Animal architecture
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also(...)
Natural Forms in Architecture
January 1900, Helsinki
Animal architecture
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also utilize "tools".
Natural Forms in Architecture
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First published in 1917, On Growth and Form was at once revolutionary and conservative. Scottish embryologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948) grew up in the newly cast shadow of Darwinism, and he took issue with some of the orthodoxies of the day--not because they were necessarily wrong, he said, but because they violated the spirit of Occam's razor, in which simple(...)
Natural Forms in Architecture
January 1900, New York
On growth and form: the complete revised edition
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First published in 1917, On Growth and Form was at once revolutionary and conservative. Scottish embryologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948) grew up in the newly cast shadow of Darwinism, and he took issue with some of the orthodoxies of the day--not because they were necessarily wrong, he said, but because they violated the spirit of Occam's razor, in which simple explanations are preferable to complex ones. In the case of such subjects as the growth of eggs, skeletons, and crystals, Thompson cited mathematical authority: these were matters of "economy and transformation," and they could be explained by laws governing surface tension and the like. (He doubtless would have enjoyed the study of fractals, which came after his time.) In On Growth and Form, he examines such matters as the curve of frequency or bell curve (which explains variations in height among 10-year-old schoolboys, the florets of a daisy, the distribution of darts on a cork board, the thickness of stripes along a zebra's flanks, the shape of mountain ranges and sand dunes) and spirals (which turn up everywhere in nature you look: in the curve of a seashell, the swirl of water boiling in a saucepan, the sweep of faraway nebulae, the twist of a strand of DNA, the turns of the labyrinth in which the legendary Minotaur lived out its days). The result is an astonishingly varied book that repays skimming and close reading alike.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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On retrouve la section dorée, connue également sous le nom de divine proportion, ou division sacrée, et le nombre d'or aussi bien dans le dessin des étamines de plantes que dans les pyramides, les cathédrales gothiques ou le corps humain, pour ne citer que quelques exemples extraits d'une infinie série de phénomènes. Cet ouvrage présente non seulement les multiples(...)
February 2009, Köln
Le code secret: la formule mystérieuse qui régit les arts, la nature et les sciences
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On retrouve la section dorée, connue également sous le nom de divine proportion, ou division sacrée, et le nombre d'or aussi bien dans le dessin des étamines de plantes que dans les pyramides, les cathédrales gothiques ou le corps humain, pour ne citer que quelques exemples extraits d'une infinie série de phénomènes. Cet ouvrage présente non seulement les multiples formes que prend le nombre d'or dans la nature, les arts, l'architecture, la musique et les sciences, mais aussi des variantes comme la spirale d'or dans l'oreille interne humaine. Enrichi de plus 300 illustrations et graphiques, le texte examine à fond la question captivante de la genèse de l'univers et du "plan divin" secret mis au jour.
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'œuvre de plusieurs architectes contemporains qui se sont tournés vers l'univers minéral à al recherche de solutions aux diverses problématiques du design. Des modèles d'organisation structurelle des cristaux jusqu'à la forme du relief terrestre, les différentes approches de la nature minérale servent à apporter de nombreuses clés à l'architecture :(...)
Natural Forms in Architecture
January 2009, Paris
Architecture minérale: analogies entre le monde minéral et l'architecture contemporaine
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'œuvre de plusieurs architectes contemporains qui se sont tournés vers l'univers minéral à al recherche de solutions aux diverses problématiques du design. Des modèles d'organisation structurelle des cristaux jusqu'à la forme du relief terrestre, les différentes approches de la nature minérale servent à apporter de nombreuses clés à l'architecture : des solutions pratiques aux problèmes structurels, une meilleure adaptation de l'édifice à son environnement ou des règles de croissance des unités architectoniques, à des échelles distinctes. Cette sélection de réalisations architecturales conçues à partir d'interprétations personnelles du monde minéral, est complétée par quelques réflexions qui invitent à rechercher de nouvelles manières de faire l'architecture, en prenant comme point de départ l'étude de la géologie.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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Ce livre révèle l'existence d'ouvrages d'architecture contemporaine de grande qualité, qui intègrent dans leurs formes, consciemment ou inconsciemment, certains aspects du monde végétal. La sélection des projets présentés est accompagnée d'une partie théorique scientifique et d'illustrations de botanique qui prétendent aider à comprendre les réalités du monde végétal et(...)
Natural Forms in Architecture
January 2007, Paris
Architecture végétale: analogie entre le monde végétale et l'architecture contemporaine
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Ce livre révèle l'existence d'ouvrages d'architecture contemporaine de grande qualité, qui intègrent dans leurs formes, consciemment ou inconsciemment, certains aspects du monde végétal. La sélection des projets présentés est accompagnée d'une partie théorique scientifique et d'illustrations de botanique qui prétendent aider à comprendre les réalités du monde végétal et leurs relations à l'architecture. Nous souhaiterions que cette compilation d'exemples, de même que les explications botaniques développées bien au-delà du strict nécessaire, puissent stimuler la recherche de solutions architectoniques déterminées l'observation de la nature, pour créer de nouvelles formes techniques plus durables et efficientes. Alejandro Bahamón est architecte, photographe et éditeur de livres d'architecture. Il est l'auteur de nombreuses publications sur l'architecture contemporaine, diffusées dans le monde entier. Patricia Pérez Rumpler est ingénieur-paysagiste. Elle dirige l'Unité de Paysagisme du Conseil Général de Barcelone et est professeur en Maîtrise d'Architecture du Paysage à l'Université Polytechnique de Catalogne. Alexandre Campello est architecte et paysagiste. Il est professeur à l'École Technique Supérieure d'Architecture de Barcelone et associe son activité d'architecte-paysagiste avec la recherche et la documentation éditoriale.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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This surprising collection of essays accompanied by beautiful picture material by architects and artists revisits D'Arcy Thompson's influential book "On Growth and Form" (1917) to explore the link between morphology and formmaking in historical and contemporary design. Editd by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhouse University, Halifax, Canada.
Natural Forms in Architecture
June 2008, Halifax
On growth and form: organic architecture and beyond
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This surprising collection of essays accompanied by beautiful picture material by architects and artists revisits D'Arcy Thompson's influential book "On Growth and Form" (1917) to explore the link between morphology and formmaking in historical and contemporary design. Editd by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhouse University, Halifax, Canada.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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From leaves to liquids, caves to crystal formations, nature has always been a major source of inspiration for architects. This book examines how nature can act as a precedent for design solutions through twelve case studies. Packed with computer drawings, sketches, models, and photographs, this will be an ideal resource of ideas for students in their studio work, as well(...)
Biomorphic structures: architecture inspired by nature
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From leaves to liquids, caves to crystal formations, nature has always been a major source of inspiration for architects. This book examines how nature can act as a precedent for design solutions through twelve case studies. Packed with computer drawings, sketches, models, and photographs, this will be an ideal resource of ideas for students in their studio work, as well as for practicing architects.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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La terre a conquis le champ de l'architecture contemporaine et les centaines de bâtiments d'une exceptionnelle qualité esthétique et technique qui émergent sur toute la planète éveillent l'intérêt des médias et de la profession. Habitat, équipements, bâtiments d'activités ou aménagements intérieurs et extérieurs, les 40 projets décrits dans ce livre ont été choisis parmi(...)
Architecture en terre d'aujourd'hui
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La terre a conquis le champ de l'architecture contemporaine et les centaines de bâtiments d'une exceptionnelle qualité esthétique et technique qui émergent sur toute la planète éveillent l'intérêt des médias et de la profession. Habitat, équipements, bâtiments d'activités ou aménagements intérieurs et extérieurs, les 40 projets décrits dans ce livre ont été choisis parmi les 357 candidats du TERRA Award, premier Prix mondial des architectures contemporaines en terre crue. Réalisés en adobe, bauge, blocs de terre comprimée, pisé ou torchis, ces exemples inspirants issus des cinq continents incitent à la redécouverte d'un matériau abondant et bon marché, dont la transformation demande peu d'énergie.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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This book offers a paradigm shift in how we design and build our buildings and our communities, one that recognizes that the positive experience of natural systems and processes in our buildings and constructed landscapes is critical to human health, performance, and well-being. Written for architects, landscape architects, planners,developers, environmental designers,(...)
Natural Forms in Architecture
January 2008, Hoboken
Biophilic design : the theory, science, and practice of bringing buildings to life
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This book offers a paradigm shift in how we design and build our buildings and our communities, one that recognizes that the positive experience of natural systems and processes in our buildings and constructed landscapes is critical to human health, performance, and well-being. Written for architects, landscape architects, planners,developers, environmental designers, as well as building owners, this publication is a guide to the theory, science, and practice of biophilic design. Twenty-three original essays written by scientists, designers, and practitioners, including Edward O. Wilson, Howard Frumkin, David Orr, Grant Hildebrand, Stephen Kieran, Tim Beatley, Jonathan Rose, Janine Benyus, Roger Ulrich, Bert Gregory, Robert Berkebile, William Browning, and Vivian Loftness, among others.
Natural Forms in Architecture
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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. An overview of the present state of research in the relatively(...)
Biomimetics in architecture: Architecture of life and buildings
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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. 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.
Natural Forms in Architecture