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Biomimicry in Architecture

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Biomimicry in Architecture explores how nature's 3.5 billion years of evolution offer innovative solutions for sustainable and restorative building design. This new edition targets architects, urban designers, and product designers, showcasing case studies that anticipate future trends. It covers structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control, energy, and introduces a new chapter on light, revealing how biological principles can radically improve resource efficiency.
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Ideal for architects, urban planners, product designers, and anyone interested in sustainable design and environmental innovation.

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Biomimicry in Architecture is a comprehensive guide to how the natural world can be a source of inspiration for architects and designers alike. Topics covered include structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control, light and energy.

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When searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology—designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative—we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history have evolved innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes that can be applied to modern green design.

Aimed at architects, urban designers and product designers, this new edition of Biomimicry in Architecture looks to the natural world to achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. Packed with case studies predicting future trends, this edition also contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light.

An amazing sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions, Biomimicry in Architecture is a must-read for anyone preparing for the challenges of building a sustainable and restorative future.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781859466285

Publisher: RIBA Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: RIBA Publishing

Edition: Second edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Michael Pawlyn is an architect, the founding director of Exploration Architecture Ltd., and has a well-earned reputation as a pioneer of biomimicry. Before setting up his own practice he worked with Grimshaw for ten years and was central to the team that radically re-invented horticultural architecture for the Eden Project. He lectures widely on the subject of sustainable design and his talk on TED.com has been viewed over 1.3 million times.

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