仿生设计主要是运用工业设计的艺术与科学相结合的思维与方法，是模仿生物的特殊本领，利用生物的结构和功能原理来设计产品机械的设计方式。本书收入了在同济大学创意设计学院的教学和学术交流过程中所总结的理论文章及案例，并将其放在整个中国乃至亚洲的语境下来思考这些问题，特别是对于基于环境性能的仿生设计研究做了一定的探索。

玛丽？普莱蒂斯（Mary Polites） is co-director of BiDL (Biomimetic Design Lab) at the Design & Innovation College (D&I) at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. She is also co-founder and director of MAPS (Methods for the Architecture of Patterns and Systems), a design collective speized in design solutions for the integration of human and natural systems at all scales. She holds a master's degree in architecture from the Emergent Technologies and Design program (EmTech) at the London Architectural Association (AA), and an accredited professional bachelor's degree in architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has taught at Washington State University under the Weller Fellowship, and as an assistant professor at D&I, where she led studios and seminars related to biomimetics and environmental design. Since 2014 she has been a tutor for units at the Architectural Association Visiting School Programs in Shanghai, Xixinan, Shenzhen and Guatemala. Her current work and research focus on the intersection of environmental science with computational tools exploring material and architectural design.

Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Read this Book
Introduction
Interviews
Pius Leuba
Marie Dariel
Sherry Ritter
Camille Fong
Dengteng Ge
Yongmei Zheng
George Jeronimidis
Evan Greenberg
Julian E Vincent
Natural Artifacts
Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic
Phyllotaxis
Hairs & Needle-Like Structures
Micro & Nanofibrils
Isotropic & Anisotropic
Hierarchical Structures
Structural Color
Biological Prototypes
Jilin University
Beihang University
Donghua University
Tongji University
Design Education Methods
Urban Scale Design
Human Scale Design
Microscale Design
Conclusion
Appendix