Plant tectonics

Look at this photo of Achillea for a minute and you can see that clumps of florets are breaking off from the central clump, similar to continental drift. This makes sense because all of these flowers originated as a single cell, then a group of cells, and then more cells that eventually split from one another.

 

We take our plants for granted but in reality they are in a constant state of transformation. Looking closely at their morphology helps us understand how they function in time and space.

 

How can we explore transformations in built environments that reflect the history of space, material, and nature?

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