BIOMIMICRY in ARCHITECTURE

BIOMIMICRY in ARCHITECTURE

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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 process...

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Main Author: Pawlyn, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne RIBA Publishing  2016
Edition:SECOND EDITION
Subjects:
Organic architecture
Sustainable architecture
Architecture > Environmental aspects
Biomimicry
Architecture and biology
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
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