ABSTRACT
Architecture is in motion; it is kinetic both literally and phenomenally. Of course we all know this everything is in motion relative to something else. Kinetic motion, however, is now becoming an integral part of architectural thought and realisation. Architecture has adopted kinetic motion as a process of growth. We now consider architecture as extendable and changeable in time as well as space. This growth is not merely relative to size or motion but concerns energy and the transformation of spatial forms and material substances. Architecture has matured back to its roots. It has become integral with the cycles of the earth-a holistic, open system. The influences that have brought about this change in the approach to architectural design have come from many different sources. The conceptual model of the environment has changed from a mechanical model to an organic model. Computers have made handling the mass of ever more complex information easier and more visual. Communication has become mobile, linked to individuals rather than social or communal provision. Ecological issues and sustainability have reintroduced the importance of appropriate architectural interaction with the local and universal environment in which it is built.
