Interactive architecture

<p>Interactive architecture refers to the branch of <a href="/facts/Architecture/FccThs8G">architecture</a> which deals with buildings, structures, surfaces and spaces that are designed to change, adapt and reconfigure in real-time response to people (their activity, behaviour and movements), as well as the wider environment. This is usually achieved by embedding sensors, processors and effectors as a core part of a building's nature and functioning in such a way that the form, structure, mood or program of a space can be altered in real-time. Interactive architecture encompasses <a href="/facts/Building_automation/57392A57">building automation</a> but goes beyond it by including forms of interaction engagements and responses that may lie in pure communication purposes as well as in the emotive and artistic realm, thus entering the field of <a href="/facts/Interactive_art/gmLkuXgd">interactive art</a>. It is also closely related to the field of <a href="/facts/Responsive_architecture/Bvmtqj1f">Responsive architecture</a> and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the distinction is important for some.
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Interactive architecture