Smart Buildings

Technology and the Design of the Built Environment

Smart Buildings
Ron Bakker
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Hardback
h250 x 210mm - 160pg
1 Jan 2020 UK
9781859468708
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Howis technology shaping our built environment and changing the practice of architecture? This book explores how buildings and spaces are designed, built, used, and better understood through technology. A practical guide to technical advances including Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, innovative materials and robotics, Smart Buildings also outlines the opportunities for architecture including improved communication, flexibility, wellbeing, productivity and data collection. Bringing together multidisciplinary contributions and case studies from across the globe, this book provides an inspiring practical guide on how technology can inspire new architectural ideas, improving quality, comfort, health and wellbeing in the built environment.
Ron Bakker is an architect and founding partner ofPLP Architecture. He is the architect of The Edge, Amsterdam,which Bloomberg has called "the greenest office building in the world, andquite possibly the smartest". Ron speaks regularly on the role of newtechnologies in the built environment and their impact on productivity andwell-being at universities and conferences around the world, including theWorld Economic Forum and TEDx.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781859468708
Published: 1 Jan 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: RIBA Publishing
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 250mm
Width: 210mm
Pages: 160

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