Foreword / William J. Mitchell -- Physical change : Trends in kinetic architecture ; Ways and means of kinetic motion ; Horizons of kinetic architecture -- Embedded computation : Trends in embedded computation ; Ways and means of embedded computation ; Horizons of embedded computation in architecture -- Project landscape : Adaptable space : Living environment ; Working environment ; Entertainment environment ; Public environment ; Environmental impact : Energy efficiency ; Active sustainable solutions ; Ephemeralization ; Environmental cognizance ; Enhancing and extending activities : Mediated environments ; Gerontechnology ; Physically challenged ; Active participation ; Coexistence ; Sociological and psychological implications : Changing lifestyle patterns ; Behavior awareness ; Building awareness ; Sense of place ; Control of space ; Attachment to space ; Sense of sound ; Sense of smell ; Artistic initiatives -- Design and the profession : Designing interactive systems ; Novel tools and heuristics ; A pedagogical approach ; Academic initiatives ; Client and user initiatives ; Corporate initiatives ; Economic feasibility -- New horizons : Technology transfer ; Interface design ; The end of mechanics ; Autonomous robotics ; Biomimetrics ; Evolutionary systems ; Possibilities and understandings ; The end of the beginning -- "A new epoch has begun!" / Mahesh B. Senagala.