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Some thoughts on Responsive Kinetic Architecture

Architecture News - Dec 01, 2007 - 14:44   9287 views

The idea of a responsive architecture is simply fascinating. The façade of Jean Nouvel’s Institut du Monde Arabe comes immediately to mind, especially the way its lenses respond to changing light levels; likewise, the Medina umbrellas by Bodo Rasch which unfold at sunrise to shade the courtyard for morning prayer.
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