adaptive[skins]

A record of design research entitled ‘adaptive[skins]’ carried out at The Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture, Emergent Technologies & Design (Em.Tech.) Programme 2011-13 in pursuit of M.Arch. (Master of Architecture) Degree. adaptive[skins] is an investigation exploring design of building skin systems that adapt to the dynamic environmental conditions to regulate the internal conditions in a habitable space, over different periods of time. Smart systems that integrate smart materials and smart geometries are developed that can be self-actuated to adjust to the seasonal changes leading to phenomenal conditioning, energy efficiency and creating dynamic spatial effects, for the interior as well as exterior.

Mike Weinstock – Em.Tech. Director

George Jeronimidis – Em.Tech. Director

Evan Greenberg – Em.Tech. Studio Master

Mehran Gharleghi – Em.Tech. Studio Tutor

Wolf Mandelsdorf – Visiting Professor / Buro Happold

Achim Menges – Visiting Professor / ICD Stuttgart

Jordi Truco – ELISAVA /ADDA

Francis Aish – Foster + Partners

Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda – AMID /Cero9

Shawn Gupta – Buro Happold / Guptovic Consulting