Adaptive Materials Research for Architecture.
Advanced Materials Research 1149, Zurich: Scientific.Net, 2018.
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This volume is a miscellanea of chapters about many different topics related to the analysis “of properties, biomimetic materials, smart technologies and results of scientific research in the field of adaptive architecture, exploring strategies in past and current architectural practice” (see Preface).
Since many years, a particular attention has been addressed to the safeguard of archaeological sites, being them in safe regions or, much more important, in areas around the world were war or other political features request for a protection of the sites.
Under a multidisciplinary and holistic approach, the book “looks at the environmental and energy objectives with innovative technological solutions aimed at optimizing the bioclimatic behavior both in existing and new buildings with attention for human and environmental well–being“ (see Preface).
The eleven chapters composing the volume deal with many topics: the adaptation of buildings according to climate changes, the use of building materials in ancient and modern times, the research on biomimetic materials, the role of energy technologies, the building optimization and the development of new strategies or even structures (such as the experimental archaeological covering at Tell Mozan/Urhesh) to achieve the best preservation of archaeological sites.
[M. De Pietri – November 2019]