Built to Grow: Blending architecture and biology : Presenting the artistic research project GrAB "Growing As Building" (Edition Angewandte) （2015. 176 S. numerous color illustrations. 250 mm）

Herausgegeben:Imhof, Barbara/ Gruber, Petra

BIRKHÄUSER BERLIN（2015発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 商品コード 9783035609202

Full Description

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.

Contents

Foreword (Rachel Armstrong)
Introduction (Petra Gruber, Barbara Imhof)
Aspects of Life (Petra Gruber, Angelo Vermeulen)
Growing and architecture (Petra Gruber, Waltraut Hoheneder)
Architectural Visions (GrAB team)
Methodology (Julian Vincent, Angelo Vermeulen)
Experimentation (GrAB team):
- Growth principles
- Material Systems
- Metabolic Systems
- Local 3D printers based on biological principles
Reflections on the future (edited by Barbara Imhof, conversation between Julian Vincent, Petra Gruber, Rachel Armstrong, Angelo Vermeulen)
Manifesto (GrAB team)
Acknowledgements
Biographies of authors
References