Biomimicry in Architecture - 2nd Edition

By Michael Pawlyn

• How can we build more efficient structures?
• How will we manufacture materials?
• How will we create zero-waste systems?
• How will we control our thermal environment?

When searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology—designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative—we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history, innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes have evolved that can be applied to modern green design.

Aimed at architects, urban designers, and product designers, this new edition of Biomimicry in Architecture looks to the natural world to achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. Packed with case studies predicting future trends, it also contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control, and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light.

An amazing sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions, Biomimicry in Architecture is a must-read for anyone preparing for the challenges of building a sustainable and restorative future.

Michael Pawlyn is an architect with a well-earned reputation as a biomimicry pioneer. Before setting up his practice, Exploration Architecture Ltd., he worked with Grimshaw Architects for ten years and was central to the team that radically re-invented horticultural architecture for the Eden Project. He lectures widely on the subject of sustainable design.

RIBA Publishing; 2nd edition, 2016, softcover, 7.52 x 9.72 inches, 176 pages.