Bioprotopia: Designing the Built Environment with Living Organisms

Bioprotopia is a vision of a world with buildings that grow, self-heal, and create virtuous cycles, where spaces are attuned to human and microbial ecologies. This book is the first to ground biotechnology in the built environment in tangible, large-scale prototypes, presenting materials and processes that bring this vision to life. It also discusses the need for a shift in thinking and culture to realize this vision.

Format: Hardback
Length: 188 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2023
Publisher: Birkhauser

"Bioprotopia" is a visionary concept that envisions a world where buildings can grow, self-heal, and create virtuous cycles where waste from one process feeds another. It seeks to create spaces that are attuned to both human occupants and non-human microbial ecologies. This groundbreaking book is the first to bring the concept of biotechnology to the built environment through tangible, large-scale prototypes. It showcases materials and processes that unlock the endless possibilities of shaping the built environment with microorganisms. In addition to addressing scientific and technical challenges, the book also emphasizes the need for a shift in thinking and culture to realize this vision.

This comprehensive publication serves as a valuable resource for design professions and researchers. It demonstrates the use of renewable materials in design and provides illustrative, scientific documentation that supports the development of this emerging field. By exploring the intersection of biotechnology, architecture, and sustainability, "Bioprotopia" offers a glimpse into the future of sustainable design and construction.

Weight: 916g
Dimension: 270 x 200 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783035625790