Bio design : nature, science, creativity / William Myers.

Main entry:

Myers, William (Curator), author.

Title & Author:

Bio design : nature, science, creativity / William Myers.

Publication:

Description:

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vital design / Paola Antonelli -- The hybrid frontier -- Beyond biomimicry -- The architectural hybrid : living structures and new ecological integrations -- Ecological object engineering : replacing industrial and mechanical processes -- Experimental functions : speculative objects, teaching tools and provocations -- Dynamic beauty : artwork crawling off the auction block -- Profiling programs and collaborations : consilience in the 21st century.

Summary:

Designers and artists have always looked to nature for inspiration and materials, but only recently have they been able to alter and incorporate living organisms in their work. In a world with finite resources and a growing population, design that mimics or appropriates the sustainable template of nature is likely to prove as vital as it is novel. 'Bio Design' examines some seventy projects (concepts, prototypes and completed designs) that cover the fields of architecture, industrial processes, education, fine art, material engineering and bioengineering. Each project is illustrated by a short text, images and captions that combine to explain the problems the venture tackles, and how living materials and processes were harnessed to solve them in sustainable and aesthetically pleasing ways. Many of the solutions also provoke thought about manipulating life for human ends.

ISBN:

9780870708442
0870708449
9780870709524
0870709526

Subject:

Biotechnology in art.
Art and science.
Art and technology.
Science in art.
Nature in art.
Design.
Industrial design.
Biotechnologie dans l'art.
Art et sciences.
Art et technologie.
Sciences dans l'art.
Nature dans l'art.
industrial design.
design (discipline)
Bauentwurf
Biotechnologie
Bionik
Industriedesign
Produktgestaltung
Architektur
Werkstoff
Intelligenter Werkstoff

Holdings:

Location: Library main 280163
Call No.: BIB 216652
Status: Available

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