Following the rising explorations into material and construction technologies, architecture is increasingly pushing the boundaries of surface performance. In so doing, it investigates intersections between the building envelope and the physiology of breathing, exploring its analogy to an organic surface, skin or membrane. This paper revisits the architectural literature of the early twentieth century, in particular the work of Le Corbusier and Siegfried Ebeling, to discuss how the biological analogies related to the building envelope in those days may hold the key to a deeper understanding of its evolving performance. A closer look at both these responses will illuminate the biological analogy that designates the building envelope as a breathing skin and lives on to the present day through an investigation of contemporary architecture into responsive, dynamic façades.

When Walls Became Membranes. Le Corbusier, Siegfried Ebeling, and the Concept of the ‘Breathing-wall Skin' [Wandhaut]

Kousidi, Stamatina
2017-01-01

Abstract

Following the rising explorations into material and construction technologies, architecture is increasingly pushing the boundaries of surface performance. In so doing, it investigates intersections between the building envelope and the physiology of breathing, exploring its analogy to an organic surface, skin or membrane. This paper revisits the architectural literature of the early twentieth century, in particular the work of Le Corbusier and Siegfried Ebeling, to discuss how the biological analogies related to the building envelope in those days may hold the key to a deeper understanding of its evolving performance. A closer look at both these responses will illuminate the biological analogy that designates the building envelope as a breathing skin and lives on to the present day through an investigation of contemporary architecture into responsive, dynamic façades.
2017
2017 Annual Meeting Paper Proceedings
9781944214081
Architectural performance
Building envelope
Le Corbusier
Siegfried Ebeling
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