Nature and Architecture

A fascinating voyage into the natural realm to discover the sources of inspiration of architectural forms, from antiquity to our time. Have you ever compared the shaft of a fluted column and a tree with its bark? Have you ever noticed the perfect homology linking the structure of a metallic bridge and the skeletons of large mammals? This book relates the forms of architecture, and even more the rules and ideas that have characterized architectural production through the centuries, with the forms of nature, whether they belong to biology or the physical world. The comparisons are conveyed by original photographs which themselves offer a fascinating itinerary between nature and artifice.