Monumental Impulse Architecture's Biological Roots

Name: Monumental Impulse Architecture's Biological Roots
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ISBN: 9780262582032

ISBN-10: 0262582031

ISBN-13: 9780262582032

Edition: 2001

Authors: George Hersey

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Art historian George Hersey investigates the many ties between architecture and the biological sciences. He examines the relationship between physical structures and living organisms, from bridges to mosques and from molecules to mammals.

Book details

List price: $6.75
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/23/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Architecture and Biology


The Monumental Impulse: A Genetic Homology?


Buildings as Extended Phenotypes



Molecules, Viruses, and Cells


Prebiotic Molecules


DNA and Other Spiral Communicators


Crystals


Viruses


Cells


Single-Celled Organisms



Leaves and Flowers


Phyllotaxis


Ruskin, Riegl, Baltrusaitis, and Mendell


Spiral Symmetry


Fibonacci Distributions


Trans-specific Morphologies



Shells


Mollusca and Spirals


Seashells and Stairs


Malacological Mapping


Rocaille


Terebra


Seashell Monoliths



Insects


The Monumental Impulse of the Bees


The Bee's Body's Bauplan


Honeycombs


Honeycomb Cells


Beehives


Ants' Pyramids


Termites' Villes Radieuses



Birds


Dinosaurs and Bridges


Weaverbirds


Bowerbirds


Ornamented Bodies


Flight and Feeding


Northwest Coast Bird-Architecture



Mammals: Territory and Reproductive Rights


Primate Territories


Human Territories


Territorial Symbolism in Architecture


Territorial Colossi


Territories of Human Shape


Procreating Colossi



Penis Paradigms


The Penis as an Architectural Attractor


Sperm Competition


Homunculi


Obelisks


The Penis as a Tower



The Female Genital Palace


The Reproductive Tract


More Sperm Competition


Anatomies and Their Names


Vaginal Fountains and Fetal Skyscrapers


Samarasa


Eggs, Fruit, Nuts, Breasts, and Domes



The Biology of Architectural Reproduction


Mendelian Genetics


Architectural DNA and the Chaos Game


The Poggioreale Principle


Fractal Reproduction


Cladistics: Thoughts on Architectural Heritability



Where to Now?


Notes


Bibliography


Index