Biomimetics for Architecture: Learning from Nature

Preface p.6, Why biomimetics? p.8, Everything Moves p.12, Plants in action p.14, Movement without joints: (how) does it work? p.22, No joint ailments: how plants move and inspire technology p.32, From pure research to biomimetic products: the Flectofold facade shading device p.42, Lightweight Versatility: Structure Instead of Mass p.52, Reliably withstanding high loads p.54, Freezing: the right way p.74, Nature as source of ideas for modern manufacturing methods p.84, Rosenstein Pavilion: a lightweight concrete shell based on principles of biological structures p.92, Elegance and Lightness: Bio-Inspired Domes p.102, Building principles and structural design of sea urchins: examples of bio-inspired constructions p.104, Potential applications of segmented shells in architecture p.116, Snails as living 3D printers: free forms for the architecture of tomorrow p.126, Evolutive approaches to explorative design methods in architecture p.134, Branched Load Support Systems p.142, From plant branchings to technical support structures p.144, New branched loadbearing structures in architecture p.153, The plastid skeleton: a source of ideas in the nano range p. 163, Abstracting instead of copying: in search of the formula for success p.167, Functionalist, organic, and biomimetic architecture p.172, The biomimetic promise p.180, Appendix p.188