Author : Ilaria Mazzoleni
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466506091
Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design by Ilaria Mazzoleni Pdf
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.