SOLARCHITECTURE

SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland) is one of the nine professional universities recognized by the Swiss Confederation. Founded under Federal Law, SUPSI offers more than 30 Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree courses, characterized by cutting edge education which unites classical theoretical-scientific instruction with professional orientation. Great care is given to research, carried out in key sectors on competitively acquired projects with large European and national agencies or mandated by organizations and institutions... In the age of sustainability, most architects still see the issue of energy in buildings primarily as a constraint to work on. Particularly in the case of solar energy many of the new technological possibilities and integration potentials are not known and therefore not applied in the current design practice due to perceived barriers. Nowadays, new technological possibilities and inspiring projects of solar architecture have..