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What do outer space capsules, submarines, and office buildings have in common? Each is conceived as a closed system: a self-sustaining physical environment demarcated from its surroundings by a boundary that does not allow for the transfer of matter or energy. Contemporary discussions about global warming, recycling, and sustainability have emerged as direct conceptual constructs related to the study and analysis of closed systems. From the space program to counter cultural architectural groups experimenting with autonomous living, this publication documents a disciplinary transformation and the rise of a new environmental consensus in the form of a synthetic naturalism. It presents an archive of 39 historical living prototypes from 1928 to the present that put forth an unexplored genealogy of closed resource regeneration systems. Prototypes are presented through unique discursive narratives with historical images, and each includes new analysis in the form of a feedback drawing that problematizes the language of environmental representation by illustrating loss, derailment, and the production of new substances and atmospheres.

architecture [object genre] --- Architecture --- closed --- Insulation (Heat) --- Isolation thermique --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Architecture, Modern --- Closed respiratory systems (Space environment). --- Environmental aspects. --- Closed respiratory systems (Space environment) --- Petite construction --- Expérimentation --- Recherche --- Histoire des sciences et des techniques --- Bâtiment sphérique --- Espace restreint --- Biologie --- Développement durable --- Physique --- Architecture - Environmental aspects --- Architecture, Modern - 20th century --- 721.3 --- 721.6 --- 721.7 --- 728.2/3 --- Compacte architectuur --- Architectuur in/met het landschap --- Flexibele architectuur --- Modulaire architectuur --- Compacte woningen --- Fuller, R. Buckminster 1895-1983 (°Milton, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten) --- Architectuur ; 20ste en 21ste eeuw ; utopische realisaties --- Natuurwetenschappen ; astronomie --- Architectuur en design ; modulaire aanpasbare structuren --- Architecturale ruimte ; psychologische en sociale impact --- Thema's in de kunst ; cellen ; afgesloten ruimtes --- 72.091 --- 72.049 --- 727.5 --- Architectuur ; installaties --- Architectuur ; verschillende onderwerpen --- Gebouwen voor opleiding en wetenschap ; onderzoeksinstituten, laboratoria