Abstract
During its historical development, materials and architecture have always been inextricably linked. More recently, the application of modern materials and new achievements in architecture around the world have actualized the issue of the relation between architectural aesthetics and technology. Technological advancement allows the creation of new forms and a new way of shaping materials. Therefore, smart and nanotechnology have a significant impact not only on modern buildings, but also on the emergence of new architectural expression and style. Using analytical descriptive methodology and research literature, this paper focuses on the analysis of selected case studies in order to determine the impact of new intelligent technologies and modern materials on the ecological and aesthetic needs of today's architecture.
Highlights
As today the human beings are still in a critical condition in terms of energy consumption, designing a building that implies energy consumption and building environmental protection, is one of the main responsibilities of architects [1]
Using analytical descriptive methodology and research literature, this paper focuses on the analysis of selected case studies in order to determine the impact of new intelligent technologies and modern materials on the ecological and aesthetic needs of today's architecture
The building envelopes as adaptive or responsive facades are those that able to adapt to changing climatic conditions on daily, seasonally or yearly basis
Summary
As today the human beings are still in a critical condition in terms of energy consumption, designing a building that implies energy consumption and building environmental protection, is one of the main responsibilities of architects [1]. The building skin, as both the building’s primary protection from the external influences and as the Architect's expression, must be appropriate implemented into design to address increasingly complex sets of requirements [2]. Technology is changing and improving at an extraordinary rate, and is impacting facilities and the building construction industry like never before. Considering that abundance of technological changes nowadays, it is necessary to establish a balance of intelligent building features to architectural quality, both aesthetic and functional, whose appropriate relationship can help meet the user needs. There are many definitions of intelligent buildings. It is difficult to formulate a unique conception of intelligent buildings and no single definition is accepted worldwide. For Sinopoli (2010) intelligent buildings are not just about installing and operating technology or technology advancements.
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