Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design

Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design
ISBN-10
1466506091
ISBN-13
9781466506091
Category
Science
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
2013-03-21
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Ilaria Mazzoleni

Description

This full-color volume proposes an innovative methodology that uses the functional aspects of nature to inspire improvements in building design and form, encouraging designers to apply biomimetic principles to architectural processes. The book focuses on the analysis of various animal skins, translating the principles of communication, thermoregulation, water balance, and protection into the built environment. Illustrating how biomimetic principles can create a more sustainable way of building, this is the first time the author's new methodology-as well as the 12 case studies-has been published.

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