What if structures could build themselves or adapt to fluctuating environments? Skylar Tibbits, Director of the Self-Assembly Lab in the Department of Architecture at MIT, Cambridge, MA, crosses the boundaries between architecture, biology, materials science and the arts, to envision a world where material components can self-assemble to provide adapting structures and optimized fabrication solutions. The book examines the three main ingredients for self-assembly, includes interviews with practitioners involved in the work and presents research projects related to these topics to provide a complete first look at exciting future technologies in construction and self-transforming material products.
| ISBN: | 9781138910065 |
| Publication date: | 24th October 2016 |
| Author: | Skylar Tibbits |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Genres: |
Architecture: professional practice Ergonomics Materials science Computer-aided design (CAD) Engineering: general Product design Theory of architecture Architectural structure and design The arts: general topics Civil engineering, surveying and building |