Transmaterial3:ACatalogofMaterialsThatRedefineOurPhysicalEnvironment

Sincethe2006publicationofhisbest-sellingfirstvolumeofTransmaterial,authorBlaineBrownellhasbecometheundisputedmasterofnewmaterials,inspiringarchitectsanddesignerslookingtotransformthestructure,spaces,andsurfacesoftheirprojectswiththelatesthigh-techandenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.Thethirdvolumeinthecriticallyacclaimedseriespresentsovertwohundredemergentmaterials,products,andsystemsthathavesignificantpotentialtotransformtheconstructedworld.Transmaterial3providesabroadsynopsisofthestateoftechnologicaladvancesinmaterialstodaywithaspecialemphasisonnewdevelopmentsinthefieldofbiopolymersandvariousagriculturallyderivedproducts;biomimeticproducts,systems,andprocessesthatseektoemulatenaturalexamplesincludinglow-embodied-energyandbiochemicallymanufacturedproducts;"grown"materials;nanoscalemarvels;renewableenergytechnologies;"second-life"materialsderivedfromrepurposedwaste;andresponsive,interactive,andtransformationaldigitalinterfacesthatharnesspervasivecommunicationnetworksandarepoweredbylow-energyilluminationsources.Anexcellentideasgenerator,Transmaterial3isanindispensabletoolforanyarchitectordesignerlookingtokeepupwiththecurrenttrendsinthefieldofmaterials.