Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction: Biological Design and Integrative Structures (Hardcover, 2016)

1. Biomimetic Research: a Dialogue Between the Disciplines Jan 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 'Naturliche Konstruktionen' Jan Knippers 3. Bionics and Biodiversity - Bio-inspired Technical Innovation for a Sustainable Future Wilhelm Barthlott, M. Daud Rafiqpoor and Walter R. Erdelen 4. Insect-Inspired Architecture - Insects and other arthropods as a source for creative design in architecture Stanislav N. Gorb and Elena V. Gorb 5. In Search of some Principles of Bio-Mimetics in Structural Engineering Bill Addis 6. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transport in Frost-Resistant Plant Tissues Lukas 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 Facades Katharina 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 Engineering Oliver Betz, Annette Birkhold, Marco Caliaro, Benjamin Eggs, Anja Mader, Jan Knippers, Oliver Rohrle and Olga Speck 9. Compliant Mechanisms in Plants and Architecture Simon Poppinga, Axel Korner, Renate Sachse, Larissa Born, Anna Westermeier, Linnea Hesse, Jan Knippers, Manfred Bischoff, Gotz Gresser and Thomas Speck 10. Branched Structures in Plants and Architecture Larissa Born, Florian A. Jonas, Katharina Bunk, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers and Gotz T. Gresser 11. The Skeleton of the Sand Dollar as a Biological Role Model for Segmented Shells in Building Construction: 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 Molluscs: a Research Review James H. Nebelsick, Christoph Allgaier, Benjamin Felbrich, Daniel Coupek, Renate Reiter, Gunter 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-Scale Pouyan Asgharzadeh, Bugra Ozdemir, Stefanie J. Muller, Oliver Rohrle and Ralf Reski 14. Developing the Experimental Basis for an Evaluation of Scaling Properties of Brittle and "Quasi-Brittle" Biological Materials Stefanie Schmier, Christoph Lauer, Immanuel Schafer, Katharina Klang, Georg Bauer, Marc Thielen, Kathrin Termin, Christoph Berthold, Siegfried Schmauder, Thomas Speck and Klaus Nickel 15. Evolutionary Processes as Models for Exploratory Design Long 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 Industrie Daniel Coupek, Daria Kovaleva, Hans Christoph, Karl-Heinz Wurst, Alexander Verl, Werner Sobek, Walter Haase, Gotz Gresser and Armin Lechler 17. Structural Design with Biological Methods: Optimality, Multi-Functionality and Robustness Debdas Paul, Layla Koohi Fayegh Dehkordi, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff and Nicole Radde 18. Bio-Inspired Sustainability Assessment - a Conceptual Framework Rafael Horn, Johannes Gantner, Ludmila Widmer, Klaus Peter Sedlbauer and Olga Speck 19. Making Life "Visible": Organism Concepts in Biology and Architecture as the Basis for an Interdisciplinary Synopsis of Constructional Biomimetics Gerd de Bruyn, Oliver Betz, James H. Nebelsick, Manfred Drack, Mirco Limpinsel 20. Perceptual Orientation and Spatial Navigation in Dense Urban Environments Patrik Schumacher