Today, progress in novel and advanced materials coming from disciplines such as medicine or aerospace engineering raise the challenge of adaptation following smart, active or reactive materials that are able to alter their properties When, as a consequence to the introduction of domotics, design disciplines started to explore kinetic and dynamic performances to increase efficiency, this was done following mere rules of mechanical actuators and heavy motor or servo-based systems plugged-in in whichever material surface. Static planar surfaces related with stability or even durability have long dominated the architectural vision. In traditional architecture, a change in a material’s property, such as its volume or elasticity, was generally seen as a potential problem affecting the performance of built structures. These are the results of a four day workshop held at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia as a collaboration between IAAC, ETH CAAD and Chalmers exploring a selection of materials for the creation of architectural proposals for extreme environments.
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