A design approach that draws on forms, structures and systems found in nature to solve architectural and engineering problems, from the tree-like branching columns Antoni Gaudi used at the Sagrada Familia to the termite-mound-inspired passive cooling of the Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, designed by Mick Pearce.
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Domain (category) Domain (category)Environmental / Sustainable 1 Concept DomainSustainability, Structural design 1 Formulated Year Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationBiomimetic architecture, opening paragraph before History section
Biomimetic architecture is a branch of the new science of biomimicry defined and popularized by Janine Benyus in her 1997 book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature.
- Wikipedia: Biomimetic architecture
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- Associated With: Antoni Gaudi
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