Innovative research, development, and technology have transformed the way architects approach building designs. Everything surrounded by humans is in a constant state of flux, with varying dynamism. These spaces are surrounded by constantly changing of forces of nature. The theory of buildings standing straight, while their environment being in a state of continues alteration is now a question in the architectural dictionary.
Responsive architecture calculates environmental conditions via sensors to adapt their form, shape, colour or character responsively. It’s an evolving phase in the architecture industry. The aim is to optimize energy performance with responsive technologies i.e. sensors, controls, and systems. The formed building will also reflect the cultural and technological conditions of the current time. These sensors are employed in the buildings to monitor and control various aspect of the built environment such as humidity, temperature, solar radiation, and recognize patterns in the human activities. An intelligent and responsive technology in a building aids an architect in attaining the ability to shape the building according to its environment.
A Glimpse in the History of Learning Buildings
Charles Eastman, a writer, national lecturer, and reformer wrote: “The ethic of modern design is to take human activities as given, without constraints, and to create and environment which maximally supports them”.
Nicholas Negroponte coined the term “responsive architecture” in the 1960s. During this time, spatial design problems were explored by applying cybernetics to the architecture. He extended the concept of contextual variation and computing and its integration into architecture. Since Negroponte’s contribution, new works have also emerged, but they were not functional. All these works were depended upon the calculating abilities of the computers that were programmable, to the real world and the events that shape it.
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