By integrating cybernetic features and computational schemes within architectural design, architects began to conceptualize a new form of architecture that adapts to the varying needs of the user and to environmental situations. As verified by contemporary architecture, responsive technologies allow softer, more flexible and more responsive architecture to emerge. As a result, there is a rising interest in umbrella-like systems that can intelligently respond to create a more sustainable environment, while expanding the vocabulary and practice of present-day architecture. The aim of this research is to review and highlight the importance and influence of umbrella-like systems on the creation of responsive architecture. In addition, the research aims to present recently embedded software technologies perpetrated by current practice in umbrella-like structures to explore the role of control strategies in responsive architecture.
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