Bio-Architecture

BioArchitecture studies the natural principles of animal and humanconstructions from several different perspectives and presents a great part ofthe knowledge th... » 

BioArchitecture studies the natural principles of animal and humanconstructions from several different perspectives and presents a great part ofthe knowledge that gives origin and shape to built form.Organic architecture offers a design approach arising from natural principlesbringing us back to local history tradition and cultural roots to give usbuilt forms which are in harmony with nature. It also shows how architects cantake advantage of the resources that contemporary technology has placed withinour grasp.BioArchitecture is a unique book that studies the natural principles of animaland human constructions from several different perspectives and looks at whatgives origin and shape to built form. The text gives an informative inspiringoverview of the drive toward organically informed design both intrinsically andaesthetically using a wide variety of international examples.Javier Senosiain is an architect and an historian. He has pursued his interestin Organic Architecture across the globe drawing parallels between BuckminsterFullers Geodesic dome and the spiders web between Santiago CalatravasCathedral of St John in NY and the roots of a tree. Where nature has inspiredform Senosiain has made a career of analyzing and applying the principles hesees 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 builtstructures outlines the fundamentals of architectural design International examples show how architects use different locations andclimates to inform specific biological forms and techniques «