Finding exotic form: An evolution of form finding as a design method

Architectural Design

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 27-33

  Hensel, Michael ^a  

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1. This aspect relates in an interesting way to current research in evolutionary biology that states that evolution does not only take place through natural selection, but also in so-called niche construction. Niche construction refers to the process by which organisms actively change their environment and in consequence create evolutionary pressure on the further development of the species. This consequence is referred to as ecological inheritance, which does not depend on the presence of biological replicators but only on the persistence of physical changes made by ancestral organisms in the environments of their descendants. This process is very apparent in the man-made environment, with its impact on local and global ecosystems. For further reference see: Kevin Laland, Hohn Odling-Smee and Marcus Feldman, Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution, Princeton University Press, 2003.
2. See Johan Bettum and Michael Hensel, 'Channelling systems - dynamic processes and digital time-based methods in urban design', unknown sign Contemporary Processes in Architecture, London, 2000, pp 36-43.
3. See Michael Hensel and Kivi Sotamaa, 'Vigorous environments', unknown sign Contemporary Techniques in Architecture, London, 2002, pp 34-41.