TY  - BOOK
AU  - Myers,William
TI  - Bio design: nature, science, creativity 
SN  - 9780870709524
AV  - N 72 M996b 2012
U1  - 701/.08 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Museum of Modern Art, Distributed in the United States and Canada by ARTBOOK/D.A.P.
KW  - Biotechnology in art
KW  - Art and science
KW  - Art and technology
KW  - Science in art
KW  - Nature in art
KW  - Design
KW  - Biotecnología en el arte
KW  - Arte y ciencia
KW  - Arte y tecnología
KW  - 20150300
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Designers and artists have always looked to nature for inspiration and materials, but only recently have they been able to alter and incorporate living organisms in their work. In a world with finite resources and a growing population, design that mimics or appropriates the sustainable template of nature is likely to prove as vital as it is novel. 'Bio Design' examines some seventy projects (concepts, prototypes and completed designs) that cover the fields of architecture, industrial processes, education, fine art, material engineering and bioengineering. Each project is illustrated by a short text, images and captions that combine to explain the problems the venture tackles, and how living materials and processes were harnessed to solve them in sustainable and aesthetically pleasing ways. Many of the solutions also provoke thought about manipulating life for human ends.--
ER  -