From Biological DESIGN to Architectural DESIGN From ancient times to the latest science development it has been (scientifically) proven that knowledge from biology can be used for technical developments in engineering, materials science and architecture. Inspiration from biology has been a wide concern of 19th and 20th century architects, while nowadays advances in science and technology especially in the topics related to structure-function relationships in diverse biological systems shows how knowledge from biology can be used for technical developments (bio-inspiration, biomimetics) in engineering and architecture. “Nature does nothing uselessly.” Aristotle
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