Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature

by Etta Kaner

Book Overview

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, architects looked to nature to solve structural problems, like creating an earthquake-proof bridge by mimicking the long roots of a type of grass known for stabilizing riverbanks. Other examples show how nature provides artistic inspiration, like the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771387815
• ISBN13: 9781771387811
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7