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形式的起源：萬物形式演變之謎，自然物和人造物的設計美學×科學探索
176幅精繪插圖，探索一切形式的根源
一部結合設計、自然、科學的萬物形式演化史
萬物的世界，一切皆非理所當然――――
尺寸的極限 × 材料的可能 × 元素的關聯 × 機能與設計的仿生美學
三角形、方形、圓形為什麼最常出現？
雞蛋的形狀和雨滴的形狀有何關聯？
什麼樣的物件可能存在或不可能存在？
什麼樣的建築應該建造或不應該建造？
永續長存的形式的共通要素是什麼？
◎自然的物、人造的物，各種各樣的物如何成為今日的形式？
無論是一個原子在大氣運動中的路徑，或者工匠工具的演變，
或是森林中、河岸邊一棵樹的生長，
都有其形式的成因和變遷發展的故事。
透過「形式」的演化，一切事物有了連結。
鍛鐵與茂盛生長的樹有相似之處，鐵橋與兀鷹中空的翅骨相仿，
植物葉片生長的形式與鹿角的曲線形狀相近。
在綿長的時間尺度中，動物植物、液體固體、山脈地景、玻璃鋼鐵……
一個物件該有多大多小、什麼樣的材料可以做出怎樣的物件、
物件的形式與它的機能及它的設計之間的關係是什麼、
一個物件的使用會如何改變物件本身、哪些定律影響物件的發展，
種種問題都有了最適解答。
本書以「形式」為中心，探索萬物形式的根源和演化，包羅領域含括設計理論、力學、結構和材料領域、地質學、生物學、人類學、古生物學、形態學。
清晰易讀的闡釋說明、流暢優美的敘事、精繪細製的美麗插圖，帶領讀者領略這個充滿魅力的主題，開闊視野，而我們也能知道我們的世界如何成為今日的樣子。
一部結合設計、自然、科學的萬物形式演化史
萬物的世界，一切皆非理所當然――――
尺寸的極限 × 材料的可能 × 元素的關聯 × 機能與設計的仿生美學
三角形、方形、圓形為什麼最常出現？
雞蛋的形狀和雨滴的形狀有何關聯？
什麼樣的物件可能存在或不可能存在？
什麼樣的建築應該建造或不應該建造？
永續長存的形式的共通要素是什麼？
◎自然的物、人造的物，各種各樣的物如何成為今日的形式？
無論是一個原子在大氣運動中的路徑，或者工匠工具的演變，
或是森林中、河岸邊一棵樹的生長，
都有其形式的成因和變遷發展的故事。
透過「形式」的演化，一切事物有了連結。
鍛鐵與茂盛生長的樹有相似之處，鐵橋與兀鷹中空的翅骨相仿，
植物葉片生長的形式與鹿角的曲線形狀相近。
在綿長的時間尺度中，動物植物、液體固體、山脈地景、玻璃鋼鐵……
一個物件該有多大多小、什麼樣的材料可以做出怎樣的物件、
物件的形式與它的機能及它的設計之間的關係是什麼、
一個物件的使用會如何改變物件本身、哪些定律影響物件的發展，
種種問題都有了最適解答。
本書以「形式」為中心，探索萬物形式的根源和演化，包羅領域含括設計理論、力學、結構和材料領域、地質學、生物學、人類學、古生物學、形態學。
清晰易讀的闡釋說明、流暢優美的敘事、精繪細製的美麗插圖，帶領讀者領略這個充滿魅力的主題，開闊視野，而我們也能知道我們的世界如何成為今日的樣子。
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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January 31, 2013
I stumbled upon this apparently unknown (unknown as in it doesn't even have any reviews on Amazon) gem in the catalogue of a discount mail order book store. The subtitle, "The shape of natural and man made things- why they came to be the way they are and how they change" is deceptively simple.
Christopher Williams describes the causes and changes of forms as beautifully flowing stories, whether it's the path of an atom moving from atmosphere to organism to atmosphere, the evolution of craftsmens' tools, or the growth of the tree in a forest or on a shore. He makes connections between everything, like the similarity of wrought iron to a growing tree, or an iron bridge to a vulture's hollow wing bone, why a chicken's egg is the same shape as a falling raindrop, or why the growth of leaves on a plant forms the same shape as the curve of the horns on a deer. He is careful to add time to the ideas he describes, pointing out that on a long enough timescale, glass and even mountains are fluid.
No individual topic is covered extensively, but the examples are detailed and so well connected, that the book as whole is mesmerising. Read this, then read The Timeless Way of Building, or do both. If you like one you'll like the other.
Christopher Williams describes the causes and changes of forms as beautifully flowing stories, whether it's the path of an atom moving from atmosphere to organism to atmosphere, the evolution of craftsmens' tools, or the growth of the tree in a forest or on a shore. He makes connections between everything, like the similarity of wrought iron to a growing tree, or an iron bridge to a vulture's hollow wing bone, why a chicken's egg is the same shape as a falling raindrop, or why the growth of leaves on a plant forms the same shape as the curve of the horns on a deer. He is careful to add time to the ideas he describes, pointing out that on a long enough timescale, glass and even mountains are fluid.
No individual topic is covered extensively, but the examples are detailed and so well connected, that the book as whole is mesmerising. Read this, then read The Timeless Way of Building, or do both. If you like one you'll like the other.
March 4, 2023
A refreshing book that easily explained the building blocks or structure that becomes our form. Backed by history and founded on principles of nature, the book teaches on how our forms came to be.
June 19, 2017
Fantastic! Exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended.
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