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Bio-Architecture (Paperback)
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Bio-Architecture (Paperback)
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Bio-Architecture studies the natural principles of animal and human
constructions from several different perspectives, and presents a
great part of the knowledge that gives origin and shape to built
form.
Organic architecture offers a design approach arising from natural
principles, bringing us back to local history, tradition, and
cultural roots to give us built forms which are in harmony with
nature. It also shows how architects can take advantage of the
resources that contemporary technology has placed within our grasp.
Bio-Architecture is a unique book that studies the natural
principles of animal and human constructions from several different
perspectives and looks at what gives origin and shape to built
form. The text gives an informative, inspiring overview of the
drive toward organically informed design both intrinsically and
aesthetically using a wide variety of international examples.
Javier Senosiain is an architect and an historian. He has pursued
his interest in Organic Architecture across the globe drawing
parallels between Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic dome and the
spider's web; between Santiago Calatrava's Cathedral of St John in
NY and the roots of a tree. Where nature has inspired form,
Senosiain has made a career of analyzing and applying the
principles he sees in some very creative writing and architecture.
* Beautiful book inspires readers to design with the environment in
mind
* Comparative study of the engineering principles in nature and
built structures outlines the fundamentals of architectural
design
* International examples show how architects use different
locations and climates to inform specific biological forms and
techniques
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