TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mazzoleni,Ilaria
AU  - Price,Shauna
TI  - Architecture follows nature: biomimetic principles for innovative design 
T2  - Biomimetics series
SN  - 9781466506077 (hardback)
AV  - NA2543.B56 M39 2013
U1  - 729 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Architecture and biology
KW  - Architectural design
KW  - Biomimicry
KW  - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety
N1  - Include index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-227) and index
N2  - "Biology influences design projects in many ways; the related impact is known as biomimetics or biomimicry. Investigating the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration, this book focuses on the analysis of various animal skins, translating the learned principles into the built environment. Skin is a complex organ that performs various functions; similarly, building envelopes serve multiple roles as interfaces between building inhabitants and environmental elements. The resulting architectural building coverings take into consideration dynamic local environmental conditions. The text illustrates how supporting biomimetic principles can create a more sustainable way of building and living"--
ER  -