
Inspired by Nature: Minerals
The Building/Geology Connection
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 2. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-393-73260-3 (ISBN)
Description
Inspired by Nature: Minerals gathers together the work of two dozen architects who have looked for solutions in the world of geology, from the models of organization offered by crystals to the inspiration of the earth's relief, mineral voids, volcanoes, and monoliths. Among the built examples are a movie complex (Coop Himmelb(l)au), museums (Daniel Libeskind and Tadao Ando), a theater (Antoine Predock), a residence (Will Bruder), a campus (Dominique Perrault), and more, beautifully illustrated in colorful photos supplemented by plans. The visual analogies underline how architects can find elegant solutions and create new, sustainable and efficient architectonic forms by the close and understanding observation of nature.
Reviews / Votes
"[A] powerful discussion of building and geology....[A]n outstanding survey for any involved in architectural design." -- Bookwatch "[A]rtfully chosen images and concise illuminating text." -- Civil EngineeringMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
209 color photographs; 192 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
676 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73260-3 (9780393732603)
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Persons
Alejandro Bahamon, an architect, photographer, and editor of architecture books, is the author of numerous publications on contemporary architecture, including Sketch Plan Build, The Magic of Tents, Treehouses, Glass Houses, Houses on the Edge, and (with Ana Maria Alvarez), Light Color Sound. He lives in Barcelona. Patricia Perez, a landscape engineer, directs the landscape architecture department at the Diputacion de Barcelona and is a professor in the master of landscape architecture program at the Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna.