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- Overview of the present state of research in the field of biomimetics in architecture
- Shows the innovative potential of this relatively young scientific field
- Case studies on vernacular architecture to space exploration
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The purpose of investigating the overlaps between architecture and biology is neither to draw borders or make further distinctions nor to declare architecture alive, but to clarify what is currently happening in the blurred fields, and to investigate the emerging discipline of „biomimetics in architecture" [Architekturbionik]. An overview of the present state of research in the relatively young scientific field of biomimetics shows the potential of the approach. The new discipline aims at innovation by making use of the subtle systems and solutions in nature having evolved within millions of years. Approaches that have been taken to transfer nature's principles to architecture have provided successful developments. The new approach presented in this book transfers the abstract concept of life onto built environment. Strategic search for life's criteria in architecture delivers a new view of architectural achievements and makes the innovative potential visible, which has not been exploited yet.
A selection of case studies illustrates the diversity of starting points: from vernacular architecture to space exploration.
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„This profound and systematic approach makes the book stand out from many other, often semi-scientific publications on the same topic.” Detail, November 2011
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Book Title: Biomimetics in Architecture
Book Subtitle: Architecture of Life and Buildings
Authors: Petra Gruber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0332-6
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Vienna 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 280
Topics: Basics of Construction, Design, general