Biomimetic Architectural Design Approaches

Throughout history, architects have looked to nature for inspiration for building forms and approaches to decoration. Biomimicry, where flora, fauna or entire ecosystems are emulated as a basis for design, is a growing area of research in the fields of architecture and engineering. Referring to the nature for answering this matter can be useful since nature has tried its methods over the years. This research aims to study one particular aspect of nature as sourcebook that is distinct from the majority of architectural references to the natural world. The intention is to study ways of translating adaptations in biology into solutions in architecture. Many current approaches to environmentally sustainable architecture are based on mitigation. The suggestion from the examples collected in this research is that it is possible to go further than this, and for buildings and cities to be regenerative. The intention is therefore to transcend the mimicking of natural forms and attempt to understand the principles that lie behind those forms and systems. This paper first addresses the integration of nature into design order and establishes how biomimicry expands sustainability principles, and then attempts to introduce the levels of biomimicry with some highlighted examples. Next, the approaches to biomimetic design and life’s principles are presented and at last, a comparative literature review and examination of existing biomimetic technologies is conducted.

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Biomimicry , Nature , Architecture , Approaches