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Built to Grow - Blending architecture and biology
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Description for Built to Grow - Blending architecture and biology
Paperback. Investigates patterns of growth and dynamics in nature with the aim of creating a new "living architecture" that can be applied to architectonic designs. This book examines biological processes to identify basic principles of growth and translate them into exemplary architectonic ideas and visions. Editor(s): Imhof, Barbara; Gruber, Petra. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous color illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMCR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 190. Weight in Grams: 755.
Built to Grow investigates patterns of growth and dynamics in nature with the aim of creating a new living architecture that can be applied to architectonic designs. It examines biological processes to identify basic principles of growth and translate them into exemplary architectonic ideas and visions. The project brings together experts from the fields of architecture, biology, art, mechatronics, and robotics.
Built to Grow investigates patterns of growth and dynamics in nature with the aim of creating a new living architecture that can be applied to architectonic designs. It examines biological processes to identify basic principles of growth and translate them into exemplary architectonic ideas and visions. The project brings together experts from the fields of architecture, biology, art, mechatronics, and robotics.
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Edition Angewandte
Condition
New
Weight
754g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035609202
SKU
V9783035609202
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Unknown
Barbara Imhof, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria; Petra Gruber, Transarch, Ybbs, Austria
Reviews for Built to Grow - Blending architecture and biology
... Built to Grow: Blending Architecture and Biology inevitably enriches the current discourse on biomimetics in architecture. The book does not solve the challenge of how to grow architecture, but it presents a powerful case study of how scientists and educators could blend the disciplines of architecture and biology to establish new interdisciplinary collaborations to overcome disciplinary constraints. ... Read more