Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction: Biological Design and Integrative Structures

by Jan Knippers (editor)

1. Biomimetic a Dialogue Between the DisciplinesJan Knippers, Thomas Speck and Klaus G. Nickel
2. From Minimal Surfaces to Integrative Structures - The SFB-TRR 141 in the Light of the Legacy of Frei Otto and the SFB 230 'Natürliche Konstruktionen'Jan Knippers
3. Bionics and Biodiversity - Bio-inspired Technical Innovation for a Sustainable FutureWilhelm Barthlott, M. Daud Rafiqpoor and Walter R. Erdelen
4. Insect-Inspired Architecture - Insects and other arthropods as a source for creative design in architectureStanislav N. Gorb and Elena V. Gorb
5. In Search of some Principles of Bio-Mimetics in Structural EngineeringBill Addis
6. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transport in Frost-Resistant Plant TissuesLukas Eurich, Rena Schott, Arndt Wagner, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wolfgang Ehlers
7. Plants and Animals as Source of Inspiration for Energy Dissipation in Load Bearing Systems and FacadesKatharina Klang, Georg Bauer, Nicu Toader, Christoph Lauer, Kathrin Termin, Stefanie Schmier, Daria Kovaleva, Walter Haase, Christoph Berthold, Klaus G. Nickel, Thomas Speck and Werner Sobek
8. Adaptive Stiffness and Joint-Free Kinematics - Actively Actuated Rod-Shaped Structures in Plants and Animals and their Biomimetic Potential in Architecture and EngineeringOliver Betz, Annette Birkhold, Marco Caliaro, Benjamin Eggs, Anja Mader, Jan Knippers, Oliver Röhrle and Olga Speck
9. Compliant Mechanisms in Plants and ArchitectureSimon Poppinga, Axel Körner, Renate Sachse, Larissa Born, Anna Westermeier, Linnea Hesse, Jan Knippers, Manfred Bischoff, Götz Gresser and Thomas Speck
10. Branched Structures in Plants and ArchitectureLarissa Born, Florian A. Jonas, Katharina Bunk, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers and Götz T. Gresser
11. The Skeleton of the Sand Dollar as a Biological Role Model for Segmented Shells in Building a Research Review Tobias B. Grun, Layla Koohi, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges and James H. Nebelsick
12. Continuous Fused Deposition Modelling of Architectural Envelopes Based on the Shell Formation of a Research ReviewJames H. Nebelsick, Christoph Allgaier, Benjamin Felbrich, Daniel Coupek, Renate Reiter, Günter Reiter, Achim Menges, Armin Lechler and Karl-Heinz Wurst
13. Analysis of Physcomitrella Chloroplasts to Reveal Adaption Principles Leading to Structural Stability at the Nano-ScalePouyan Asgharzadeh, Bugra Özdemir, Stefanie J. Müller, Oliver Röhrle and Ralf Reski
14. Developing the Experimental Basis for an Evaluation of Scaling Properties of Brittle and "Quasi-Brittle" Biological MaterialsStefanie Schmier, Christoph Lauer, Immanuel Schäfer, Katharina Klang, Georg Bauer, Marc Thielen, Kathrin Termin, Christoph Berthold, Siegfried Schmauder, Thomas Speck and Klaus Nickel
15. Evolutionary Processes as Models for Exploratory DesignLong Nguyen, Daniel Lang, Nico van Gessel, Anna K. Beike, Achim Menges, Ralf Reski and Anita Roth-Nebelsick
16. Fabrication of Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired (Modular) Structures for Use in the Construction IndustrieDaniel Coupek, Daria Kovaleva, Hans Christoph, Karl-Heinz Wurst, Alexander Verl, Werner Sobek, Walter Haase, Götz Gresser and Armin Lechler
17. Structural Design with Biological Optimality, Multi-Functionality and RobustnessDebdas Paul, Lay

424 pages, Paperback

Published December 23, 2016