{"product_id":"architecture-follows-nature-biomimetic-principles-for-innovative-design-by-ilaria-mazzoleni-9781138076693","title":"Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplying Properties of Animals Skins to Inspire Architectural Envelopes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBiology influences design projects in many ways; the related discipline is known as biomimetics or biomimicry. Using the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration, \u003cem\u003eIlaria Mazzoleni\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to instil a shift in thinking about the application of biological principles to design and architecture. She focuses on the analysis of how organisms have adapted to different environments and translates the learned principles into the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo illustrate the methodology, Mazzoleni draws inspiration from the diversity of animal coverings, referred to broadly as skin, and applies them to the design of building envelopes through a series of twelve case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSkin is a complex organ that performs a multitude of functions; namely, it serves as a link between the body and the environment. Similarly, building envelopes act as interfaces between their inhabitants and external elements. The resulting architectural designs illustrate an integrative methodology that allows architecture to follow nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIlaria Mazzoleni, in collaboration with biologist Shauna Price, has developed a profound methodology for architectural and design incentives that anticipates and proposes novel ways to explore undiscovered biological inspirations for various audiences.\u003c\/em\u003e — Yoseph Bar-Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605030879468,"sku":"9781138076693","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138076693-architecture-follows-nature-biomimetic-principles-for-innovative-design.jpg?v=1778121024","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/architecture-follows-nature-biomimetic-principles-for-innovative-design-by-ilaria-mazzoleni-9781138076693","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}