Overview

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.

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Author:   Barbara Imhof ,  Petra Gruber
Publisher:   Birkhauser
Imprint:   Birkhauser
Weight:   0.755kg
ISBN:  

9783035609202

ISBN 10:   3035609209
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   13 November 2015
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of 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

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... 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. The book could help leverage the innovative integration of life science and technology within the academic context of architecture schools. With this, the book lays the seeds for true innovation regarding the integration of nature and living systems in the built environment--and forecasts a future in which these achieve an unprecedented level of integration and synergy. Gundula Proksch (2018) in Technology-Architecture + Design, 2:1, 118-119

... 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. The book could help leverage the innovative integration of life science and technology within the academic context of architecture schools. With this, the book lays the seeds for true innovation regarding the integration of nature and living systems in the built environment--and forecasts a future in which these achieve an unprecedented level of integration and synergy. Gundula Proksch (2018) in Technology-Architecture + Design, 2:1, 118-119

Author Information

Barbara Imhof, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria; Petra Gruber, Transarch, Ybbs, Austria

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