OpuntiaGenesis: The hybrid generating plant

This design dissertation explores the possibility of creating a piece of architecture from a singular biological parameter (the Opuntia ficus-indica/Prickly pear), that is both the fuel and the generator of the architectural programme, materiality, spatiality and structure. The main intention of thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aquadro, Gabriellle
Other Authors: Noero, Jo
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7509