Building Technology Program: Recent submissions
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Implementation and evaluation of thermal avoidance strategies in arid, cost-constrained climates aimed at improving indoor thermal comfort : a case study in Bhuj, India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The use of air conditioning in the buildings sector has been rapidly increasing. The International Energy Agency projects that rising income and greater access to air conditioning equipment in many developing countries ... -
Automated motion planning for robotic assembly of discrete architectural structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Architectural robotics has proven a promising technique for assembling non-standard configurations of building components at the scale of the built environment, complementing the earlier revolution in generative digital ... -
Material matters : process of intuitive design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Steady. Tighten. Splice. Bend. Fold. Weave. Elongate. Stiffen. Break: This is the vocabulary of an undertaking of craft, designing-while-making, improvising, learning-while-doing. This thesis is an exploration of design ...
