TY - BOOK AU - Weinstock, Michael TI - Architecture of emergence : : the evolution of form in nature and civilisation SN - 9780470066331 U1 - 720.1 PY - 2010/// CY - West Sussex PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - AR KW - Emergence KW - Philosophy KW - Architecture N1 - PhD by published work Thesis (PhDp) - Open University, 2016 Includes bibliographical references and index. Sponsoring establishment: Architectural Association School of Architecture Originally published : Chichester : Wiley. 2010; Nature and civilisation -- Climate and the forms of the atmosphere -- Surface and the forms of the land -- Living forms -- The forms of metabolism -- Humans - anatomical and cultural forms -- City forms -- The forms of information, energy and ecology -- Emergence N2 - Emergence is one of the most exciting new fields in architecture. This title provides a detailed exploration of the architectural and engineering consequences of this paradigm, and a detailed analysis of geometries, processes and systems to be incorporated into new methods of working ER -