All Outputs (14)

Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2023, June). Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction. Presented at Upfest Workshop Series

The presentation was given at the start of co-design workshops with Bristol professionals involved in building design and residents. It introduced the project the events were part of and solar facades research. The events aimed to engage the public i... Read More about Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction.

Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, December). Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations. Paper presented at PowerSKIN 2022, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München

As urgent action is needed to tackle the climate crisis by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, façade renovations can improve the performance and reduce the environmental impact of the existing building stock. Integrating photovoltaics into the envelo... Read More about Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations.

Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins. Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol and online

As the climate crisis requires lowering carbon emissions on multiple fronts, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) can reduce buildings’ reliance on energy from fossil fuels by supplying them with electricity generated from a renewable source. In... Read More about Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins.

Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jalali, S., Davies, A., Badarnah, L., & Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Several systems have been developed to enhance buildings’ environmental performance towards reducing their operational energy demand. However, there is still potential for improving methods for responsively controlling daylight and solar gain while f... Read More about Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins.

Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Barakat, M., Meraz, F., & Nicoletti, E. (2022). Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres. [RapidPrototyping, Microcontrollers, 3D printing, Digital Fabrication]. Exhibited at RBlock - Frenchay Campus / ABE. 28 April 2022 - 29 April 2022. (Unpublished)

“There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot. ” – John Cage, ‘Silence’ The project intends to understand how sounds alter people’... Read More about Facilitating ambient intelligence of acoustic atmospheres.

Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, January). Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation. Paper presented at Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

The human experience of urban spaces is influenced by the physical characteristics of the settings. Architectural skins play an important role in people’s perception of cities, while also impacting the energy performance of buildings. Within the cont... Read More about Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation.

Solar shimmer (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Nicoletti, E., & Castronovo, A. (2018). Solar shimmer. [Solar Artwork]. Exhibited at Media Architecture Biennale. 13 November 2018. (Unpublished)

Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2017, November). Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment. Presented at Solar Art Forum, The Fire Station Artist in Residence, Doha

The built environment we experience shapes us, as perceptions become memories and facilitate learning. Urban skins can be powerful media which have been used to convey meanings and educate people since ancient times. Nowadays, they are a form of art... Read More about Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment.

Solar Shimmer (2017)
Physical Artefact
Nicoletti, E., & Castronovo, A. (2017). Solar Shimmer. [Solar Artwork]. The Fire Station Artist in Residence, Doha

Inspired by motifs recurring in Bedouin textiles, Solar Shimmer is a kinetic screen that displays a vibrant, geometric pattern created with solar energy and discarded plastics. The physical ‘pixels’ forming the pattern consist of colourful solar-powe... Read More about Solar Shimmer.

Energy friendly communicative skins for the city (2013)
Journal Article
Nicoletti, E. (2013). Energy friendly communicative skins for the city. Screen City Biennial,

Choreographing Architecture: Light, Space, Energy, Motion (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2013, September). Choreographing Architecture: Light, Space, Energy, Motion. Presented at Solar Art around the World, Saginaw Valley State University

Dancing Screen (2013)
Physical Artefact
Nicoletti, E. (2013). Dancing Screen. [Solar Artwork]. Midland, Michigan

'Dancing Screen' represents the experiment for creating lightweight, kinetic architectural screens that can supply renewable energy generated from sunlight, making it available to people in public spaces. The artwork is composed of flexible photolumi... Read More about Dancing Screen.

Il problema del contenimento energetico (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il problema del contenimento energetico. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche (60-61). Wolters Kluwer Italia

Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura (2012)
Book Chapter
Nicoletti, E. (2012). Il Medium e il Messaggio in Architettura. In K. Gasparini (Ed.), Schermi urbani: Tecnologia e innovazione - Nuovi sistemi per le facciate mediatiche. , (13-23). Wolters Kluwer Italia