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BIOMIMETICS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. THE RELATION BETWEEN ANIMAL MORPHOLOGY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION
The development of architecture as a profession should be of use to the most relevant challenges of our society. Unfortunately, we have neglected our social and natural environment and now something must be done to change the way in which we build our world. To achieve this, the Sustainable Development Revolution must be taken on by the disciplines associated with Design. ; The paradox of productivity v/s nature's care is being researched by the science field of Biomimetics. This field develops design by first observing living organisms. Even though it is possible to see this done throughout the history of Architecture, the modern focus is sharper due to its search of formal examples or performances oriented towards resolving issues similar to those raised by the new paradigm of sustainability. In this sense, it seems possible that a new way of relating with our environment comes from the knowledge of how it has developed in harmony for millions of years. ; Since one of the most important issues of any society is energy production, it seems pertinent to observe how some of its living organisms show behaviors that take most advantage of their energy sources. Thanks to new digital technologies we can now abstract these lessons from nature and transfer them to building design. The new National Stadium of Taiwan designed by Toyo Ito built in 2009 is a great example. An analogy can be drawn between snakes' shape which makes the most of the sun's rays to warm their blood and the shape of the stadium's cover, which optimizes the generation of electricity.
Toyo Ito, biomimetics, sustainability, snakes, energy
Toyo Ito, biomimetics, sustainability, snakes, energy
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