Smart Buildings: Technology and the Design of the Built Environment

How is technology shaping our built environment and changing the practice of architecture? This book explores how buildings and spaces are designed, built, used, and better understood through technology. A practical guide to technical advances including Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, innovative materials and robotics, Smart Buildings also outlines the opportunities for architecture including improved communication, flexibility, wellbeing, productivity and data collection. Bringing together multidisciplinary contributions and case studies from across the globe, this book provides an inspiring practical guide on how technology can inspire new architectural ideas, improving quality, comfort, health and wellbeing in the built environment

Ron Bakker is an architect and founding partner of PLP Architecture. He speaks regularly at universities and conferences around the world on the role and impact of technology on productivity and well-being, including at the World Economic Forum and TEDx.