Weinstock, Michael

Architecture of emergence : the evolution of form in nature and civilisation / Michael Weinstock - West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2010. - 280 p.

PhD by published work
Thesis (PhDp) - Open University, 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sponsoring establishment: Architectural Association School of Architecture
Originally published : Chichester : Wiley. 2010

Nature and civilisation -- Climate and the forms of the atmosphere -- Surface and the forms of the land -- Living forms -- The forms of metabolism -- Humans - anatomical and cultural forms -- City forms -- The forms of information, energy and ecology -- Emergence.

Emergence is one of the most exciting new fields in architecture. This title provides a detailed exploration of the architectural and engineering consequences of this paradigm, and a detailed analysis of geometries, processes and systems to be incorporated into new methods of working.

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