MATERIAL REVOLUTION 2

Description

Material Revolution II. New Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials for Design and Architecture

Following the huge success of Material Revolution, this second volume addresses the rapid development of material research and presents materials new to the market since 2010.The significance of sustainable and intelligent materials in design and architecture has increased enormously over the last two years. Numerous new products have been introduced to the market and designers’ thirst for knowledge about the sustainability of new material is as strong as ever, making a sequel to Material Revolution necessary. The new volume contains a similar system of classification but covers a completely different range of materials. There is a chapter dedicated solely to the criteria and factors of sustainable product design, as well as to innovative projects by designers and architects that work with new materials and technologies.

CONTENTS

I INTRODUCTION

• The Future of Sustainable Product Development
• NATURALLY OCC URRING AND BIODEGRADABLE
• USING RECYCLED MATERIALS
• LIGHTWEIGHT AND RESOURCE FRIENDLY
• SMART, DYNAMIC, ENTERPRISING
• ADDITIVE GENERATION

II MATERIALS

• Bioplastics and bio-based bonding agents
• Natur al materials and organic waste materials
• Recycling materials
• Lightweight construction materials
• Multifunctional materials
• Materials that influence and emit light
• Energy-generating materials and innovative insulants
• Innovative and sustainable production processes

III APPENDIX

• The Author, Index, Selected Publications by the Author, Selected Lectures by the Author, Impressum

224 pages, 450 colour illustrations, 55 black & white line drawings / 28.5 x 22.8 cm / English