Convergence: An Architectural Agenda for Energy
Auteur : Moe Kiel
Convergence is based on the thermodynamic premise that architecture should maximize its ecological and architectural power. No matter how paradoxical it might initially seem, architects should maximize energy intake, maximize energy use, and maximize energy feedback and reinforcement. This presumes that the necessary excess of architecture is in fact an architect?s greatest asset when it comes to an agenda for energy, not a liability.
But how do we start to understand the full range of eco-thermodynamic principles which need to be engaged with in order to achieve this?
Kiel Moe explicates three factors: materials, energy systems and amortization. When these three factors converge through design, the resulting buildings begin to perform in complex, if not subtle, ways.
By drawing on a range of architectural, thermodynamic, and ecological sources as well as illustrated and well-designed case studies, the author shows what architecture stands to gain by simultaneously maximizing the architectural and ecological power of buildings.
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1. Introduction 2. Energy Hierarchies and Architecture 3. The Complicated and The Complex 4. The Specifically Generic Architecture 5. Conclusion
Kiel Moe is a registered architect and Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology at Harvard Graduate School of Design. At the GSD, he is co-director of the MDesS program and director of the Energy, Environments, & Design Lab.
Date de parution : 07-2013
15.3x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 07-2013
15.3x21.6 cm
Thème de Convergence: An Architectural Agenda for Energy :
Mots-clés :
building energy; building design; thermally active surfaces in architecture; sustainable design; energy and architecture; integrated design in contemporary architecture; House in Chur; Patrick Gartmann; Meuli Residence; Bearth & Deplazes; National Park Center in Zernezas; Valerio Olgiati; Smart Materials House; Barkow Leibinger; Stadthaus; Waugh Thistleton; Stackhaus; Kiel Moe; Gallery of Contemporary Art; Bearth & Deplazes; Mittlepunktbibliotek am alten Markt; Bruno Fioretti Marquez Architekten; MassivHaus; Kiel Moe; Stone Buildings; Gilles Perraudin; Resthouse in Coutras; Lacaton & Vassal; Social Housing in Mulhouse; Lacaton & Vassal; Elemental Housing projects; Alejandro Aravena; Thermal Effusivity; Energy Sources; Alejandro Aravena; Ite Ctu; Emergy Flow; Architectural Agenda; Energy Systems; Pons Fabricius; Cellular Solid; Rch Ite; CLT; Complex Adaptive Behavior; Double Entry Bookkeeping; Double Entry; Toledo Glass; National Park Center; Maximal Power Strategies; Cross-laminated Timber Panels; Salk Institute; Wine Storage; Guardrail Posts; Thermal Performance Parameters; Stone Building; Normal Weight Concrete; Adaptable Buildings