Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works
|
Buy Now
Origins of Form - The Shape of Natural and Man-made Things-Why They Came to Be the Way They Are and How They Change (Paperback)
Loot Price: R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
You Save: R64
(11%)
|
|
Origins of Form - The Shape of Natural and Man-made Things-Why They Came to Be the Way They Are and How They Change (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
List price R559
Loot Price R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
You Save R64 (11%)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Origins of Form is about the shape of things. What limits the
height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more
efficient than a small one? What is the similarity between a human
rib cage and an airplane or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How
might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of
wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute
the major influences on three-dimensional form. These criteria
comprise the eight chapters of the book: each looks at form from
entirely different viewpoints. The products of both nature and man
are examined and compared. This book will make readers-especially
those who design and build-aware of their physical environment and
how to break away from previously held assumptions and indifference
about the ways forms in our human environment have evolved. It
shows better ways to do things.The author's practical, no-nonsense
approach and his exquisite drawings, done especially for this
volume, provide a clear understanding of what can and cannot be;
how big or small an object should be, of what material it will be
made, how its function will relate to its design, how its use will
change it, and what laws will influence its development. The facts
and information were gathered from many sources: the areas of
mechanics, structure, and materials; geology, biology,
anthropology, paleobiology, morphology and others. These are
standard facts in these areas of specialization, but they are also
essential to the designer's overall knowledge and understanding of
form. The result is an invaluable work for students, designers,
architects, and planners, and an informed introduction to a
fascinating subject for laymen.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.