01994nam a22003137a 4500 pucpr 20260701155522.0 260701b2016 |||a|||| b||| 001 0 eng d 9781859466285 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA2543.B56 P39 2016 Pawlyn, Michael. 262471 Biomimicry in architecture txt London, UK : Riba Publishing, 2016. 165 pages: color illustrations ; 25cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index. Foreword: Dame Ellen MacArthur v -- Introduction 1 -- Chapter 1: How can we build more efficient structures? 9 -- Chapter 2: How will we manufacture materials? 45 -- Chapter 3: How will we create zero-waste systems? 67 -- Chapter 4: How will we manage water? 81 -- Chapter 5: How will we control our thermal environment? 93 -- Chapter 6: What can biology teach us about light? 107 -- Chapter 7: How will w3e power our buildings? 115 -- Chapter 8: Synthesis 125 -- Conclusions: What does biomimicry mean for people? 141 -- Applying biomimicry: practice guide for architects 144 -- Acknowledgements 147 -- Further reading 148 -- Notes 150 -- Index 159 -- Imagen credits 164 -- "Aimed at architects, urban designers and product designers, this text looks to the natural world to seek clues as to how we can achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. It contains inspiring case studies predicting future trends."--Publisher's description. Architecture and biology. 196850 Organic architecture 260370 Biomimicry. 202235 Sustainable architecture 176114 Architecture 54081 Environmental aspects lcc 27 NA2543.B56 General P39 2016 306565 306565 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2026-07-01 Amazon 41.75 0 General NA2543.B56 P39 2016 91000000754648 2026-09-22 14:32:36 1 51.75 2026-07-01 27