The first part of the book introduces the theoretical and methodological framework the second part presents 20 research projects the third part contains the proceedings of the Differentiated Systems in Nature and Design Symposium held at the AA. Hensel and Menges have named this approach Morpho-Ecology. Correlating morphogenesis and ecology, we have developed a new framework for architectural design that is firmly rooted within a biological paradigm and thus concerned with issues of higher-level functionality and performance capacity. THE MATRIX RELOADED MORPHO-ECOLOGIES Edited by Michael Hensel and Achim Menges. This definition also suits the discipline of architecture surprisingly well: in our view one of the central tasks of architecture is to provide opportunities for habitation through specific material and energetic interventions in the physical environment. Kshitiz Gautam1,2, Sanjay Giri2, Biswa Bhattacharya1. (ISBN: 190290253X)Įcology is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. Lecture 10 Morpho-Ecologies - blobs, butter knives and atopias. Impact of morpho- and vegetation-dynamics on flood, erosion and ecology in large lowland rivers. However, fungal diseases are among the major biotic constraints of sorghum production, causing over 70 yield loss in susceptible cultivars. (eds.): 2006, Morpho-Ecologies: Towards a Discourse of Heterogeneous Space in Architecture, AA Publications, London. Sorghum is a staple food crop and plays a critical role in subsistence farming in Kenya due to its adaptability to marginal agro-ecological zones.

Morpho-Ecologies: Towards a Discourse of Heterogeneous Space in Architecture

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