ABSTRACT
Adaptable Architecture provides thought-provoking and inquisitive insights into how we can prolong the useful life of buildings by designing them to be more adaptable, and hence create a more sustainable built environment. The book provides a theoretical foundation counterpointed by the experiences and ideas of those involved in the design and use of buildings. It explains many approaches to designing for change, with lessons from history, and case studies including The Cedar Rapids Public Library, Kentish Town Health Centre and Folkestone Performing Arts Centre, which stretch our thinking beyond the conventional notions of adaptability. The authors reveal the many conditions that make it a complex design phenomenon, by considering the purpose, design and business case of buildings as well as the physical product.
Full of summaries, diagrams, reference charts, tables, and photos of exemplar solutions for use as conversational tools or working aids, this book is for any professional or student who wants to research, question, imagine, illustrate - and ultimately design for - adaptation.
In addition, further information and resources are available through the Adaptable Futures website www.adaptablefutures.com which includes additional case studies, videos, information about industry events and up-to-the-minute developments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |8 pages
Introduction
chapter |6 pages
Motivating observations
part |31 pages
A History of Adaptability
chapter |7 pages
Historical overview
chapter |22 pages
Strands of designing for adaptability
part |124 pages
A Theory of Adaptability
chapter |8 pages
Developing the concept
chapter |4 pages
Common takes on adaptability
chapter |13 pages
Buildings as layers
chapter |16 pages
A typology of adaptability
chapter |7 pages
Design strategies, characteristics and tactics
chapter |23 pages
Building characteristics in detail
chapter |21 pages
Unravelling contextual contingencies (CONs)
chapter |20 pages
Design resources
chapter |10 pages
Meta-models
part |106 pages
Adaptability in Practice
chapter |7 pages
Linking theory to case studies
chapter |46 pages
Primary case studies
chapter |30 pages
Designing for adaptability
chapter |21 pages
Designing for adaptable futures
part |9 pages
Conclusions