{"product_id":"plastic-futures-in-architecture-from-recycled-synthetic-to-bio-based-polymers-1st-edition","title":"Plastic Futures in Architecture From Recycled Synthetic to Bio-Based Polymers 1st Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"acc-description\" class=\"accordion-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" id=\"flush-collapseTwo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-body description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescriptionBox\" class=\"expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expanded\" id=\"bookDescriptionBox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescriptionBox\" class=\"expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume details the recent efforts of developing sustainable approaches to reclaim synthetic polymers and explore natural polymers in design production. Not long ago, plastic was envisioned as a miraculous material. Now plastic pollution has become an inseparable part of the environment. How can the built environment make use of this prolific and ‘miraculous’ material in an environmentally responsible way?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlastic Futures in Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efocuses on plastic derivatives and complications in three main modes: Being, Becoming, and Beyond. “Being” presents the concerns and prospects of plastic continuation. “Becoming” provides insight into the technological advancements in the processing and production of plastic in the built environment. “Beyond” discusses the experimental transformation of plastic applications from synthetic polymers to more sustainable polymers in design. It focuses on projects that outline a journey from awareness to innovation, recycling synthetic polymers and exploring the use of bio-based natural polymers through rapidly developing digital crafting capabilities and techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese project discussions will serve as an invaluable resource for students, educators, architects, product designers, practitioners in global sustainability, material innovation, digital fabrication technologies, and computational design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Plastic Techne: An Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEhsan Baharlou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1: Being\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing: A Preamble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEhsan Baharlou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Being Plastic: Living in the Plasticene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoebe Crisman     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Plastic Imitating Life: Future Potential for a Controversial Material \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlaine Brownell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Syntopia 0—Anthropos I Human: From “Designer Matter” to “Critical Material”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarola Dierichs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Breathing Enclosures \u0026amp; Engineered Living Materials    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Paz Gutierrez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 2: Becoming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecoming: A Preamble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEhsan Baharlou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Sustainable Polymers in Architecture: From Recycling to Bio-Based Innovation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip F. Yuan, Jiapan Sun, and Liming Zhang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Infundibuliforms: Experiments in Spatial Plasticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathy Velikov, Wes McGee, Daniel Tish, and Geoffrey Thün\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Hybrid Composite Manufacturing: Plastic Futures for Architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarshall Prado\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Nature's Blueprint: Redefining Plastic Designs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulia Koerner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Plastic Plus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirginia San Fratello\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 3: Beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond: A Preamble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEhsan Baharlou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. A Path Towards the Biomaterials Age \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStylianos Dritsas and Javier G. Fernandez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. ChitoFold: Designing 3D Forms from 2D Gels Towards a Fuel-free Future\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaia Mogas-Soldevila\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Chitin-Based Biocomposites: Sustainable Alternatives for Architectural Applications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaulina Grabowska, and Hanaa Dahy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Toward Natural Fiber Architecture: From Synthetic to Bio-Based Composite Building Systems  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristoph Zechmeister, Monika Göbel, Jan Knippers, and Achim Menges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. 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