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Biomimicry in Architecture - Lecture 01

This document summarizes a lecture on architecture for the future focusing on biomimicry and biophilic design. It discusses biomimicry concepts like examining nature for inspiration to solve human problems. It also covers the biophilia effect of humans' innate connection to nature and qualities like thinking beyond survival to well-being. Finally, it provides examples of biomimicry approaches like design looking to biology and biology influencing design.

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Biomimicry in Architecture - Lecture 01

This document summarizes a lecture on architecture for the future focusing on biomimicry and biophilic design. It discusses biomimicry concepts like examining nature for inspiration to solve human problems. It also covers the biophilia effect of humans' innate connection to nature and qualities like thinking beyond survival to well-being. Finally, it provides examples of biomimicry approaches like design looking to biology and biology influencing design.

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Benha University

Shoubra Faculty of Engineering


Architecture Department

Course: Architecture for the future


Lecture 01
By
Dr. Wael Salah
Introduction

Biomimicry

Biophilia Effect

Qualities of
Biophilia Effect

Biophilic
design

Biophilic
design
patterns
Biophilia Effect

“the effect that describes the link


between nature and humans which is
an innate and genetically determined
affinity of human beings with the
natural world”
Qualities of Biophilia Effect

Buildings (Built environments) need


to fully satisfy both "survival needs"
and "well-being needs".
Qualities of Biophilia Effect

Qualities of biophilia effect that should be


forwarded to satisfy human needs in the built
environment are:

a. Think beyond survival to well-being


b. Build on "primitive preferences" and connections to Nature
c. Design for the senses as well as the body.
Biophilic design

concentrates on the advantages of forms inspired from


nature, but in a more profound way than simple mimicry
Biophilic
design
patterns
Biophilic
design
patterns
Biomimicry
Concept

One of the most important


sources is the inspiration
from nature. the term
biomimicry is used to
An example, Frank Lloyd Wright used the structural principles
represent the process of of the mushroom for the design of the interior pillars in the
inspiration from nature. administrative offices of Johnson Wax, Racine, Wisconsin,
USA
Biomimicry is the examination of nature, its
models, systems, processes, and elements to
emulate or take inspiration from in order to
solve human problems. The
term biomimicry and biomimetic come from the
Greek words bios, meaning life, and mimesis,
meaning to imitate.

Biomimicry
Definition

The idea of spiral ramp in Guggenheim Museum


inspired by seashells
Biomimicry
Approaches
First
Approach

Design
looking to
biology

Second
Approach

Biology
Influencing
Design
Biomimicry
Approaches
First
Approach

Design
looking to
biology

In this approach, designers search in the surrounding nature in


order to find solutions which are required in the design process.
Foremost, Designers should identify the existing problems then
biologists tend to find the suitable treatment of a living organism
or natural system that treats similar problems. Designers Design Spiral for Design Looking to Biology Approach
identifying initial goals and parameters for the design from early
stages of design process use this approach effectively.
Biomimicry
Approaches
First
Approach

Design
looking to
biology

Design Spiral for Design Looking to Biology Approach


Biomimicry
Approaches Daimler Chrysler’s prototype Bionic Car design uses this approach
in the designing process. The designers were looking for a car with
First large volume and small wheels. They search in the living world
Approach and found the box fish (ostracion meleagris) which a surprisingly
aerodynamic fish is given its box like shape. Designers built the
chassis and structure of the car by biomimicry concept inspired
Design from boxfish using computer applications.
looking to
biology
Biomimicry
Approaches A Robotic Arm
Inspired by the
Elephant’s Trunk
First
Approach

Design
looking to
biology

Steel-Cable
Technology
in Muscles
Biomimicry Case Study

Approaches Piraeus Tower, Athens

Concept The project, focused on how a new envelope for a climatically deficient 1970s mid-rise
First office building with a glass curtain wall, can make this building inhabitable without introducing any
electrical or mechanical devices for climatization. The treatments inspired from cactus (Echinocactus
Approach grusonii) performance.

Design
looking to
biology

cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) Iterative algorithmic procedure of Piraeus Tower based on


Multiples generations of Piraeus Tower envelop solar exposure analysis
Biomimicry
Approaches
Second
Approach

Biology
Influencing
Design

In this approach, designers search in the surrounding nature in


order to find solutions which are required in the design process.
Foremost, Designers should identify the existing problems then
biologists tend to find the suitable treatment of a living organism
or natural system that treats similar problems. Designers Design Spiral for Biology Influencing Design Approach
identifying initial goals and parameters for the design from early
stages of design process use this approach effectively.
Biomimicry
Approaches
Second Approach

Biology Influencing Design

Design Spiral for Biology Influencing Design Approach


Biomimicry
Approaches
Second
Approach
One of the most important examples of the use of this approach is the
Biology analysis of lotus flower self-cleaning strategy. The scientific analysis of
how lotus flower always has a clean surface and how it resists dirty from
Influencing swampy water from surrounding environment. Designers use these
Design characteristics of lotus flower surface as an inspiration source to produce
lotusan paints which enables building to be having self-cleaning walls
Biomimicry
Approaches A German company
called ISPO produced
a house paint brand-
Second named Lotusan.
Approach

Biology
Influencing
Design

Butterfly wings
and solar cells
The butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in
China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for
powering. The researchers turned to the microscopic solar scales on butterfly
wings in their search for improvements. Laboratory tests showed that the butterfly
wing solar collector absorbed light more efficiently than conventional dye-
sensitized cells
Biomimicry Case Study

Approaches Responsive Surface Structures


(Membrane Canopy)

Second Concept the possibility of utilizing the


dimensional changes of wood induced by
Approach changes in relative humidity in the environment

Biology
Influencing
Design

Pine cones open & close when Functional Prototype of CFD Analysis (left) /
relative humidity changes to release seeds. responsive surface (left) with Responsive Veneer Skin (right). Components in Closed and Opened State (right)

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