Smart materials and new technologies
Subtitle: for the architecture and design professions
By: D. Michelle Addington, Daniel L. Schodek.
Contributors: Schodek, Daniel L., 1941-
Publisher: Architectural Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Smart materials; Architectural design -- Technological innovations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Materials in architecture and design; title: Fundamental characterizations of materials; title: Energy : behavior, phenomena, and environments; title: Types and characteristics of smart materials; title: Elements and control systems; title: Smart products; title: Smart components, assemblies, and systems; title: Intelligent environments; title: Revisiting the design context.