How have termite mounds and snail shells inspired building designs? Learn about some of the best building designs and inventions that have been borrowed from the outside world. Each full-color spread...
Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after...
From cactuses to birds' wings, termite towers to honeycombs, this book celebrates more than thirty examples of nature's influence on building and bridge designs all over the world. In some instances,...