Blog 6 examples of Biomimicry

This picture(top right) is of an African termite mound compared to an Eastgate shopping center. Janine Benyus is comparing these structures because like the termite structure, the shopping center is built in such a way that it can maintain a constant temperature just because of the spacing and floorplan of the building. Termites build their tunnels in a specific way so that the their food, which is fungus, can grow. Fungus can only grow at 87 degrees farenheight. So the shopping center mimicked the termites ideas of tall structure.

http://langlor.com/blog/biomimicry-architecture/

This is a diagram of one of Eric Corey Freed's organic architecture. Freed describes his organic architecture as sustainable and natural tools to help the Earth while it helps us. In this machine solar technology is using biomimicry by taking in light in the same way as the leaves of a plant do. This is a very important example of biomimicry because it has to do with sustainability.

http://bloomingrock.com/?p=1343

This structure (top left) was built using digitally enhanced construction and fabrication techniques. It is called "Neural Sky" and was made by a collaboration of architecture students from California in 2010. It is based off of the way neurons are wired in the body. The different legs of the structure transmit information or light to the rest of structure much like neurons are transferred in our body mass.

http://langlor.com/blog/neural-sky/

blog by: Megan Leys

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