Dynamic Architecture

By Abdel-moniem El-Shorbagy

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centurieswere periods characterized by the fascination of motion, which is the result of the machine age as well as an expression of modernism. Many architects questioned the notion that buildings should be static and suggested that technology is the alternative to make a change in the city. They introduced new ideas to construct revolving structures that would reshape the new architecture. The introduction of computers helped architects to create daring architectural forms that need a highly progressed building technology. The revolution of information technology and virtual reality in the 21stCentury has also affected and changed the perception of buildings from a static object to a dynamic and movable one. However, this book gives an overview of the different types of motion in the architectural works and assesses the role progressive technology plays in creating motions in architecture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Oct 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9783748760450

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Dynamic Architecture

Content

1. Introduction

2. History of Architecture in Motion

3. Architecture for Dynamic Societies

4. Architecture in motion in the 21st Century

4.1. Transformative Architecture

4.2. Responsive Architecture (Kinetic)

5. Architecture in Transition (Dynamic Architecture)

6. Sustainability and Moving architecture

7. Discussion

8. Conclusion

9. Images Sources

10. References

1. Introduction

Cities and towns worldwide consist of all types of buildings, which are static and motionless. This concept of motionless is the common dominant notion of perceiving buildings as stable structures that provide the maximum safety to its users. The evolution of modern architecture, which was a social and political revolution tied to the issue of Modernity and Enlightenment, represented the natural result of the technological and engineering developments of the Industrial Revolution. Modernism was also associated with technological advances, industrialization, urbanization, and the massive growth of mass communication systems.

Modernization describes human cultural tendencies and innovative artistic movements that announced themselves as being in alignment with the orientation towards the future.From mid-19thCentury, the availability of new building materials such as iron, steel, concrete, and glass played an essential role in developing new building techniques and the appearance of industrial architecture, which contributed to the transformation of the landscape of many parts of the world.

Also, the invention of the machine, the concept of motionless, began to be