Smarter Buildings: USC Architect Doris Sung

USC architect Doris Kim Sung wants to make buildings that automatically respond to changes in the environment. “For a long time, my work has examined why architecture is static and nonresponsive, and why it can’t be more flexible like clothing,“ Sung said. “Why do we have to adapt to architecture rather than architecture responding to us? Why can’t buildings be animated?“ Sung hit upon a material that had never before been used in architecture: a metal alloy that responds automatically to