Recent technological developments in biology; computation; cybernetics; engineering; industrial design; materials; and robotics allow architecture to evolve beyond static functionality and become an active participantmdash;with the capacity to perceive; react to; and connectmdash;with humans and the natural world. The first process-based guide by Michael Fox and Miles Kemp introduced interactive architecture in 2009; and the past few years have seen its prototypical potential unleashed; manifest in the eighteen inventive projects featured in this follow-up; the latest in our Architecture Briefs series.Interactive Architecture: Adaptive World illustrates how structures can process information; make observations; and utilize tools to translate natural systems and create seamlessly integrated environments; from data-driven light installations; responsive sculptures; and performative materials; to smart highways; dynamic spaces; kinetic facades; and adaptive buildings. Ambitious projects from around the world; including Abu Dhabi; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; New York City; San Francisco; Frankfurt; London; Paris; Sochi; and Zurich; are illuminated by photographs; diagrams; and renderings.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. To Infinity and Beyond!By Dash ManchetteI remember being very impressed with Toy Story when it first came out. The computer animation was beautiful. unlike anything I had seen before. I was somewhat wrong about that. It turns out I had seen a couple of Pixar shorts a few years earlier at a film festival. But I did not make the connection at the time. and the movie was a wonderful treat.Watching it again for the second time in order to properly appreciate this book. the movie felt as fresh and new as it did the first time. But as computer animation is now mainstream. it was not the animation. but rather that the story holds up so incredibly well. Touching upon themes such as identity. isolation. friendship and the necessity of being loved. the story is eternal even if the technology was new.In this good addition to the BFI series. author Tom Kemper gives us a good contextualization and analysis of the movie. The book starts off with a dud of a chapter. Power Pop. that is a bit too esoteric. Fortunately. it improved significantly thereafter. with the next few chapters addressing the birth of computer animation. the creative people behind it. as well as their (and Pixarrsquo;s) relationship. both business and artistic. with the 800-pound gorilla of animation: Disney.The main part of the book provides a mise en scene review of the movie. not necessarily for every scene. but for the more important ones that address both the timeless themes of the plot and the advances of computer animation in presenting them to the viewer. Written in a fairly straightforward manner. this section is both interesting and accessible. Toy Story might be a light-hearted movie. but this book takes it as seriously as it deserves.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An admirably in-depth analysis at one of the best films of the 1990sBy Jake MillerAn admirably in-depth analysis at one of the best films of the 1990s. The book remains concise and entertaining throughout. A fantastic read for film buffs who want that extra close analytical look.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. BFI contemporary classicBy Dr. PetrayInteresting history and analysis of the film. Good stills.
