better understanding on how to utilize them in architectural design<BR>* Benefit from the knowledge and insight of this experienced and respected author<BR>team.

SOMMARIO

Chapter 1: Materials in Architecture and designChapter 2: Fundamental Characterization of MaterialsChapter 3: Energy Phenomena and environmentsChapter 4: Types and Characteristics of Smart MaterialsChapter 5: Elements and Control SystemsChapter 6: Smart ProductsChapter 7: Smart Components, Assemblies and Systems in ArchitectureChapter 8: Smart EnvironmentsChapter 9: Revisiting the Design ContextBibliographyGlossaryIndex

AUTORE

Michelle Addington is the Hines Professor of Sustainable Architectural Design at Yale University. Daniel L. Schodek is the Kumagai Research Professor of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Design School, where he taught from 1969 until 2008.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780750662253
• Collana: Architectural Press
• Dimensioni: 9.6666667 x 7.4444444 in Ø 1.50
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: Approx. 150 illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 254