In 1995 Stewart Brand, founder of The Whole Earth Catalog (described by Steve Jobs as "Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along") wrote a book about how buildings adapt to the changing world around them, called How Buildings Learn. Brand also made a 6-part documentary with the same name as his book, which was produced in 1997 by the BBC. Open Culture has posted the series on its website. Music is by Brian Eno.
Watch Stewart Brand's 6-Part Series How Buildings Learn
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