Intelligent skins

This text examines the potential for integral intelligence within the fabric of buildings and explores the evolution of smart materials. The principles of the intelligent building envelope and a review of current practice are two areas covered.

Case studies: GSW Headquarters, Berlin ; Debis Building, Berlin ; Commerzbank Headquarters, Frankfurt-am-Main ; Stadttor (City Gate), Düsseldorf ; GlaxoWellcome House West, Greenford ; The Environmental Building, Garston ; Helicon, London ; Tax Office Extension, Enschede ; Headquarters of Götz, Würburg ; Phoenix Central Library, Phoenix, Arizona ; The Brundtland Centre, Toftlund Sønerjylland ; The Green Building, Dublin ; Heliotrop®, Freiburg-im-Breisgau ; Villa Vision, Taastrup ; Business Promotion Centre, Duisburg ; School of Engineering and Manufacture, Leicester ; SUVA Insurance Company, Basel ; Solar House Breiburg, Freiburg ; Design Office for Gartner, Gundelfingen/Donau ; TRON - Concept Intelligent House, Tokyo ; Super Energy Conservation Building, Tokyo ; Occidental Chemical Center, Niagara Falls, New York.

Preface: The origins of this book -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The environmental context and the design imperative -- 3. Buildings and intelligence: Metaphors and models -- 4. The intelligent skin: The deepening metaphor -- 5. Method -- 6. Features -- 7. The future -- 8. The case studies: -- 1. GSW Headquarters, Berlin -- 2. Debis Building, Berlin -- 3. Commerzbank Headquarters, Frankfurt-am-Main -- 4. Stadttor (city gate), Düsseldorf -- 5. GlaxoWellcome House West, Greenford -- 6. The environmental building, Garston -- 7. Helicon, London -- 8. Tax office extension, Enschede -- 9. Headquarters of Götz, Würzburg -- 10. Phoenix Central Library, Phoenix, Arizona -- 11. The Brundtland Centre, Toftlund Sønerjylland -- 12. The Green Building, Dublin -- 13. Heliotrop®, Freiburg-im-Breisgau -- 14. Villa Vision, Taastrup -- 15. Business Promotion Centre, Duisburg -- 16. School of Engineering and Manufacture, Leicester -- 17. SUVA Insurance Company, Basel -- 18. Solar House Freiburg, Freiburg -- 19. Design office for Gartner, Gundelfingen/Donau -- 20. TRON: Concept intelligent house, Tokyo -- 21. Super energy conservation building, Tokyo -- 22. Occidental Chemical Center, Niagara Falls, New Yor…