{"product_id":"9781350011359","title":"Soft Living Architecture: An Alternative View of Bio-Informed Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoft Living Architecture \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the invention of new architectures based on living processes. It crafts a unique intersection between two fast-developing disciplines: biomimicry and biodesign in architecture, and bioinformatics and natural computing in the natural sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to examine both the theory and methodology of architecture and design working directly with the natural world. It explores a range of approaches from the use of life-like systems in building design to the employment of actual growing and living cell and tissue cultures as architectural materials - creating architecture that can change, learn and grow with us. The use of 'living architecture' is cutting-edge and speculative, yet it is also inspiring a growing number of designers worldwide to adopt alternative perspectives on sustainability and environmental design. The book examines the ethical and theoretical issues arising alongside case-studies of experimental practice, to explore what we mean by 'natural' in the Anthropocene, and raise deep questions about the nature of design and the design of nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provocative and at times controversial book shows why it will become ever more necessary to embrace living processes in architecture if we are to thrive in a sustainable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054303199472,"sku":"9781350011359","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781350011359_p0.jpg?v=1769893269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350011359","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}