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Inspired by Nature: Animals: The Building/Biology Connection (Inspired by Nature)

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"Inspired by Nature Animals" is a very unique and truly fascinating book. While I'm sure this book was designed to attract architects it is also a perfect book for the casual reader who wants a entertaining coffee table book that will inspire conversation.

The projects in this book were inspired by snail shells, bird's nests, frogs, beehives, beaver lodges, mole burrows, turtles, fish scales, sea shells, armadillos and even coral. The locations include Spain, Scotland, the Czech Republic, Germany Portugal, Austria, England, Japan and the Netherlands. There is one project in America located in North Carolina.

The photographs in this book are fun to look at because it shows the unique designs from a variety of angles. There are also preliminary sketches that show how the idea was first formed.

Some of the unique projects include a observation deck that looks like a birds' nest, a greenhouse shaped like a termite nest and a library in Berlin, Germany that was inspired by the shape of an egg.

The creativity in this book is incredible. It will teach you to look at the world with a much more inquisitive eye.

~The Rebecca Review

Nature's influence on architectural design options is presented here in a fine survey of specific analogies in a coverage perfect for any arts library focusing on architectural design. Chapters use the works of some two dozen architects as examples, offering world-wide examples and packing in color photos. A vivid, top pick for any architectural library.