Peter McMahon Books

In the summer of 1937, Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, rented a house on Planting Island, near the base of Cape Cod. Thus began a chapter in the history of modern architecture that has never been told _until now. The area was a hotbed of intellectual currents from New York, Boston, Cambridge and the country's top schools of architecture and design. Avant-garde homes began to appear in the woods and on the dunes; by the 1970s, there were about 100 modern houses of interest here.

Exploring the intersection of biology and philosophical structuralism, this book presents an analogy between the forms in organisms and structuralist concepts in philosophy and literary theory. It examines historical debates among prominent biological scientists while critiquing the reliance on genetic manipulation and bioengineering for solving agricultural and environmental issues. By referencing philosophers like Cassirer and Foucault, the author advocates for agroecology and molecular techniques, emphasizing a holistic approach to agricultural development.