Instructor
Armstrong Uzoagwa
Track
Smart Architecture
Date
February 16, 2025
Notes
How to design intelligent, future-ready structures that go beyond form — integrating IoT, energy systems, and self-healing materials.
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Course Overview
In this session, we explore the power of design systems and how they turn architecture into self-sustaining ecosystems.
We’ll break down how IoT, automation, and sustainable design principles merge into buildings that think, respond, and adapt.
Key Lessons
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The Heart of Smart Architecture
- Seeing design as a living system
- Moving beyond static structures
- Embedding intelligence in form
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Architecture as a Lifestyle
- Designing for efficiency and resilience
- Water, energy, and climate-responsive systems
- Smart retrofits for existing buildings
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The Impact of Connected Design
- Linking data to performance
- Predictive maintenance with IoT sensors
- Future-proofing cities with responsive design
Tools & Frameworks
- IoT sensors for fault detection
- BIM + automation pipelines
- Climate-responsive design strategies
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Why It Matters
- Efficiency: Cut operational waste
- Resilience: Structures that heal/adapt
- Vision: Shaping smarter, more sustainable futures
Practical Exercise
Redesign a small project (home, studio, or office) by adding:
- At least 1 IoT-enabled system (lighting, HVAC, monitoring)
- 1 energy-saving strategy (solar, passive cooling, responsive facades)
Share your redesign in the LiwoxDotNet community for peer feedback.
Next Steps
- Automation Pipelines for BIM (coming next)
- Energy-aware Infrastructure
- Case Studies: Smart Homes in Africa & Europe