Built to Grow – Blending architecture and biology

Barbara Imhof, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Österreich; Petra Gruber, Transarch, Ybbs, Österreich

Barbara Imhof, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria; Petra Gruber, Transarch, Ybbs, Austria

lt;p>Foreword (Rachel Armstrong)
Introduction (Petra Gruber, Barbara Imhof)
Aspects of Life (Petra Gruber, Angelo Vermeulen)
Growing and architecture (Petra Gruber, Waltraut Hoheneder)
Architectural Visions (GrAB team)
Methodology (Julian Vincent, Angelo Vermeulen)
Experimentation (GrAB team):
- Growth principles
- Material Systems
- Metabolic Systems
- Local 3D printers based on biological principles
Reflections on the future (edited by Barbara Imhof, conversation between Julian Vincent, Petra Gruber, Rachel Armstrong, Angelo Vermeulen)
Manifesto (GrAB team)
Acknowledgements
Biographies of authors
References

… Built to Grow: Blending Architecture and Biology inevitably enriches the current discourse on biomimetics in architecture. The book does not solve the challenge of how to "grow" architecture, but it presents a powerful case study of how scientists and educators could blend the disciplines of architecture and biology to establish new interdisciplinary collaborations to overcome disciplinary constraints. The book could help leverage the innovative integration of life science and technology within the academic context of architecture schools. With this, the book lays the seeds for true innovation regarding the integration of nature and living systems in the built environment—and forecasts a future in which these achieve an unprecedented level of integration and synergy. Gundula Proksch (2018) in Technology|Architecture + Design, 2:1, 118-119