Living Systems - Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture (Hardcover)

Revolutionizing landscape architecture through the use of intelligent materials and technologies Living Systems surveys a wide array of innovative approaches to material technologies within the field of landscape architecture. The selected projects and materials exhibit a contemporary demand for technological landscapes and the collaboration between designers, engineers, scientists and ecologists. The book proposes a synthesis between technology and theory, focusing on growth, flow, metabolism, climate, and atmospheric phenomena. Projects and materials are cross-referenced according to performance criteria, processes, and properties. Each of the 36 international projects and 23 material technologies is presented with drawing details and construction photographs. Descriptions of key processes and adaptive qualities provide an analysis of the various complex systems featured, such as vertical growth structures, flood prevention, stormwater infiltration and erosion control. Projects featured include works by West8, GROSS.MAX, Weiss-Manfredi Architects, Field Operations, Kathryn Gustafson, and Vogt Landschaftarchitekten.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Liat Margolis • Alexander Robinson
Dimensions:	243 x 267 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	191
ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-7700-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > General
LSN:	3-7643-7700-3
Barcode:	9783764377007

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