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NaturWall©: facciate in legno multifunzionali per la riqualificazione del patrimonio edilizio / NaturWall©:multifunctional wood façade in existent building refurbishment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Naturwall© is a research conducted by Politecnico of Turin (DAD) (under supervision of Prof.G.Callegari) and a local PMI support (Natural House, Castellamonte), promoted by Giovanni Goria Foundation "Master dei Talenti" programme.
Spinelli, Antonio
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Bio-inspired Parametric Design for Adaptive Stadium Façades

open access: yes, 2014
The challenge of developing sustainable, adaptive architecture requires unconventional approaches to innovative knowledge about composition and dynamic interaction between building façades and environmental conditions. These approaches are often inspired
Dave, Bharat, Park, Jong Jin
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CFD assessments within strongly transient domains [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Assessments based on CFD snapshots of stable conditions within strongly transient domains do not address many aspects of performance associated with occupant interventions, control actions or changing climate. Such domains (e.g.
Hand, J., Samuel, A.A.A.
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Trombe Curtain Wall Façade

open access: yesJournal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2019
In times of energy use awareness, decarbonisation, and resource efficiency, the performance of well-known façade components must be pushed beyond current limits through innovative designs and new combinations in construction.
Thomas Wüest, Andreas Luible
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Frontiers of Adaptive Design, Synthetic Biology and Growing Skins for Ephemeral Hybrid Structures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The history of membranes is one of adaptation, from the development in living organisms to man-made versions, with a great variety of uses in temporary design: clothing, building, packaging, etc.
Alessandra Battisti, Sandra Persiani
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Sustainable Urban Planning for High-Rise Residential Complexes Using an Adaptive Facade System

open access: yesApplied Sciences
This study proposes a sustainable urban planning strategy that enhances building energy self-sufficiency through photovoltaic-based renewable energy generation.
Ho-Soon Choi
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The Adaptive Solar Facade: From concept to prototypes

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2016
The Adaptive Solar Facade (ASF) is a modular, highly integrated dynamic building facade.The energetic behavior as well as the architectural expression of the facade can be controlled with high spatio-temporal resolution through individually addressable ...
Zoltan Nagy   +7 more
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Geometry-material coordination for passive adaptive solar morphing envelopes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The cost-intensive and mechanical complexity natures of the adaptive facades of the past decades drifted designers and researchers’ interest towards passive material-based actuation systems.
Chronis, A, Leung, C, Mokhtar, S
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Façade Solar Control and Shading Strategies for Buildings in the Mediterranean Region

open access: yesEnvironmental Science and Sustainable Development, 2020
In recent years, the growing awareness of the possibilities of biomimetic and adaptive materials in architecture has assumed a fundamental importance in the scientific domain, for the high performance of the building façades from an environmental point ...
Santina Di Salvo
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The Utopian [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The paper was concerned with the future of the social housing complex in Poplar, East London called Robin Hood Gardens designed, conceived and built in the late 60's by Alison and Peter Smithson. The project and publication centred on the possible future
Mifsud, Daniel, Roberts, Christopher
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