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Biomimicry

Biomimicry. What can we learn from the natural world around us… Alex Dammeyer – Arch. Design II . What is Biomimicry?. Comes from the combination of the Greek terms bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to mimic.

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Biomimicry

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  1. Biomimicry What can we learn from the natural world around us… Alex Dammeyer – Arch. Design II

  2. What is Biomimicry? • Comes from the combination of the Greek terms bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaningto mimic. • Design discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. http://www.asknature.org/article/view/what_is_biomimicry

  3. What can we learn? • By consulting ecosystems and organisms, we can learn how to incorporate and apply underlying design approaches to new innovations to become a more sustainable society. -Forms -Elements -Processes -Systems

  4. How can we benefit? • It is assumed that NATURE has mastered many problems that humans are currently struggling with. Problems such as: Energy Usage Transportation Food Production Packaging Climate Control Waste Disposal etc.

  5. Burke Brise Soleil, Milwaukee Milwaukee Art Museum inspired by the wings of a butterfly Completed in 2001 Moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan Unfolds at 10 AM, closes at 5PM

  6. Eastgate Centre, Zimbabwe Office building and shopping center inspired by self-cooling African termite mounds No conventional heating or air-conditioning systems Uses less than 10% of energy than a conventional building its size

  7. William McDonough’s Green Tower Proposed green high-rise design that functions similar to a tree Produces oxygen, distills water, and produces energy Building is still undergoing early stages of design and development

  8. Biomimicry in Architecture • High-tech ideas and designs in order to create “living” structures that act like natural organisms • Reduce the impact that humans have on the environment and work towards becoming a self-sustaining society • Ecological standard to judge the sustainability

  9. Questions??

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