Axel Ritter : Smart Materials Will Revolutionise Architecture Within Years
September 10, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Architects who fail to run with the trend sparked by radical smart materials towards adaptive and kinetic buildings will be left behind, says a leading expert.
The use of materials that change their properties in reaction to heat, moisture or light will "revolutionise" architecture, German architect Axel Ritter said.
Buildings of the future will be able to change colour, size, shape and opacity in reaction to stimuli.
Architects will be able to design buildings that change their geometry according to the weight of the people inside, he said.
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