01944nam a22002177a 4500 OSt 20230925150719.0 230921b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9783035617863 krvia 720.1 KNI Knippers, Jan; Schmid,Ulrich (Ed.) 5222 Biomimetics for Architecture: Learning from Nature Basel Birkhauser 2019 208p. Rs. Rs. 2842 Rs. 20 Rs. 2274 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 Architectural Theory Speck, Thomas (Eds.) 5223 ddc BK 10176 10176 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC KRVIA KRVIA 2023-08-30 Burhani Book Centre 4 720.1 KNI 8399 2026-02-23 2026-02-06 2023-09-21 BK