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Author : Ingo Arndt
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1419711652
Collects photographs of structures created by animals, from the six-foot-high hills of tiny red ants to the colorfully decorated courtship arenas of the bowerbird, showcasing the connections between human and animal architecture.
Author : Amy Cherrix
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534456259
"Did you know the natural world is a construction zone? Amazing animals all over the world are building all kinds of structures every single day. This fascinating, fact-filled book will captivate young scientists and naturalists and have them looking out for animal construction projects happening in their own backyards!"--
Author : Karl von Frisch,Otto von Frisch,Lisbeth Gombrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0091227100
Author : Jennifer Dewey
Publisher : Orchard Books (NY)
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0531059308
Explores the kinds of habitats animals build for themselves.
Author : James L Gould,Carol Grant Gould
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465028399
Animal behavior has long been a battleground between the competing claims of nature and nurture, with the possible role of cognition in behavior as a recent addition to this debate. There is an untapped trove of behavioral data that can tell us a great deal about how the animals draw from these neural strategies: The structures animals build provide a superb window on the workings of the animal mind. Animal Architects examines animal architecture across a range of species, from those whose blueprints are largely innate (such as spiders and their webs) to those whose challenging structures seem to require intellectual insight, planning, and even aesthetics (such as bowerbirds' nests, or beavers' dams). Beginning with instinct and the simple homes of solitary insects, James and Carol Gould move on to conditioning; the "cognitive map" and how it evolved; and the role of planning and insight. Finally, they reflect on what animal building tells us about the nature of human intelligence-showing why humans, unlike many animals, need to build castles in the air.
Author : Catherine T. Ingraham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135993382
This book looks at specific instances in the Renaissance, Enlightenment and our own time when architectural ideas and ideas of biological life come into close proximity with each other. These convergences are fascinating and complex, offering new insights into architecture and its role. Establishing architecture as a product of the ascendancy of the position of human life, the author shows here that while architecture is dependent on life forces for its existence, at the same time it must be, at some level, indifferent to the life within it. Life, for its part, privileges itself above all else, and seeks to continuously expand its field of expression. This, then, is the asymmetrical condition, and to understand it is to gain important new theoretical perspectives into the nature of architecture.
Author : Julio Antonio Blasco,Daniel Nassar
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1780676530
A fantastic, original exploration of how animals build their homes and the fascinating structures they create.From gladiator frogs to chimpanzees, learn about how animals all over the world build their homes. Each spread contains a beautiful, colourful illustration of each animal and its home, plus a unique fold-out information panel, with stats and a simple architectural diagram showcasing the creation of the 'architect'. Look inside chimpanzee nests, beaver dams, termite mounds, stork nests and many more - and get to know the clever animals who build them!
Author : Mike Hansell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780191578601
From termite mounds that in relative terms are three times as tall as a skyscraper, to the elaborate nests of social birds and the deadly traps of spiders, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. But how do creatures with such small brains build these complex structures? What drives them to do it? Which skills are innate and which learned? Here, Mike Hansell looks at the extraordinary structures that animals build - whether homes, traps, or courtship displays - and reveals the biology behind their behaviour. He shows how small-brained animals achieve complex feats in a small-brained way, by repeating many simple actions and using highly evolved self-secreted materials. On the other hand, the building feats or tool use of large-brained animals, such as humans or chimps, require significantly more complex and costly behaviour. We look at wasp's nests, leaf-cutting ants, caddisflies and amoebae, and even the extraordinary bower bird, who seduces his mate with a decorated pile of twigs, baubles, feathers and berries. Hansell explores how animal structures evolved over time, how insect societies emerge, how animals can alter their wider habitat, and even whether some animals have an aesthetic sense.
Author : Levon Biss
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781647003715
A highly original collection of high magnification photographs that unlock the hidden beauty of seeds and fruit, from the author of Microsculpture The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits is a photographic study that celebrates the wonders of nature and science in mind-blowing magnification. Levon Biss’ striking photography captures the breathtaking and beautiful details of the world of carpology, the study of seeds and fruits. Each picture reveals minute features and textures that are normally invisible to the naked eye, providing the audience with an insight into strange and often bizarre adaptations that have evolved over thousands of years. After spending months searching through the carpological collection at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Biss selected over a hundred striking samples to be featured in this book. Captioned with scientific text that provides the backstory for each specimen, The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits is guaranteed to amaze, entertain, and educate.
Author : Paul Dobraszczyk
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781789147247
A provocative call for architects to remember and embrace the nonhuman lives that share our spaces. A spider spinning its web in a dark corner. Wasps building a nest under a roof. There’s hardly any part of the built environment that can’t be inhabited by nonhumans, and yet we are extremely selective about which animals we keep in or out. This book imagines new ways of thinking about architecture and the more-than-human and asks how we might design with animals and the other lives that share our spaces in mind. Animal Architecture is a provocative exploration of how to think about building in a world where humans and other animals are already entangled, whether we acknowledge it or not.
Author : Mike Hansell,Michael Henry Hansell
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780198507529
Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom and affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with them. Animal Architecture provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of animal building. The book recognizes three broad categories of built structure: homes, traps, and courtship displays. Even though some of these structures are complex and very large, the behaviour required to build them is generally simple andthe anatomy for building unspecialized. Standardization of building materials helps to keep building repertoires simple, while self-organizing effects help create complexity. In a case-study approach to function, insects demonstrate how homes can remain operational while they grow, spiderwebs illustratemechanical design, and the displays of bowerbirds raise the possibility of persuasion through design rather than just decoration. Studies of the costs to builders provide evidence of optimal designs and of trade-offs with other life history traits. As ecosystem engineers, the influence of builders is extensive and their effect is generally to enhance biodiversity through niche construction. Animal builders can therefore represent model species for the study of the emerging subject ofenvironmental inheritance. Building, and in particular building with silk, has been demonstrated to have important evolutionary consequences.This book is intended for students and researchers in comparative animal biology, but will also be of relevance and use to the increasing numbers of architects and civil engineers interested in developing ideas from the animal kingdom.
Author : Mike Hansell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780191523175
Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom and affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with them. Animal Architecture provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of animal building. The book recognizes three broad categories of built structure: homes, traps, and courtship displays. Even though some of these structures are complex and very large, the behaviour required to build them is generally simple and the anatomy for building unspecialized. Standardization of building materials helps to keep building repertoires simple, while self-organizing effects help create complexity. In a case-study approach to function, insects demonstrate how homes can remain operational while they grow, spiderwebs illustrate mechanical design, and the displays of bowerbirds raise the possibility of persuasion through design rather than just decoration. Studies of the costs to builders provide evidence of optimal designs and of trade-offs with other life history traits. As ecosystem engineers, the influence of builders is extensive and their effect is generally to enhance biodiversity through niche construction. Animal builders can therefore represent model species for the study of the emerging subject of environmental inheritance. Building, and in particular building with silk, has been demonstrated to have important evolutionary consequences. This book is intended for students and researchers in comparative animal biology, but will also be of relevance and use to the increasing numbers of architects and civil engineers interested in developing ideas from the animal kingdom.
Author : Mike Hansell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199205561
From vast termite mounds that outstrip our own skyscrapers, to elaborate birds nests, delicate shells, and deadly spiders' traps, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. Mike Hansell reveals the biology behind animal architecture - showing how small brains have evolved to produce complex and beautiful structures.
Author : Edward Payson Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Animals in art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010398472
Author : Michael J. Crosbie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Animal sculpture
ISBN : 0891332650
Presents photographs of animal sculptures and architectural details, accompanied by limericks.