Required Readings

• Davidson, Cynthia: Guy Nordenson, Chuck Hoberman, Mahadev Raman: Interview: Three Engineers (Sitting around Talking) Any: Architecture New York, v10, Anyone Corp, New York, NY (1995)
• Fox, Michael: Ephemeralization. OZ, Journal of Architecture, Published by the Kansas State University Department of Architecture, Spring 2001
• Kronenburg, Robert: Introduction: Transportable environments: theory, context, design, and technology: papers from the International Conference on Portable Architecture, London, 1997,E & FN Spon, London (1998)  NCTU-Lib 
• Robbin, Tony: Engineering a new architecture,Yale University Press, New Haven, CT (1996)
• Zuk, William: Kinetic Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1970)

Supplemental Readings

• Calatrava, S.: Secret Sketchbook, The Monacelli Press, Inc., New York (1995)  NCTU-Lib 
• Chironis, Nicholas P.: Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, McGraw Hill (1996)  NCTU-Lib 
• Chironis, Nicholas P.: Mechanisms, linkages, and mechanical controls. New York: McGraw-Hill (1965)  NCTU-Lib 
• Cohen, Michael, "The Future Of Human-Computer Interaction or How I learned to stop worrying and love My Intelligent Room." IEEE Intelligent Systems. March/April 1999.
• Drew, Phillip: Frei Otto: Form and Structure, Westview Press, Boulder, Colo. (1976)
• Engel, Heinrich: Structure Systems. New York: Praeger (1968)
• Fox, Michael: "Intelligent Kinetic Systems in Architecture", Chapter in MANSEE: Managing Interactions for Intelligent Environments, Dublin, Ireland; December 1999
• Fuller, R., Buckminster: Synergetics. New York: Macmillan (1975)
• Jones, Franklin Day: Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors, Industrial Press (1977)
• Kronenburg, Robert: Portable Architecture, Architectural Press, Boston (1996) (1991)  NCTU-Lib 
• Kronenburg, Robert: Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building. St. Martin's Press (1995)
• Kronenburg, Robert, Robert Kronenburg, Joseph Lim and Wong Yunn Chii.: Transportable Environments 2 SPON Press, London, UK. (2003)  NCTU-Lib 
• McMahon, Thomas A. and Bonner, John Tyler: On Size and Life. New York, Scientific American Library (1983)
• Molian, Samuel: Mechanism design: an introductory text. New York : Cambridge University Press (1982)  NCTU-Lib 
• Molinari, Luca: Santiago Calatrava. Skira, Milano. (1998)
• Morrison, Philip: Powers of Ten. New York, Scientific American Library (1994)
• Mollerup, Per, Collapsible: The Genius of Space-Saving Design, Chronicle Books, (2002)
• Thompson, d'Arcy: On Growth and Form, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press (1961)
• Williams, Robert: The Geometrical Foundation Of Natural Structure : A Source Book Of Design (1979)
• Zuk, William: New Technologies: New Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1999)