ECO-TEC: Architecture of the In-Between : StoreFront Books 3 (Storefront Books)
Editorial Reviews Book Description ECO-TEC: Architecture of the In-Between proposes a fusion between ecology and technology that goes beyond accepted theories of sustainability and suggests a new role for architecture. It serves to reassess our collective ecological and technological illiteracy by placing a priority on learning from as well as for nature. This collection of essays stems from a series of international multidisciplinary forums and workshops sponsored by StoreFront for Art and Architecture. It brings together biologists, physicists, geoloogists, artists, architects, and social critics in order to generate site-specific projects and writings. Topics under consideration range from the role of nanotechnology in architecture to the renovation of an abandoned asbestos factory. Essays in the collection include "The Object of Ecosophy" by Felix Guattari, "The Nonlinear Development of Cities" by Manuel DeLanda, "Smog Monster: Environmental Notes from the Pac-Rim" by Neil Denari, "Recycling Recycling" by Mark Wigley, and "Topography of an Island City" by Jean Gardner. Card catalog description ECO-TEC probes the fusion between ecology and technology, to go beyond prevailing theories of sustainability and suggest a new role for architecture. It serves to reassess our collective ecological and technological illiteracy by placing a priority on learning from nature and taking care of nature in the buildings and communities we design, build, and occupy. The thirteen essays in ECO-TEC stem from a series of international forums and workshops sponsored by StoreFront for Art and Architecture. It brings together biologists, physicists, geologists, artists, architects and social critics writing on such diverse subjects as the relevance of nanotechnology in architecture, and the renovation of an abandoned asbestos factory. ECO-TEC: Architecture of the In-Between : StoreFront Books 3 (Storefront Books)
ECO-TEC: Architecture of the In-Between : StoreFront Books 3 (Storefront Books),Amerigo marras,Princeton Arch,1568981597,Architecture,Architecture And The Environment,Criticism,Ecology,Environmental aspects,Environmental sciences,General,Human Ecology,Architecture / General,technology
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