Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities

We wish to thank our Executive Director, Vivian Kuan for her nonstop heroic leadership and limitless intelligence. Correspondingly, we’d like to recognize all of the remarkable Board of Directors at Terreform ONE over these many years; David Stewart, Heather Lord, John Rudikoff, Scott Pobiner, Christian Hubert, Alex Polier, Dinah Fried, Lisa Richardson, Pat Sapinsley, Eliot Hodges, Marc Neveu, Sanford Kwinter, David Belt, Victoria Stockman, Andrei Vovk, and Jessica Catlow. The projects included in this book are possible because of the continuous support of our primary collaborators, teammates, and incredible companions; Oliver Medvedik, Nurhan Gokturk, Anna Bokov, Dan O’Connor, Marcel Botha, Ioanna Theocharopoulou, Liana Grobstein, Nicholas Gervasi, Axel Kilian, Nina Edwards Anker, Peder Anker, Louise Harpman, Lukas Kronawitter, and Mike Silver. Several key grants and resources funded the book. Special thanks for Dean Susanne Wofford and the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Without Susanne’s keen vision and inspiration, this would not be attainable. Also, the assistance and reassurance of so many colleagues and friends helped push our efforts forward; Al Attara, Christopher J. Glancy, Paul D. Miller aka D.J. Spooky, Kelly Loudenberg, James Patten, Deb Johnson, Jason Vigneri-Beane, Carlos Roberto Barrios, Alex Felson, Walter Meyer, and David Maestres. We would like to equally thank our network of magnanimous visionaries for encouragement and support; Randy Rosenberg, Lisa Deanne Smith, Matilda McQuaid, Caroline O’Connell, Laura Marie Partynski, Suzanne Marie Musho, Elise Kissling, Betsy Arnone, Michael Fletcher, David Gilmore, Bob Fisher, Jim Cramer, Julie Bargmann, Joe Bargman, Peter Yeadon, Alexandros Washburn, Jonathan Massey, Alex Krieger, Hashim Sarkis, Evan Douglis, Bjarke Ingels, Bruce Lindsey, Richard Sommer, Marc Angelil, Michelle Addington, Alejandro Zaera Polo, Eva Franch, Rachel Armstrong, Philip Beesley, Wellington Duke Reiter, Margie Ruddick, Larry Sass, Winka Dubbeldam, Chris Perry, Mitch McEwen, Natalie Jeremijenko, Paola Antonelli, Raoul Bunschoten, Scott Cohen, Simone Rothman, Mark Chambers, Gerald Bast, Jackie Jangana, and Alyson Griffin. Furthermore, we’d like to thank the gracious people at Actar; Ricardo Devesa, Ramon Prat, and Marga Gibert for their insight, dedication, and patience. This book is dedicated to William J. Mitchell and Vito Acconci. With love to our family members; Mia Carmen Joachim, and Maxxa Eve Joachim, Stephen Mann and Dr. Lubomir Aiolov (1940-2014).

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Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities

Published on Jan 22, 2020

Actar Publishers

By Mitchell Joachim, Maria Aiolova, Terreform ONE. In the challenging context of accelerating climate dynamics, the core discipline of architectural design is evolving and embracing new forms of action. New York-based nonprofit Terreform ONE has established a distinctive design tactic that investigates projects through the regenerative use of natural materials, science, and the emergent field of socio-ecological design. This kind of design approach uses actual living matter (not abstracted imitations of nature) to create new functional elements and spaces. These future-based actions are not only grounded in social justice, but are also far-reaching in their application of digital manufacturing and maker culture. Terreform ONE tackles urgent environmental and urban social concerns through the integrated use of living materials and organisms.