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Inspired by Nature: Minerals: The Building/Geology Connectionby Alejandro Bahamon
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Nature has always furnished stimulating ideas for the design of architecture. Inspired by Nature: Mineralsgathers 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. Book News Annotation:Bahamón, an architect and Peréz, a landscape engineer, profile 24
completed and incipient projects around the globe whose architects
took their cues from minerals or from Earth's geological phenomena.
Each profile describes the architect's vision and process and
contains plans and sketches along with color photographs of completed
projects or computer renderings of those still in the works. Sites
include LA's Diamond House (XTEN Architecture), Tokyo's Tomigaya
Apartment Building and Cabin (Satoshi Okada Architects), Spain's
Magma Conference Center (AMP Arquitectos) and Germany's Hinzert
Museum and Documentation Center (Wandel Hoefer Lorch & Hirsch).
Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:[A] powerful discussion of building and geology'.[A]n outstanding survey for any involved in architectural design. Synopsis:A look at how nature serves as a source of inspiration for contemporary architecture. This collection of contemporary projects reveals conscious and unconscious visual analogies with the mineral world and explains why natural forms make good models for structures. Included are residences, museums, theaters, offices, and stadiums by such notables as Daniel Libeskind, Antoine Predock, Will Bruder, Dominique Perrault, Coop Himmelb(1)au, and XTEN. 209 color illustrations, 192 line drawings. About the AuthorAlejandro Baham"n, an architect, lives in Barcelona.Patricia Prez, a landscape engineer, lives in Barcelona. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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