Entrée principale:

Lim, Joseph.

Titre et auteur:

Bio-structural analogues in architecture / Joseph Lim.

Publication:

Amsterdam : BIS Publishers, ©2009.

Description:

255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Essays : Technological thinking ; Experimental studios -- Plant analogues : Introduction ; Dyptis madagascariensis: Madagascar Palm / Eva Leung & Vivian Ho ; Carpinus betulus: Hornbeam leaf / Tham Wai Hon ; Eichhornia crassipes: Water hyacinth / Tan Sok Leng ; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis: Hibiscus petal / Colin Choo ; Taraxacum officionale: Dandelion flower / Erick Leong ; Carica papaya: Papaya leaf / Tan Chiew Hong ; The pedagogical value of plant blomimesis -- Animal analogues : Introduction ; Testudinidae Tortoise / Sian Chong Ping ; Araneide: Spider / Jeffrey Cho ; Anura: Frog / Desmond Siah ; Columbidae: Pigeon's wing / Loo Chee Choon ; Chiroptera: Bat's wing / Chen Min Sze ; Caelifera: Grasshopper / Maureen Soh ; Critical summary -- Coral analogues : Pachyseris / Leong Whye Kay ; Isophyllastrea rigida / Tan Wei Wei ; Rugosa / Edmund Ng ; Tubastrea / Quah Cheng Ee ; Hydnophora exesa / Foo Li Ching ; Bayhaium / Mok Wei Terk ; Ctenella chagius / Koh Thien Nee ; Critical summary -- Seashell analogues : Introduction ; Astraea heliotropium: Sunburst star turban / Ong Ming Ming ; Busycon sinistrum: Lightning Whelk / David Chin ; Gastropod radular / Chiong Gee Khoon ; Tredacna squamosa: Fluted clam / Chan Mun Yee ; Tonicella lineate: Chiton mollusc / Chan Shao Chuin & Chua Soo Hoon ; Nautilus pompilius: Nautilus shell / Fiona Seah ; Dentalium elephantinum: Elephant tusk shell / Vivian Chan --The pedagogical value of structural curves and folds ; Critical observations on pedagogy.

Résumé:

Documents a series of design experiments on structural prototypes derived from biological systems in order to reveal mechanical and structural analogs of a spatial character.

ISBN:

9789063692049 (paperback)
9063692048 (paperback)

Sujet:

Architecture and biology.
Architectural design Research.
Structural design.
Architecture et biologie.
Design architectural Recherche.
Constructions Calcul.
Naturen i konsten.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main y 265186
Cote: BIB 196625
Statut: Disponible