Smartness and Interactiveness in Architecture

Abstract

Smart architecture has become a widespread term. In general it relates to computational components in buildings interacting with either the environment or the inhabitants. The term 'smart' itself leads to irritations, because objects can neither be smart by itself nor can a somehow applied smartness make a whole building smart. The presentation of some projects created by means of the Makers' culture shows an alternate pass to handle computational and interactive elements in buildings as part of the concept of empathic architecture.