Architecture follows nature : biomimetic principles for innovative design / Ilaria Mazzoleni in collaboration with Shauna Price.
Series: Biomimetics seriesPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013Description: xxii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781466506077 (hardback)
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- NA2543.B56 M39 2013
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Book | School of Architecture & Design (SoAD) General Stacks | School of Architecture & Design (SoAD) General Stacks | 729 MAZ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 3010031223 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-227) and index.
"Biology influences design projects in many ways; the related impact is known as biomimetics or biomimicry. Investigating the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration, this book focuses on the analysis of various animal skins, translating the learned principles into the built environment. Skin is a complex organ that performs various functions; similarly, building envelopes serve multiple roles as interfaces between building inhabitants and environmental elements. The resulting architectural building coverings take into consideration dynamic local environmental conditions. The text illustrates how supporting biomimetic principles can create a more sustainable way of building and living"--
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