Wild Design: Nature's Architects

by Kimberly Ridley

Wild Design reveals the wonders of the natural world as never seen before, through the stunning, extraordinary, and functional forms created by animals, plants, and other organisms all around us.

Art and science beautifully intertwine in this fascinating exploration of structures and shapes found in nature, told through lively essays and masterful vintage illustrations. Lose yourself in the mesmerizing microscopic "glass" cases of jewellike diatoms. Sink into the mysterious underground fungal networks that shape the grand design of forests. Discover the surprisingly intricate and varied nests of birds. Wild Design reminds us that remarkable phenomena occur all around us—we just have to know how to find them.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Art, Animals, Science

96 pages, Hardcover

Published November 9, 2021

Reviews

[Starry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed this! I think this is a great, bite sized intro into biomimicry. As a landscape architect, I think this is something everyone in my field should read because nature’s been doing design for billions of years longer than we have (and way better). I especially loved reading about the intricacies of fungi and bird nests, there was a lot I didn’t know. Like what do you mean there’s a bird that can SEW???? That’s so cool!!!! And I also remembered my love of beavers and their genius little hydrological engineer brains. Wonderful job :)

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slim, fast moving book heavy on illustrations, art on the unique beauty of forms in nature. Birds' nest shapes, honeycombs, snowflakes, trees, mushrooms, spider webs and more brings appreciation to a world we overlook. Human artwork and architecture can mimic functional shapes in the natural world but falls short of the magnificence observed in the simplest geometry nature provides.

[Alejandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book to start the year with nature an beauty in mind.

[Rüzgar · Rating 4 out of 5]

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