On Food: Land- and Cityscapes in Digital Architectonics. A Thought Experiment

David Schildberger

Published by Birkhäuser 2023

On Food

Land- and Cityscapes in Digital Architectonics. A Thought Experiment

David Schildberger
Edited by: Ludger Hovestadt and Vera Bühlmann

Volume 18 in the series Applied Virtuality Book Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035625943

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About this book

Free thinking, unconstrained by facts

The book is based on the thesis that we live in a world of abundance, full of natural riches, and cultural artifacts, full of human intellect and powerful technologies. Our thinking, however, is dominated by the opposite, the notion of scarcity. The limits of nature act as an inevitable necessity.

In his book, David Schildberger adopts a novel approach to the subject of resources, with the help of intelligent instruments that introduce new foods, such as chocolate made from cocoa cell cultures, and even a fruit-bearing vine raised far from a vineyard. With his imagined scenarios, the author invites the reader to dare stretch their intellectual imaginations and ultimately presents nature as a contingent.

Conceptual models on the subject of nature and alternative ways of producing food
Recommended reading for architectural IT specialists
New volume in the Applied Virtuality Book Series

Conceptual models on the subject of nature and alternative ways of producing food
Recommended reading for architectural IT specialists
New volume in the Applied Virtuality Book Series

Author / Editor information

David Schildberger, architect and architecture theoretician, Vienna.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
MEDITATING UPON LAND- AND CITY-SCAPES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
MEDIATING DIGESTIBLE VIANDS
FOOD VENTURES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
VENTURES’ SCHEME Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
VENTURE 1: CAST OFF – CHOCOLATE . FROM CACAO CELL CULTURES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
VENTURE 2: REMOTE AND SENSE – A VINE YARD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
VENTURE 3: TERROIRS AND TALKS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
VENTURE 4: LAWRENCE AND A GLEAMING CLOUD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architekturschaffende, Studierende, Informatiker:innen, Naturwissenschaftler:innen
Pages
- Main content: 496
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 37
- Coloured Illustrations: 236
Keywords: Architecture; Food; Information; Nature; Design; Energy; Architecture theory; Computer Science

eBook

Published: June 19, 2023
ISBN: 9783035625943

Paperback

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783035625929