Crawford, Assia
Designer's Guide to Lab Practice (Bio Design)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781032426846
- author:
- Crawford, Assia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 154
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.7 x 1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This book explores the growing field of bio-design through interdisciplinary creative practice. It offers a foundational understanding of lab practice principles and illustrates experimental working techniques.
The author highlights the opportunities presented by microorganisms that have reshaped the planet, making it habitable. The book provides an account of creating living materials from an architectural design practitioner's perspective, showcasing strategies for partnerships across fields.
By integrating living components with their own needs, this approach can help offset environmental impact and create a closer relationship with nature. This working manual is also a guide for emerging practitioners transitioning into a field that offers the promise of new human habitat making as a response to ecological challenges.