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In 1970 engineer/architect William Zuk published the book ''Kinetic architecture'' <ref>

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which helped inspire a new generation of architects to design an increasingly wide range of actual working kinetic buildings. Assisted by new concepts such as Fuller's [[Tensegrity]] and by developments in [[robotics]], kinetic buildings have become increasingly common worldwide since the 1980s.<ref name = "Transformers"/>

In 1989, Architect Jose Leonidas Mejia from Columbia, did improved the concept in a deep application. He experimented with multiple displacement of the structure to make the building to transform every day with different shapes. Mr. Mejia is working on an experimental project he called "The Arkinetic House", which is fed by renewable energy sources but also he is using the concept of Biomimicry, a concept to imitate nature into architectural designs.

==Themes==

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==Other uses of the term==

Architects Sarah Bonnemaison and Christine Macy have suggested that movement can be an inspiring idea for architecture without the designs having to allow for actual movement - they can merely suggest it as was the case for some of the constructions of [[Antonio Gaudi|Gaudi]] or their own recent work.<ref>[http://www.subtletechnologies.com/2006/symposium/Bonnmaison-Macy.html Symposium on ''Architecture and Movement''] [[Dalhousie University]] (2006)</ref>

The term ''Kinetic architecture'' can also refer to static buildings designed to accentuate human movement, such as the performing arts.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/kinetic-architecture/oclc/502136203 ''Kinetic architecture''] by Alica Wolfard (2006)</ref> ( Refference Deleted, does not exists.)

The phrase has been chosen as a title for performing groups including a dance company.<ref>[http://www.kineticarchitecture.org/company.html Kinetic architecture dance trope]</ref>

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==Notes and references==

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http://kinetic-architecture-jose-l-mejia.blogspot.com/2010/02/kinetic-architecture-of-jose-leonidas.html

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