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1. Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design

   By Ilaria Mazzoleni

   Series: Biomimetics Series

   Applying Properties of Animals Skins to Inspire Architectural EnvelopesBiology influences design projects in many ways; the related discipline is known as biomimetics or biomimicry. Using the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration, Ilaria Mazzoleni seeks to instill a shift in thinking about the...

   Published March 20th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Biomimetics

   Nature-Based Innovation

   By Yoseph Bar-Cohen

   Series: Biomimetics Series

   Mimicking nature – from science fiction to engineering reality Humans have always looked to nature’s inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization...

   Published September 20th 2011 by CRC Press