Biomimicry in architecture / Michael Pawlyn ; commissioning editor Fay Gibbons ; project editor Kate Mackillop ; designed and typeset by Alex Lazarou.

By: Pawlyn, Michael, 1967- [author.]Contributor(s): Gibbons, Fay [commissioning editor.] | Mackillop, Kate [project editor.] | Lazarou, Alex [designer, typesetter. ]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : RIBA Publishing, 2016Manufacturer: Norwich : Page Bros. Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second edition, reprinted 2020Description: 165 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781859466285 (paperback)Subject(s): Architecture | Organic architecture | Biomimicry | Sustainable architecture | Architecture -- Environmental aspectsLOC classification: NA2543.B56 P39 2020
Contents:
Chapter 1: How Can We Build More Efficient Structures?.
Chapter 2: How Will We Manufacture Materials?
Chapter 3: How Will We Create Zero-Waste Systems?.
Chapter 4: How Wil We Manage Water?.
Chapter 5: How Will Control Our Thermal Environment?.
Chapter 6: What Can Biology Teach Us About Light?.
Chapter 7: How Will We Power Our Buildings ?
Chapter 8: Synthesis.
Summary: 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. For 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.--backover. https://www.routledge.com/Biomimicry-in-Architecture/Pawlyn/p/book/9781859466285
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"For Umi and Soul"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-158) and index (pages 159-163).

Chapter 1: How Can We Build More Efficient Structures?.

Chapter 2: How Will We Manufacture Materials?

Chapter 3: How Will We Create Zero-Waste Systems?.

Chapter 4: How Wil We Manage Water?.

Chapter 5: How Will Control Our Thermal Environment?.

Chapter 6: What Can Biology Teach Us About Light?.

Chapter 7: How Will We Power Our Buildings ?

Chapter 8: Synthesis.

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.

For 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.--backover.

https://www.routledge.com/Biomimicry-in-Architecture/Pawlyn/p/book/9781859466285