{"product_id":"versatility-and-vicissitude-isbn-9780470516874","title":"Versatility and Vicissitude","description":"This third AD by the guest-editors of the highly successful Emergence and techniques and technologies in Morphogenetic Design titles shifts the morpho-ecological design project into the realm of performance. Whereas the dictionary definition of performance -to 'carry out an action' or 'to fulfill a task' - invokes a tired utilitarian debate, Hensel and Menges inject the meaning of the word 'performance' with an entirely new life. In this context, form is redefined not as the shape of a material object alone, but as the multitude of effects, a milieu of conditions, modulations and microclimates that emanate from an object's exchange with its specific environment, a dynamic relationship that is perceived and interacted with by a subject. A synergetic employment of performance and morpho-ecological techniques combine to create integral design solutions that will render an alternative model for sustainability. This issue presents historical precursors and precedents for this approach, as well as the current state of the art of morpho-ecological design. Key contributors include: Klaus Bollinger and Manfred Grohmann of Bollinger \u0026amp; Grohmann, Aleksandra Jaeschke, OCEAN, Professor Remo Pedreschi, Defne Sunguroglu, Peter Trummer and Michael Weinstock. \u003cp\u003e4 \u003cbr\u003eEditorial\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVersatility and Vicissitude An Introduction to Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \u003cbr\u003eForm, Force and Structure A Brief History\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemo Pedreschi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20\u003cbr\u003eForm, Force, Performance Multi-Parametric Structural Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlaus Bollinger, Manfred Grohmann and Oliver Tessmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26\u003cbr\u003eMetabolism and Morphology\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Weinstock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34\u003cbr\u003eMaterial Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel, Defne Sungurog¢lu and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42\u003cbr\u003eManufacturing Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAchim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 \u003cbr\u003ePerformance-Oriented Design Precursors and Potentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Inclusive Performance: Efficiency Versus Effectiveness Towards a Morpho-Ecological Approach for Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Complex Brick Assemblies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefne Sunguroglu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Membrane Spaces\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80\u003cbr\u003eAggregates\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental Intensifiers\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleksandra Jaeschke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e96\u003cbr\u003eEngineering Ecologies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Trummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102\u003cbr\u003eDesigning Morpho-Ecologies Versatility and Vicissitude of Heterogeneous Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e114+\u003cbr\u003eInterior Eye\u003cbr\u003eCraftsteak, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJayne Merkel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e118+\u003cbr\u003eBuilding Profile\u003cbr\u003ePublic Toilet, Gravesend\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Littlefield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e122+\u003cbr\u003ePractice Profile\u003cbr\u003em3architecture\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e128+\u003cbr\u003eUnit Factor\u003cbr\u003eRenewable Types and the Urban Plan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Lee and Sam Jacoby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e132+\u003cbr\u003eSpiller’s Bits\u003cbr\u003eIn Praise of the Blur\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Spiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e134+\u003cbr\u003eYeang’s Eco-Files\u003cbr\u003eRecharging your Bio-Batteries with a Can of Coke\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Yeang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e136+\u003cbr\u003eMcLean’s Nuggets\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill McLean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e138+\u003cbr\u003eUserscape\u003cbr\u003eThe Social Call\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValentina Croci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e142+\u003cbr\u003eSite Lines\u003cbr\u003eMaking Waves at East Beach Café\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael U Hensel\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect, writer and principal researcher in OCEAN and the Emergence and Design Group, as well as a board member of BIONIS (the Biomimetic Network for Industrial Sustainability), and co-founder and co-director of the Emergent Technologies and Design masters programme at the Architectural Association School of Architecture. He is also on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eAD\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJBE\u003c\/i\u003e (the Journal for Bionic Engineering). Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eAD Emergence: Morphogenetic Design Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eAD Techniques and Technologies in Morphogenetic Design\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and \u003ci\u003eMorpho-Ecologies\u003c\/i\u003e (AA Publications, 2006). Forthcoming publications include a book entitled \u003ci\u003eHeterogeneous Space Reader,\u003c\/i\u003e which he is co-editing with Professor Christopher Hight and Professor Achim Menges, to be published by John Wiley and Sons in early 2009. He is currently working on the concept and content for a peer-reviewed architectural research journal that will focus on research by design.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ocean-north.net\/\"\u003ewww.ocean-north.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Achim Menges\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect and partner in OCEAN and the Emergence and Design Group. He studied at the Technical University Darmstadt and graduated from the Architectural Association with Honours. He has taught at the AA as Studio Master of the Emergent Technologies and Design masters programme since 2002, and as Unit Master of Diploma Unit 4 from 2003 to 2006. Since 2005 he has been Professor of Form Generation and Materialization at the HfG Offenbach University for Art and Design in Germany. His research focuses on the development of integral design processes at the intersection of evolutionary computation, parametric design, biomimetic engineering and computer-aided manufacturing that enable a highly articulated, performative built environment. His research projects have been published and exhibited in Europe, Asia and the US. He received the FEIDAD (Far Eastern International Digital Architectural Design) Outstanding Design Award in 2002, the FEIDAD Design Merit Award in 2003, the Archiprix International Award 2003, RIBA Tutor Price 2004, the International Bentley Educator of the Year Award 2005 and the ACADIA 2007 Award for Emerging Digital Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.achimmenges.net\/\"\u003ewww.achimmenges.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ocean-north.net\/\"\u003ewww.ocean-north.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Versatility and Vicissitude: Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design  \u003cp\u003eGuest-edited by Michael Hensel and Achim Menges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis third \u003ci\u003eAD\u003c\/i\u003e by the guest-editors of the highly successful \u003ci\u003eEmergence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTechniques and Technologies in Morphogenetic Design\u003c\/i\u003e titles shifts the morpho-ecological design project into the realm of performance. Whereas the dictionary definition of performance – to ‘carry out an action’ or ‘to fulfill a task’ – invokes a tired utilitarian debate, Hensel and Menges inject the meaning of the word ‘performance’ with an entirely new life. In this context, form is redefined not as the shape of a material object alone, but as the multitude of effects, a milieu of conditions, modulations and microclimates that emanate from an object’s exchange with its specific environment; a dynamic relationship that is perceived and interacted with by a subject. A synergetic employment of performance and morpho-ecological techniques combine to create integral design solutions that will render an alternative model for sustainability. This issue presents historical precursors and precedents for this approach, as well as the current state of the art of morpho-ecological design. Key contributors include: Klaus Bollinger and Manfred Grohmann of Bollinger \u0026amp; Grohmann, Aleksandra Jaeschke, OCEAN, Professor Remo Pedreschi, Defne Sunguroglu, Peter Trummer and Michael Weinstock.\u003c\/p\u003e This third AD by the guest-editors of the highly successful Emergence and techniques and technologies in Morphogenetic Design titles shifts the morpho-ecological design project into the realm of performance. Whereas the dictionary definition of performance -to 'carry out an action' or 'to fulfill a task' - invokes a tired utilitarian debate, Hensel and Menges inject the meaning of the word 'performance' with an entirely new life. In this context, form is redefined not as the shape of a material object alone, but as the multitude of effects, a milieu of conditions, modulations and microclimates that emanate from an object's exchange with its specific environment, a dynamic relationship that is perceived and interacted with by a subject. A synergetic employment of performance and morpho-ecological techniques combine to create integral design solutions that will render an alternative model for sustainability. This issue presents historical precursors and precedents for this approach, as well as the current state of the art of morpho-ecological design. Key contributors include: Klaus Bollinger and Manfred Grohmann of Bollinger \u0026amp; Grohmann, Aleksandra Jaeschke, OCEAN, Professor Remo Pedreschi, Defne Sunguroglu, Peter Trummer and Michael Weinstock.","brand":"Academy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990449504485,"sku":"NP9780470516874","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470516874.jpg?v=1761787878","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/versatility-and-vicissitude-isbn-9780470516874","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}