Transmaterial 3

topics

Publishers

Architecture

ISBN: 9781568988931
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Softcover, 252 pages
17,1 x 22,9 cm
colour
May 2010
€26,60 (excl. VAT)

Transmaterial 3

A Catalog of Materials that Redefine our Physical Environment

Blaine Brownell

Transmaterial 3 provides a broad synopsis of the state of technological advances in materials today with a special emphasis on new developments in the field of bio-polymers and various agriculturally derived products; bio-mimetic products, systems and processes that seek to emulate natural examples including low-embodied-energy and biochemically manufactured products; “grown” materials; nano-scale marvels; renewable energy technologies; “second-life” materials derived from repurposed waste; and responsive, interactive and transformational digital interfaces that harness pervasive communication networks and are powered by low-energy illumination sources.