Transformation and Movement in Architecture: The Marriage Among Art, Engineering and Technology

Abstract

Transformable devices, objects and architecture have been used by human beings for a variety of purposes since ancient times. A review of the development of transformable systems reveals that the desperate need to respond to the challenges which could not be fulfilled by using conventional static structures was the decisive motivation for the creation of changeable structures.One of the crucial needs for architecture in the changing world is to respond to the changing requirements of its us ers and to allow them to experience their architectural ambition in reality through involvement in the architectural design process. Transformabili ty can be considered as an important way to respond to the building user's ambitions. This paper by evaluating the major transformable architectural objects and systems will explore how the interconnection between art, engineering and technology in architectur e can respond to ever-changing functional requirements and at the same time represent social, historical backgrounds. Moreover, in this paper the main characteristics of transformable architecture are considered in two main categories of human perception a nd experiences and the creation of intelligent spaces.