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- Responsive bioclimatic skin wraps around LEED Gold ICTA-ICP building in Barcelona Wed, 27 May 15, 6:00pmThe bioclimatic skin, a system of automated polycarbonate shutters that regulate indoor temperatures, is largely responsible for the ICTA-ICP building’s LEED Gold certification...
- Watch This Shape-Shifting Building Shrink and Expand as Temperatures Change (Video) Fri, 12 Sep 14, 2:24amΤranslated Geometries from efilena baseta on Vimeo. Architects dream about buildings that can change shape to suit varying environmental conditions, and constantly tinker with the technology necessary to achieve this. To...
- Skylights Pump Daylight into the Contemporary Sorel Residence in Quebec Fri, 30 May 14, 3:30amThe focus of the Sorel Residence design was to construct a contemporary home in a traditional suburb without distracting from the area's cohesive look...
- Dazzling Sky Reflector-Net Draws Daylight Down into NYC Subway System Sat, 10 Aug 13, 1:35amThe NYC subway system is one of the fastest, greenest ways to get around town, but one common complaint is that stations are underground, dark and never see the light of day...
- Otto Ng’s Robotic Wallbot Walls Automatically Move to Adapt to Your Lifestyle Sat, 11 Aug 12, 4:10amWallbot mobile walls can communicate among themselves. By applying scientific research in collective intelligence to architectural design, artist and architect Otto Ng has created a kinetic wall system that pushes the housing...