Main description:

This book provides a detailed look at the structural principles of biotensegrity and the relevance it may have for the architecture of living structures. The author, Daniele-Claude Martin, begins with fundamental thoughts on the integrative mechanics of the human body and progresses to a theoretical framework of biotensegrity that can be useful for both body therapists and movement practitioners. Readers will also find discussions of key concepts in biotensegrity that reflect the concrete application in a wide variety of fields.
In this book:
- Introduction to biotensegrity: observations - need - history
- Exploring the principle: constructing models - discovering the essential aspects - implications of the tensegral approach
- Applying the principle to living structures: the principle in nature - theoretical framework for bodywork - new perspective on anatomy and on movement

These are the contributors to the book:
- Liane Simmel: Dance and Biotensegrity
- Michele Tarento: Osteo-eveil and biotensegrity
- Nadine Quere: Biotensegrity and manual fascia therapy : the importance of the bone structure
- Bernard Payrau: Reflections of a cardiologist inspired by the concept of Biotensegrity
- Diane Drake Vincentz: Exploring the Biotensegral Response Potential With Special Needs Children and Adults - Advanced - Biomechanical Rehabilitation
- Marc Nurnberger: Towards a tensegral grammar

Contents:

I Introduction
II Constructing simple tesegrity models
III Reflections upon tesegrity
Forces: the interplay of tension and compression
- Traditional versus tensegral
- Tensegrity maximises the advantages of tension and minimises the drawbacks of compression
- Tensegrity structures are elastic and highly responsive
- Tensegrity structures are synergis
- The spiralling and volume-maintaining response of tensegrity structures to loads
- Glossary
Forms: a geometry for thinking and feeling
- Space in art and architecture
- Energetic geometry
- A critique of 'cubic thnking'
- Part-whole relationship: inescapable complexity
- Tensegrity: the epitome of Fuller's concept
The body: a biotensegral hierarchy
- Tensegrity at the organism level
- Tensegrity from the subcellular to the tissue level
- A unifying approach to anatomy and biomechanics
IV Inspirations
Biotensegral body awareness
Creative thoughts by contributors sharing the spirit of biotensegrity
- Liane Simmel: Dance and Biotensegrity
- Michele Tarento: Osteo-eveil and biotensegrity
- Nadine Quere: Biotensegrity and manual fascia therapy : the importance of the bone structure
- Bernard Payrau: Reflections of a cardiologist inspired by the concept of Biotensegrity
- Diane Drake Vincentz: Exploring the Biotensegral Response Potential With Special Needs Children and Adults - Advanced - Biomechanical Rehabilitation
- Marc Nurnberger: Towards a tensegral grammar
Further realisations and projects involving tesegrity