01557cam a2200229 a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003100062040004200093082002000135245011500155246002400270250001200294260006100306300004400367500002200411505011800433520067100551650004201222650002501264700003801289OSt20200317163107.0090717s2010    nyua     c    001 0 eng    a9781568988931 (alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdYDXdUKMdYDXCPdCNCCAdDLC00a620.11222bBRO00aTransmaterial 3 :ba catalog of materials that redefine our physical environment /cedited by Blaine Brownell.3 aTransmaterial three  a1st ed.  aNew York, N.Y. :bPrinceton Architectural Press,cc2010.  a251 p. :bill. (chiefly col.) ;c23 cm.  aIncludes indexes.0 aConcrete -- Mineral -- Metal -- Wood -- Plastic + rubber -- Glass -- Paint + paper -- Fabric -- Light -- Digital.  a"Provides a broad synopsis of the state of technological advances in materials today, with a special emphasis on new developments in the field of biopolymers and various agriculturally derived products; biomimetic products, systems, and processes that seek to emulate natural examples, including low-embodied-energy and biochemically manufactured products; "grown" materials; nanoscale marvels; renewable energy technologies; "second-life" materials derived from repurposed waste; and responsive, interactive, and transformational digital interfaces that harness pervasive communication networks and are powered by low-energy illumination sources."--P. [4] of cover. 0aMaterialsxTechnological innovations. 0aMaterialsvCatalogs.1 aBrownell, Blaine Erickson,d1970-