Friday, January 8, 2010

BIO-MIMICRY

Did you read about Design Processes -in my notes on FB ? It is a design approach that is followed in parts and cannot be exclusively applied to achieve a product. Architecture is an amalgamation of several products and systems, so cannot be expected to reach full scale Bio-mimic stage at any level. One can have a conscience to this end but that will not be an excuse to leave all traditional design processes (ref to note on design processes).

You need to define what is a system, what are the Systems in buildings and what is a system approach. For these refer to first few chapters of my notes on Interior Components & Systems at www.gautamshah.in

No architect or designer can claim to be an exclusive follower or even substantial adherent of Bio-mimicry. If some one claims so it could be false prevention.

Do not look for a building of this nature, there are none in the world or likely to be so in future.

You can find out more about Bio-Mimic materials that are being developed-conceptualized. For this check books/ Internet resources about Material Sciences (very advanced and recent). You may touch mechanical engineering faculty (knowledgeable and young one better).

Then proceed to search for parts and components that 'behave' in this fashion.
Your work could end in formulation of concept/hypothesis as to how complex systems can be organized with this as the theme.

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