Designing with Natural Processes by Carolyn M Dry Ph D

Designing with Natural Processes by Carolyn M Dry Ph D

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Designing with Natural Processes by Carolyn M Dry Ph D

Natural Process Design is a new way of building and making objects using the paradigm of how nature builds. Nature: -uses readily available often recycled materials -self orders by attributes shared between the material and environment, -self repairs -self senses and adapts to changes in the environment -disintegrates, recycles back into the material sink when usefulness is over -enhances the environment for others or the overall This book describes examples of each part of the paradigm and the overall approach from concept to testing to actual production often with companies.
Carolyn Dry, Ph.D. is an architect and academic who taught at MIT, UCLA, VPI, TAMU and is an Emeritus Professor from the University of Illinois. She is best known for her ground breaking work on self repairing concrete and polymer composites. Currently she runs a small business named Design with Natural Processes. Carolyn resides in Winona, MN and Grand Marais MN.
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ISBN 13 9780692058817
ISBN 10 0692058818
Title Designing with Natural Processes
Author Carolyn M Dry Ph D
Series Designing With Natural Processes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Natural Process Design
Year published 2018-06-13
Number of pages 154
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