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May/June 2009 Profile No 199
Energies: New Material Boundaries
Guest-edited by Sean Lally
At present, material energies – that is, thermal variation, air velocity, spectrums of light and electricity –
remain a largely untapped source of innovation and inspiration for architects. Commonly relegated to
the production of ambience –‘moods’ or ‘effects’– energies tend to be explored, in a design context, as
preconceived, rule-of-thumb fort zones or as a set of measurables for determining ‘energy-
efficient’ buildings. Energies looks at ways of elevating these materials from their dependence on sur-
faces and services, and in so doing, deploying them as building materials in themselves, thus redefining
our physical boundaries through a wholly new means of anisation.
•The publication propels ‘material energies’ forward as the catalyst for design innovation focused on
creating new physical boundaries and thresholds.
•The issue cuts across and engages multiple disciplines and scales including architecture, landscape
architecture and urban design.
•Contributors include Michelle Addington, AMID (Cero 9), Petra Blaisse, Penelope Dean, David Gissen,
Pierre Huyghe, An Te Liu, Mathieu Lehanneur, Zbigniew Oksiuta, Philippe Rahm and WEATHERS.
July/August 2009 Profile No 200
Digital Cities
Guest-edited by Neil Leach
What is the impact of digital technologies on the design and analysis of cities? For the last 15 years,
the profound impact puter-aided techniques on architecture has been well charted. From the
use of standard drafting packages to the more experimental use of generative design tools and para-
metric modelling, digital technologies e to play a major role in architectural production. But
how are they helping architects and designers to operate at the urban scale? And how might they be
changing the way in whic