Bioprotopia: Designing the Built Environment with Living Organisms
Bioprotopia: Designing the Built Environment with Living Organisms
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Ruth Morrow, Ben Bridgens, Louise Mackenzie, eds. | Basel, Switzerland | Birkhauser, 2023 | Hardbound | 188 pp | 20 × 27 cm. | Color illustrations
What is “Bioprotopia”? It is a vision of a world with buildings that grow, self-heal and create virtuous cycles where waste from one process feeds another. A vision where the spaces that we inhabit are attuned to both the human occupants and non-human microbial ecologies.
This is the first book to ground the concept of biotechnology in the built environment in tangible, large-scale prototypes. With rich visuals, it presents materials and processes that bring to life the many possibilities of shaping the built environment with micro-organisms. In addition to considering scientific and technical challenges, the book also discusses the need for a shift in thinking and culture to realize this vision.
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