Nimble Urban Dwellings Re-enabling Permanent Impermanence

David Celento, Rebecca Henn

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Abstract

This paper considers an evolutionary type of urban dwelling—where permanent impermanence may be a preferred state for those who favor nimble dwellings that are better able to respond to change. These changes may be socio-economic, geographic, technological, environmental, cultural, employment-related, or simply the result of unanticipated disruptions. The goal of this research is to describe a system which enables improved functionality, flexibility, and desirability for modest, yet highly diverse, urban dwelling solutions based upon an evolving, open-source system of digital design standards. Given that consumer product designers have, for more than a decade, successfully utilized digital technology to design and produce highly desirable products, this paper asks whether urban dwellings might benefit from concerns more in keeping with those of consumer products.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRespecting Fragile Places
EditorsTadeja Zupancic, Matevz Juvancic, Spela Verovsek, Jutraz Jutraz
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages635-643
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789491207013
StatePublished - 2011
Event29th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2011 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Duration: Sep 21 2011Sep 24 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference29th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2011
Country/TerritorySlovenia
CityLjubljana
Period9/21/119/24/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education
  • Architecture
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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