Self-Assembly Lab: Experiments in Programming Matter

What if structures could build themselves or adapt to fluctuating environments? Skylar Tibbits, Director of the Self-Assembly Lab in the Department of Architecture at MIT, Cambridge, MA, crosses the boundaries between architecture, biology, materials science and the arts, to envision a world where material components can self-assemble to provide adapting structures and optimized fabrication solutions. The book examines the three main ingredients for self-assembly, includes interviews with practitioners involved in the work and presents research projects related to these topics to provide a complete first look at exciting future technologies in construction and self-transforming material products.

Book Details

• Author: Skylar Tibbits
• Publisher: Routledge
• eBook ISBN: 9781317437017, 1317437012
• Print ISBN: 9781138910034, 1138910031
• Other ISBNs: 9781138910065, 9781315693613