Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design

by Peter Pearce

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The structural designs that occur in nature-in molecules, in crystals, in living cells, in galaxies-are the proper source of inspiration. Peter Pearce affirms, for the design of man-made structures. Nature at all levels builds responsive and adaptive structures that conserve material and energy resources through the use of modular components combined with least-energy structural strategies. This book-itself designed with graphic modularity and richly...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262160641

ISBN13:9780262160643

Release Date:January 1978

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:245 Pages

Weight:2.10 lbs.

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