Biomimetics for Architecture: Learning from Nature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783035617863)

Nature has always been a source of
inspiration for the design of the human environment. The analysis of
biological constructions can not only lead to astonishing technical
solutions but can also inspire the design of architecture.

Bionics
is a fascinating border area between pure research and practical
application: biologists, chemists, physicists, mineralogists, and
paleontologists meet up with material scientists, engineers, and
architects and transfer their knowledge to architecture and
construction.

Using numerous practical examples, this richly
illustrated introduction traces the process from the understanding of
how something functions, to abstraction--for example in computer
models--and the construction of initial prototypes, through to fully
functional manufacture and production.

• Bionics - a fascinating border area between pure research and practical application
• Very readable and richly illustrated introduction
• With many practical examples