Metabolism, n

1. Biology.

“Structural change in a tissue. Obsolete. rare.“

2. Biochemistry.

„The chemical processes that occur within

a living organism in order to maintain life."

3. figurative and in extended use:

e.g. „As the sky grows darker the metabolism of the city slows down.“

4. Architecture.

„With capital initial. A modernist movement in Japanese

architecture, which viewed the city as a single entity and

emphasized the need for an integrated approach to urban life, with

buildings serving both public and private functions and being

adaptable to changes in the city as a whole“

5. Theology.

„The change undergone by the Eucharistic elements when

they are consecrated.”

metabolism, n

For "Trümmerberge Berlin"

"The Change in Volume, Density and Composition of a Material"