Biomimicry, as a field of science, is mainly defined as a solution for design problems inspired by natural models, systems, and elements. For the built environment, using nature as a guide can enhance sustainability or even go beyond that and generate a regenerative approach. This is important in the building sector to evolve towards a sustainable and circular economy and reduce CO2 emissions in terms of energy-use. While several biomimicry-related keywords exist, scholars and practitioners in architecture have given varying interpretations to the term biomimicry depending on the use and goal. There has been increasing interest in biomimicry in architecture (BIA), yet the field has become more fragmented. This study aims to highlight differences and similarities through an extended literature survey and analysis that explores case studies, classification systems, and methodological frameworks related to biomimicry in architecture as a way to contribute to reduce the fragmentation in.
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Living organisms over time appear to have evolved effective ways to cope with their natural environment. Nature has spent billions of years solving and refining so many of problems that we as humans are facing today and so it is logical for us to learn from nature’s existing solutions to solve our issues of sustainable design. The field of biomimicry rises from the view that these natural systems of adaptation can be emulated in the design of buildings as well as other aspects of technology. Some have even tried to draw analogies from nature to apply them to non-design fields like sociology and business. This paper is primarily a review of current literature covering approaches and theories on the subject of biomimicry and how it may be applied to architecture so as to produce more sustainable buildings. It concludes that biomimicry is the veritable for sustainability. Although there are many studies and approaches to designing more sustainable buildings, there is limited research on ecologically sustainable design approaches that can alleviate waste of resources by understanding the adaptation methods in natural systems. This research aims to examine biomimicry in architecture as a potential way forward for sustainable building design with the idea of co evolution where the ever growing field of technology can intersect with nature in a positive way and help buildings become closed positive loops wherein we also take care of the how the building can give back to the nature not only during its life period but also after it.
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A brief literature review on Biomimicry and Architecture has been arranged into a rational system and has been systematically customized to find the application of Biomimicry in the design processes involved architecture. The main objective of this research is to find out how Biomimicry principles help in architecture of space, structure or enclosure, its experience in space & time, technological achievement, program or strategy development and compatibility to its context. Mapping of research literature has been done on the basis of a framework of the System of Inquiry, Strategies and Tactics.
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Increased environmental consciousness in recent years, stimulated by concerns about human-induced climate change, has motivated a desire to reduce the impact of the built environment through eco efficient design imperatives. This evolution has provided eco practitioners with multifaceted challenges in making their practices more ecologically sustainable through optimal approaches to design. One such design approach to ecological sustainability is to emulate or take creative inspiration from natural systems. This approach is often referred to as biomimicry. Most see biomimicry as a design theory and procedure that can be applied at a form, process or ecosystem level, although there are different views about how this is most effectively accomplished. The concept of biomimicry has potential application to ecologically oriented architectural practice, but because it has thus far attracted only limited relevant research it requires further clarification and development as a design approach. This study examines how eco practitioners perceive biomimicry as a design approach in architectural eco design practice. An exploratory approach, taking a post-positivist epistemological framework informed a mixed method, correlational, project-based research design. Specific objectives and a theoretical enhancement were developed to identify some key constructs that could contribute to a more comprehensive Biomimicry Approach to architectural eco design practice. The theoretical contribution was a model and framework for ‘biomimicry thinking’ which suggested ways of addressing problems of conceptualisation and understanding the complexities of ecological integration that had been identified as barriers to the practice of ecologically sustainable design. The empirical contribution of the study was a recommendation for a Biomimicry Approach, which proposed simultaneous use of indirectly mimicking and directly mimicking for architectural eco design projects. Multivariate statistical analysis recognised ‘biomimicry principles’, ‘design propositions’ and ‘physical attributes’ as the most significant predictors that can enhance ecological sustainability in architecture. While the empirical findings reconfirmed the theoretical development, overall, the study’s outcomes in relation to biomimicry, advanced understanding of ways to reduce waste by efficient spatial design, particularly in encouraging architectural input to the concept of a ‘reduction scenario’ for the future ‘ecological age’. This thesis adds important knowledge to underpin future research and recommends biomimicry design indicators, design matrix and possibilities for the use of vernacular architectural strategies for the development of future eco design practice.
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A growing body of international research on biomimicry in relation to the built environment identifies various obstacles to the employment of such a methodology. One barrier of particular note is the lack of a clearly defined approach to biomimicry that designers with little specialist knowledge in the fields of biology or ecology can initially employ. Through a comparative literature review, and examination of existing biomimetic technologies and tools to aid in the biomimetic design process, this paper elaborates on three distinct approaches to biomimetic design that have evolved, and discusses the distinct advantages and disadvantages inherent in each. It is shown that these different approaches may have markedly different outcomes in terms of overall sustainability, and the question is posed - does mimicking the living world inherently lead to more sustainable designs? It is posited that a general theory of biomimicry could become a vehicle for creating a built environment that .
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American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Nature serves as a compass for all the sciences. Nature was and continues to be the first teacher for humanity. A certain area of study advances through observing and copying nature. This area of research, known as biomimicry, can be characterized as the imitation of organic biological processes. Just like scientists and designers, architects can find inspiration in nature. Like many other professions, the realm of architectural design holds that behavior resembles nature. For instance, it is used as a source of inspiration for architectural designs, building materials, and aesthetic and environmental systems. To draw conclusions and develop solutions from nature to all fields of science and architecture, there are not enough investigations. A new field of study known as "Biomimicry" has emerged, and it is an innovation strategy that seeks sustainable solutions by modeling nature's time-tested patterns. In this context, the research paper discusses biomimicry, a recent development in the field of architecture, the idea of nature as inspiration; the concept of biomimicry, its levels, its application to architecture, and how to think about design and nature in the context of architectural sustainability.
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European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences
The sociological, psychological and physiological problems experienced by humanity, which have been exposed to dark offices, high flats and city life far from nature, have been strikingly exposed with researches. In addition, the nature-based design approaches that emerged due to the need to meet the need of humanity for nature and the desire to return to nature have taken their place among the design parameters of the new age in architecture However, concepts where biology and design come together have emerged. Biomimicry is a discipline that explores the best ideas for design processes by imitating nature. It takes all the ecological needs that users expect from architecture directly from the nature. It provides an integration model with the nature that people yearn for, and also creates a model that takes the solutions created by nature in architectural designs as an example. In this period of architectural design turning to nature, biomimicry has the feature of being a pioneer o.
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