Kinetic Architecture: Designs for Active Envelopes

Synopsis

Kinetic Architecture: Designs For Active Envelopes Is An Essential Resource For Architects, Engineers, Students, And Researchers Seeking An In-depth Study Of Historic Precedents Relating To The Evolution Of The Active Envelopes That Inform And Inspire Architects Today. Foreword / Christopher Ingenhoven -- Ancestors Of The Kinetic Façade / Charles D. Linn -- Kinetic Energy / Russell Fortmeyer -- Tugendhat House: Passive Mies To Active Mies / Russell Fortmeyer -- North America : Empac -- California Academy Of Science -- Manitoba Hydro Place -- Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons -- Vivian And Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center -- Bloom -- Nasa Arnes Research Center -- Pittsburgh Children's Museum -- Marcelia Niefhoff School Of Nursing -- Tower At Pnc Plaza -- Europe : Café-restaurant Open -- Unilever Haus -- Kfw Westarkade -- Helsinki Central Library -- Australia : Council House 2 -- Surry Hills Library And Community Center -- 1 Bligh Street -- Sydney Law School -- Asia : Beijing National Aquatics Center (water Cube) / With Essay From Halco Schepers -- Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters -- Sony City Osaki -- Cj Cheiljedang Research And Development Center -- Parkview Green -- Gardens By The Bay -- Research & Development: Façades Of The Future. Russell Fortmeyer, Charles D. Linn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 220-221) And Index.