Material computation : higher integration in morphogenetic design /
guest-edited by Achim Menges.
- 144 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Architectural design ; [v. 82, no. 2] Profile ; no. 216 .
- Architectural design (London, England : 1971) v. 82, no. 2. Profile (Chichester, England) ; 216. .
"March/April 2012.".
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Material computation : higher integration in morphogenetic design / Pattern formation in nature : physical constraints and self-organising characteristics / Evolutionary architecture? : Some perspectives from biological design / Material resourcefulness : activating material information in computational design / Material behaviour : embedding physical properties in computational design processes / Material capacity : embedded responsiveness / Physical drivers : synthesis of evolutionary developments and force-driven design / Design to self-assembly / Aggregate structures : material and machine computation of designed granular substances / Living systems : designing growth in Baubotanik / Programming matter / Material articulation : computing and constructing continuous differentiation / Material, form and force / Engineering integration : real-time approaches to performative computational design / Manufacturing reciprocities / The role of additive manufacturing and physiomimetic computational design for digital construction / Counterpoint. Distinguishing between the drawn and the made / Achim Menges -- Philip Ball -- J Scott Turner -- Achim Menges -- Moritz Fleischmann [and others] -- Achim Menges, Steffen Reichert -- Sean Ahlquist, Achim Menges -- Skylar Tibbits -- Karola Dierichs, Achim Menges -- Ferdinand Ludwig, Hannes Schwertfeger, Oliver Storz -- Neri Oxman -- Cristiano Ceccato -- Toni Kotnik, Michael Weinstock -- Al Fisher -- Achim Menges, Tobias Schwinn -- Rupert Soar, David Andreen -- Bob Sheil.
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