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Passive Manipulation: The adaptation of Architecture through the exploitation of nature

Welever, Burke A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307440331

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2011, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Advancements in computational science have created an opportunity for an architecture that adapts to its changing seasonal demands. The ability to test an object in a virtual reality leads to an understanding of the complex relationships in the system that is being modeled. Modeling and studying the climatic and programmatic changes of a building throughout the year allows for a design that can adapt to the shifting demands. Through the use of digital computations and analog models this project seeks to gain a clearer understanding of how snowdrifts are formed and react to specific built forms. This information will be used to develop methods for using snow as a material, and wind as a process for construction. The information learned from this study will give the architecture the ability to adapt to its changing environment by exploiting climatic conditions.
George Bible, MCiv.Eng (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, MARCH (Committee Chair)
73 p.
Architecture
snow; climate exploitation; Adaptation; Temporality

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  • Welever, B. A. (2011). Passive Manipulation: The adaptation of Architecture through the exploitation of nature [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307440331

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Welever, Burke. Passive Manipulation: The adaptation of Architecture through the exploitation of nature. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307440331.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Welever, Burke. "Passive Manipulation: The adaptation of Architecture through the exploitation of nature." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307440331

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