The Evolution of Designs: Biological Analogy in Architecture and the Applied Arts

by Philip Steadman

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This book tells the history of the many analogies that have been made between the evolution of organisms and the human production of artefacts, especially buildings. It examines the effects of these analogies on architectural and design theory and considers how recent biological thinking has relevance for design.

Architects and designers have looked to biology for inspiration since the early 19th century. They have sought not just...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415447526

ISBN13:9780415447522

Release Date:May 2008

Publisher:Routledge

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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