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Abstract In the past few decades, there was an international interest in developing inventive solutions for enhancement of sustainability in the built environments. For example, the improvement of building envelope design, which is capable of adjusting to outdoor and indoor environments, is considered a crucial step towards the achievement of energy saving and residents comfort enhancement. This aspect has inspired many designers for the development of adaptive, dynamic and kinetic façade that can change its shape and geometry to be adjusted with specific conditions. This kinetic façade often involves wireless sensors, dynamic actuators, control board and building management system. It combined advanced materials, dynamic automation, and real time response to many environmental variables inside and around the building, such as solar thermal, daylighting, ventilation, and energy generation. A significant example of responsive kinetic envelopes is Arab World Institute in Paris, which was designed by Jean Nouvel in 1987. On the other hand, the performance of kinetic façades must be identified and evaluated at the early design stage to assist designers to understand design issues and select the most affective design. This evaluation had been much easier in the last years by using digital design tools and building information modeling (BIM). This thesis aims to create a framework that provides a framework for designing kinetic façades. That can help designers to analyze the façade design and simulate responsiveness of kinetic façades during the early design phase. |