Neoplasmatic design
By: guest-edited by Marcos Cruz and Steve Pike
Series: Architectural design; Architectural design (London, England : 1971) -- v. 78, no. 6.
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley [distributor]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J; Chichester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780470519585
Subjects: Bouwmaterialen; Architecture and biology; Architectural design
Description: Editorial (Helen Castle). Introduction. Manipulation and control of Micro-Organic Matter in Architecture (Steve Pike). Contaminant (Steve Pike). Growing Semi-Living Structures: Concepts and Practices for the Use of tissue Technologies for Non-Medical Purposes. (Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr). Synthetic Neoplasms (Marcos Cruz). Density Fields in Viscous Bodies (Tobias Klein). Designer Surgeons (Marcos Cruz). Human Cloning Clinic (Nicola Haines). Cyborgian Interfaces (Marcos Cruz). Comfo-Veg Club (Peter Cook). Minimal Surface Geometry and the Green Paradigm (Sulan Kolatan). Bodies Without Organs - BwO (Francois Roche). Uto-Purification (Yukihiko Sugawara). Algaetecture and Nonsterile (Steve Pike). Living buildings (Bill Watts and Sean Affleck). Wonderwall (Ton Venhoeven). Artificial Evolution: A Hands-off Approach of Architects (Rachel Armstrong). Designer Materials for Architectu4re (Rachel Armstrong). Design for Debate (Anthony Dunne). Ethics, Architecture and Little Soft Machinery (Neil Spiller). World Expo 2008 Zaragoza (Mark Garcia).
Notes: "November/December 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Editorial / Helen Castle; title: Introduction: neoplasmic design: design experimentation with bio-architectural composites / Marcos Cruz and Steve Pike; title: Manipulation and control of micro-organic matter in architecture / Steve Pike; title: Contaminant / Steve Pike; title: Growing semi-living structures: concepts and practices for the use of tissue technologies for non-medical purposes / Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr; title: Synthetic neoplasms / Marcos Cruz; title: Density fields in viscous bodies / Tobias Klein; title: Designer surgeons / Marcos Cruz; title: Human cloning clinic / Nicola Haines; title: Cyborgian interfaces / Marcos Cruz; title: Comfo-veg club / Peter Cook; title: Minimal surface geometry and the green paradigm / Sulan Kolatan; title: Bodies without organs- BwO / Franc Œois Roche; title: Uto-Purification / Yukihiko Sugawara; title: Algaetecture and nonsterile / Steve Pike; title: Living buildings / Bill Watts and Sean Affleck; title: Wonderwall / Ton Venhoeven; title: Artificial evolution: a hands-off approach for architects / Rachel Armstrong; title: Designer materials for architecture / Rachel Armstrong; title: Design for debate / Anthony Dunne; title: Ethics, architecture and little soft machinery / Neil Spiller; title: World Expo 2008 Zaragoza / Mark Garcia; title: Practice profile: Pelli Clarke Pelli / Jayne Merkel; title: Building profile: Saatchi Gallery/Duke of York headquarters / David Littlefield; title: Unit Factor: beyond white walls / Oliver Domeisen; title: Spiller's bits: getting wet about urban design / Neil Spiller; title: Userscape: horizons of user-centred design / Valentina Croci; title: Yeang's eco-files: building integrated food production / Ken Yeang and Michael Guerra; title: McLean's nuggets / Will McLean; title: Site lines: Kalmar Museum of Art / Timothy Tore Hebb.