Living construction. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martyn Dade-Robertson.
• Authors: Dade-Robertson, Martyn, 1979-
• Contents: Series Editor's Preface Ethics and Society Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Growing Buildings Living Architecture Synthetic Biology A new approach? Biological Design Scope of the book A note on the living Structure of the book Ready 2 The Designs of the Natural Blurring between the natural and artificial Biology as machine The Sciences of the Artificial Inside and outside Artificializing the natural in Synthetic Biology Forcible constraint v. natures own agencies Beyond the machine Conclusion 3 The Logic of Living Assembly Biological construction: between assembly and fabrication Logics of assembly in alien technology Chemistry: Bounding, concentration and the patterning of forces Inside a cell: Patterning of parts and the constraint of forces Multi-cellular assembly: Patterning of environment Emergence: Information for free Self-assembly and external control Beyond the ‘self’ Conclusion 4 Fabrication in the Living From assembly to fabrication Top-down v. bottom-up In vivo and in vitro biological fabrication. Bottom-up causality: Thinking Soils Top down causally: Bio induced mineral crystals The challenge of decomposability Diagram 1: Domains of Information Diagram 2: Phase spaces and landscapes of change Composing the music of life: Creodic design 5 Conclusion: The Craft of Living Construction The end of the beginning Crafting biology A new agricultural revolution Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 745.4; Design and technology; Synthetic biology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429777073; 9780429777080; 9780429777066; 9780429431807
• Related ISBNs: 9781138363014; 9781138363038
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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