{"product_id":"things-fall-together-9780691170336","title":"Things Fall Together","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A short, provocative manifesto for the programmable materials revolution from the visionary founder of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Engineering and Technology, Association of American Publishers\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Books like \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Together\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for students and veteran designers alike. It’s time for these ideas about material intelligence to leave the lab; to commingle among designers, architects, and engineers; and to start finding their way into reality. Not just as conceptual explorations, but as part of the fabric of our everyday lives.\"\u003cb\u003e---Luke T. Baker, \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Together\u003c\/i\u003e upends commonly held presumptions about how the constructed world operates. . . . We need just this kind of bold, cross-disciplinary thinking to unlock the full potential of designed materials—and to realize a future in which materiality is considered at every stage and scale of the design process.\"\u003cb\u003e---Blaine Brownell, \u003ci\u003eArchitect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Together\u003c\/i\u003e] matter-of-factly, without exaggeration or hype, demonstrates that the seemingly wild idea of a biology-like technology is not impossible. . . . Tibbits has done a remarkable service in packing this gigantic vision into a short, readable book. 'Look what is coming!' he says. And we should look.\"\u003cb\u003e---Kevin Kelly, \u003ci\u003eReason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A subtle yet eye-catching book. . . .  \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Together\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insider’s perspective on the materials revolution that lies ahead.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jenna Collignon, \u003ci\u003eWestern Exteriors Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tibbits' book is a compact, highly readable explanation of the work carried out at the Self-Assembly Lab and some of the other like-minded labs and institutions around the world.\"\u003cb\u003e---John Hill, \u003ci\u003eA Daily Dose of Architecture Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403826897239,"sku":"9780691170336","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691170336.jpg?v=1730484658","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/things-fall-together-9780691170336","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}