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The Future of City Squares: Robotics in the Urban Design of Tomorrow Dąbrowska-Żółtak, Karolina; Wojtowicz, Jerzy; Wrona, Stefan

Abstract

Technological development generates social changes while providing new tools that can be implemented in the fields of architecture and urban design. It creates the need to enrich architects’ competencies with knowledge and experience, enabling the conscious use of technology in designing future functional solutions for responsive space and the optimization of accessibility for various groups of users. This paper presents a teaching method developed to study the integration of architecture, urban planning and mechatronics to create a dynamic common space, responding to changing user needs and environmental conditions. Four experimental projects for a chosen public space were designed by students in order to investigate research by design and as an agenda for further design research. In the final part of the article, we present predictions for the future development of kinetic and responsive architecture in public spaces, including potential opportunities and challenges.

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Title
The Future of City Squares: Robotics in the Urban Design of Tomorrow
Creator
Dąbrowska-Żółtak, Karolina; Wojtowicz, Jerzy; Wrona, Stefan
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2022-07-12
Description
Technological development generates social changes while providing new tools that can be implemented in the fields of architecture and urban design. It creates the need to enrich architects’ competencies with knowledge and experience, enabling the conscious use of technology in designing future functional solutions for responsive space and the optimization of accessibility for various groups of users. This paper presents a teaching method developed to study the integration of architecture, urban planning and mechatronics to create a dynamic common space, responding to changing user needs and environmental conditions. Four experimental projects for a chosen public space were designed by students in order to investigate research by design and as an agenda for further design research. In the final part of the article, we present predictions for the future development of kinetic and responsive architecture in public spaces, including potential opportunities and challenges.
Subject
kinetic architecture; architectronics; robotic; responsive architecture; mechatronics in architecture; urban planning of change
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-12-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0422404
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83367
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Citation
Land 11 (7): 1055 (2022)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/land11071055
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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