Biodesign : nature, science, creativity / William Myers

By:

Myers, William [author]

Contributor(s):

Antonelli, Paola [foreword]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : The Museum of Modern Art, c2012Description: 288 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780870709524

Subject(s):

Biomimicry

LOC classification:

N 72 .M94 2012

Contents:

Vital design/ Paola Antonelli-- The hybrid frontier-- Beyond biomimicry-- Chapter 1: The architectural hybrid-- Chapter 2: Ecological object engineering-- Chapter 3: Experimental functions--Chapter 4: Dynamic beauty-- Chapter 5: Profiling programs and collaborations.

Summary: This presents an emerging and often radical approach to design that draws on research from the life sciences and even incorporates the use of living materials into structures, objects, and processes for the first time. Each chapter introduces a different theme, from designing for ecological enhancement to the use of speculative design and art as teaching tools. Taken together, several of the projects profiled here reflect an overdue shift in societal priorities toward sustainable approaches to building and manufacturing. This unifying purpose is driving increased collaboration between designers and biologists--an essential ingredient in many of the projects--and offers thrilling new forms and functions.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Environmental Planning	GC N 72 .M94 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	In transit from National University - Manila to LRC - Architecture since 06/04/2025		NULIB000010160

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This presents an emerging and often radical approach to design that draws on research from the life sciences and even incorporates the use of living materials into structures, objects, and processes for the first time. Each chapter introduces a different theme, from designing for ecological enhancement to the use of speculative design and art as teaching tools. Taken together, several of the projects profiled here reflect an overdue shift in societal priorities toward sustainable approaches to building and manufacturing. This unifying purpose is driving increased collaboration between designers and biologists--an essential ingredient in many of the projects--and offers thrilling new forms and functions.

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