Program of Events Key:
Welcome and Opening Keynote Scientific Session Prayer Break Coffee Break Special Event Workshop Lunch Break
26-27th November 2012
College of Design
DAY ONE 26th Nov 2012 8:00 - 9:30 Conference Opening
8:00 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:05 9:05 - 9:10 9:10 - 9:15 9:15 - 9:20 9:20 - 9:25 9:25 - 9:30
Registration Recitation of the Holy Qur’an Welcoming Speech by the Head of the organizing committee, Dr. Sumayah Al-Solaiman Head of the organizing committee Speech by the University Rector, HE Dr. Abdullah Al-Rubaish Launch and introduction of the Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture Honouring the conference sponsors Honouring the conference patron HRH Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz
Keynote chair: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saati, Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, University of Dammam
9:30 - 10:15 Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature Tarn Mead, Biomimicry 3.8 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break Keynote chair: Prof. Mashary Al-Naim, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam
10:45 - 11:30 Biomimicry and the Ecological Age Michael Pawlyn, Exploration Architecture
Session chair: Dr. Abdullah Alkadi, Vice Rector for Development, Studies and Community Service, University of Dammam
11:30 - 11:45 Patterns in Nature, Emergent Urbanism and the Implicate Order Maria Guerreiro, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute 11:45 - 12:00 Urban Sustainability: Between mimetics and metaphors Abid Mehmood, Cardiff University 12:00 - 12:15 Ant, Bee and Spider Habitats in the Qur’an: Some insights for sustainable urban design Aliyu Salisu Barau, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 12:15 - 12:30 Discussion
DAY ONE 26th Nov 2012 12:30 - 14:00 Thuhr Prayer and Lunch Keynote chair: Dr. Nada Al-Nafea, Vice Rector for Quality and Development, Dar Al-Uloom University
14:00 - 14:45 Nature as Design Precedent - Expanding Mimicry Amber Bartosh, Syracuse University 14:45 - 15:15 Coee break and Assr Prayer Session chair: Prof. Abdulaziz Bubshait, Dean, College of Environmental Design, KFUPM
15:15 - 15:30 Biology and Architecture: A new contract for sustainable solutions in the Tropics Stathis Eleftheriadis, Architectural Association School of Architecture 15:30 - 15:45 Selected study of architectural envelopes controlling sun radiation - the integration of nature into design Barbara Paulina Jekot, University of Pretoria; Tomasz Jekot, Deloitte Consulting 15:45 - 16:00 New Concepts in Architecture through Biomimicry Alaa El-Dien El-Alfy, Umm Al-Qura University; Akram Zayan, Alexandria University 16:00 - 16:15 Discussion
DAY TWO 27th Nov 2012 Keynote chair: Dr. Heba Mansour, Alexandria University
8:30 - 9:15
Biomimicry, Biophilic Design & Sustainability Carlos Albertos Montana-Hoyos, University of Canberra
Session chair: Dr. Ali Al-Garny, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam
9:15 - 9:30
Drawing from Ornithology: Informing Architectural Design Danelle Briscoe, University of Texas; Travis Laduc, Texas Natural Science Center 9:30 - 9:45 Applying Biomimicry Concepts in Teaching Design for Sustainability: “The most inspired solutions for design are present in nature” Carlos Fiorentino, University of Alberta 9:45 - 10:00 Learning from Nature: Towards a research-based Bio-Mimicry approach to ecologically sustainable design Arosha Gamage, University of Sydney; Ranjith Dayaratne, University of Bahrain 10:00 - 10:15 Discussion 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break Keynote chair: Eng. Jamal Almulhim, Deputy Mayor of Eastern Province
10:45 - 11:30 Sustainability through biomimetics: Lessons from Attenborough, Loos and Biornametics Ille Gebeshuber
Session chair: Eng. Hamad Al-Shagawi, Chairman, Board of Directors at Saudi Council of Engineers
11:30 - 11:45 Building Organisms Amber Bartosh, Syracuse University 11:45 - 12:00 Applying Bioimimicry in Architecture: A critical examination Sumayah Al-Solaiman, University of Dammam
DAY TWO 27th Nov 2012 12:00 - 12:15 Autopoietic BioDigital Design & Architecture Dennis Dollens, ESALA, University of Edinburgh 12:15 - 12:30 Discussion 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Thuhr Prayer Session chair: Dr. Abdulrahman Hariri, Dean, College of Engineering, University of Dammam
14:00 - 14:15 Comparison of Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) and an innovating biomimetic approach to sequeste carbon Caroline Zaoui; Gauthier Chapelle; Pierre-Jean Valayer; all Biomim-Greenloop SA 14:15 - 14:30 Breaking the Habits of Unsustainability Amandine Johnson; Rober Crocker, University of South Australia 14:30 - 14:45 Sustainability in Science, Architecture and Design: Lessons from Attenborough, Loos and Biornametics Ille C. Gebeshuber, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Petra Gruber, transarch; Barbara Imhof, LIQUIFER Systems Group 14:45 - 15:00 Discussion
15:00 - 15:30 Coee Break and Assr Prayer 15:30 - 16:00 Conference recommendations and closing 16:00 - 17:00 Biomimicry Workshop with Michael Pawlyn (registration required)
19:30 - 23:00 Gala dinner (by invitation only)
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