xi Foreword2 Introduction: Building Futures5 Part 16 Chapter 1 On Technology I24 Chapter 2 Morphosis's Immaterial Moments in the Making of Things46 Chapter 3 on Technology II58 Chapter 4 UNStudio's Future Lifecycles81 Part 282 Chapter 5 On Ecology I94 Chapter 6 Zaha Hadid's Circular Economy118 Chapter 7 on Ecology II132 Chapter 8 Winka Dubbeldam's Synthetic Natures153 Part 3154 Chapter 9 On Construction I166 Chapter 10 Componibile, by Remote Control, GRO Architects178 Chapter 11 on Construction II198 Chapter 12 On Practice206 Chapter 13 Assembly OSM's Modular Platforms and Digital Twins224 Chapter 14 A Practical Synopsis235 Index
Richard Garber, AIA, is a founding partner at GRO Architects, whose recent projects include buildings, plans, and communities in a number of US cities. Richard teaches graduate Architecture at the Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, and has written numerous books and essays including BIM Design: Realizing the Creative Potential of Building Information Modelling (John Wiley & Sons, 2014), and was guest editor of AD Closing the Gap: Information Models in Contemporary Design Practice (Wiley, 2009).