Inspired by Nature: Minerals: The Building/Geology Connection

by Patricia Pérez and Alejandro Bahamón

Inspired by Nature: Minerals gathers together the work of two dozen architects who have looked for solutions in the world of geology, from the models of organization offered by crystals to the inspiration of the earth's relief, mineral voids, volcanoes, and monoliths. Among the built examples are a movie complex (Coop Himmelb(l)au), museums (Daniel Libeskind and Tadao Ando), a theater (Antoine Predock), a residence (Will Bruder), a campus (Dominique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393732606
• ISBN13: 9780393732603
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 9.4"