This Special Issue presents contributions from biological fields focusing on the identification of underlying principles in living systems, and manuscripts that apply findings obtained from existing systems to modern technologies. We greatly appreciate the time and effort that the Guest Editors devoted to this Special Issue.
This book comprises a first survey of the Collaborative Research Center SFB-TRR 141 ‘Biological Design and Integrative Structures – Analysis, Simulation and Implementation in Architecture’, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft since October 2014. The SFB-TRR 141 provides a collaborative framework for architects and engineers from the University of Stuttgart, biologists and physic…