Bioprotopia: Designing Environment with Living Organisms

Author: Ruth Morrow, Ben Bridgens & Louise Mackenzie (eds.)
Bioprotopia is the vision of a world with buildings that grow, self-heal and create virtuous cycles where waste from one process feeds another. This is the first book to ground the concept of biotechnology in the built environment in large-scale prototypes. It presents processes that exploit the many possibilities of shaping the built environment with micro-organisms. Scientific and technical challenges are discussed, pointing to the need for a shift in thinking and culture to ensure progress.
ISBN 9783035625790. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 192 pages. 148 b/w ills. 20 x 27 cm.