仿生设计的兴起：中国仿生设计教学发展研究（英文版）

　　《仿生设计的兴起：中国仿生设计教学发展研究（英文版）》是中国一本介绍仿生设计教学实践的书，仿生设计主要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。《仿生设计的兴起：中国仿生设计教学发展研究（英文版）》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。《仿生设计的兴起：中国仿生设计教学发展研究（英文版）》为同济大学出版社的原创英文版图书，能帮助国外院校和读者更好地了解到中国的设计教学前沿。

　　玛丽·普莱蒂斯（Mary Polites）is co-director of BiDL（Biomimetic Design Lab）at the Design& Innovation College（D&I）at TongjiUniversity in Shanghai， China. Sheis also co-founder and director ofMAPS（Methods for the Architectureof Patterns and Systems）， a designcollective specialized in design solutionsfor the integration of human andnatural systems at all scales. She holdsa master's degree in architecture fromthe Emergent Technologies and Designprogram（EmTech）at the LondonArchitectural Association（AA）， andan accredited professional bachelor'sdegree in architecture from NewJersey Institute of Technology. She hastaught at Washington State Universityunder the Weller Fellowship， and asan assistant professor at D&I， whereshe led studios and seminars related tobiomimetics and environmental design.Since 2014 she has been a tutor forunits at the Architectural AssociationVisiting School Programs in Shanghai，Xixinan， Shenzhen and Guatemala. Hercurrent work and research focus on theintersection of environmental sciencewith computational tools exploringmaterial and architectural design.