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Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new "smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-stand

Today, architects are looking for new solutions to old problems, including 'smart' and 'intelligent' materials that can be applied to building design. This text

This book presents a design-driven investigation into smart materials developed by chemists, physicists, materials and chemical engineers, and applied by design

This book considers the potential of new, smart materials and their use in architecture. It begins with an overview of current global tendencies (technological,

The use of smart materials in architecture is a dynamic and innovative area merging research, development, and use. Smart materials, with their reversible chara