July 2019
Intermediate to advanced
192 pages
6h 56m
English
innovative design process | new material flows | bio-waste
To achieve a true state of circularity many people have identified a need to divide resources into ‘technical’ and ‘organic’ nutrients, or flows. The organic cycles or ecosystems already exist in nature of course, and the technical ones will hopefully exist when things large and small are designed for disassembly, incorporating new intelligent synthetic materials. The idea of constructing products and buildings with materials that are organic and capable of composting is not a new one. Historically many buildings and artefacts have been made in this way. However, contemporary designers have tended to avoid ...