Book description
Packed with case studies predicting future trends, this edition contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 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 will we manage water?
- Chapter 5: How will we control our thermal environment?
- Chapter 6: What can biology teach us about light?
- Chapter 7: How will we power our buildings?
- Chapter 8: Synthesis
- Conclusions: What does biomimicry mean for people?
- Applying biomimicry: practice guide for architects
- Acknowledgements
- Further reading
- Notes
- Index
- Image credits
Product information
- Title: Biomimicry in Architecture, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2019
- Publisher(s): RIBA Publishing
- ISBN: 9781000701609
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