Move

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Dynamic components and adaptive elements are increasingly vital in contemporary architecture, driven by their visual impact and functional benefits. Architects and engineers are focusing on movement through innovations like sun-tracking solar cells, lowerable walls, and smart elevators to address three key challenges: controlling energy consumption, expanding building uses, and managing dynamic movements. The integration of kinetic components presents technical and design hurdles not covered by traditional structural theory. This resource equips designers and builders with the necessary tools and construction solutions to effectively incorporate movement within the realms of "Energy," "Change of Use," and "Interaction." It begins by outlining the fundamentals and design principles of kinetics across architecture, technology, art, and nature. The third section showcases forty movable elements in action, each featured on a double page with detailed phase drawings, categorized by movement type such as rotation, sliding, folding, and transformation. The international examples highlight innovations from renowned architects, covering a range of applications including window mechanisms, solar protection systems, movable walls and roofs, and dynamic civil engineering structures.