APPROACHES TO BIOMIMICRY ▪
DESIGN
Inspiration
BIOLOGY
The approach requires designers to identify problems and biologists to match these to organisms that have solved similar issues.
The Car is more fuel efficient due to aerodynamic body mimicking the BOX FISH
Produces more efficient approaches to existing technologies
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BIOLOGY
DAIMLER CHRYSLER’S BIONIC CAR
DESIGN
The approach requires to have relevant biological or ecological knowledge and research, rather than a design problem.
Inspiration
Biology can influence humans in ways outside predetermined design problem.
Precedence
Filaments on the Gecko’s feet produce Capillary and van der wall’s forces for movement over vertical surfaces.
This results in previously unthought-of technologies or systems or approach to design solutions.
P RINCIPLES OF B I OMIMICRY
Precedence
GECKO TAPE
The Gecko tape mimics this adhesive quality.
MAN MADE SYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Simple Disconnected Mono-functioning
Complex Interconnected Symbiotic
Linear Chains Wasteful
Closed Loop Zero waste
Resistant to Change
Adapts to Constant change
Long term Toxins produced
No long term toxins used
Centralized Mono- cultural
Distributed Diverse
Fossil Fuel dependent
Run on Current Solar income
Maximise one goal
Optimised as a whole system
Extractive
Additive
BIOMIMICRY IN ARCHITECTURE
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