Approaches to Investigate
Biology and Architecture Overlaps
Contemporary Architectural approaches:
1
Conventional
2
Eco-Efficiency (Green- Sustainable)
3 Restorative
design
4
Cradle to cradle
5
Bio-inspired design
6
Ecological design
7
Reconciliatory design
8
Regenerative development
Diversity of Biological Architecture Classical Approach:
1. Paolo Portoghesi has compiled a vast collection
of analogies in "Nature and architecture", using a grid of archetypal
elements of architecture with examples from all ages.(Portoghesi, P.: Nature
and Architecture, 2000)
2. The examination of "Natural
Constructions" carried out during the 1960s in Germany by Frei Otto and
his group takes a more technical approach. The structural functioning of
natural role models is the most important feature investigated.
3. Strategic investigation of the overlaps of
architecture and biology has also been carried out by the Russian Juri Lebedew,
culminating in the only publication on "Architekturbionik" in 1971,
which is a comprehensive collection of natural constructions of his time. (Lebedew,
J.S.: Architektur und Bionik, 1983)
4. In 2003, Werner Nachtigall published his book
"Baubionik" that focuses on construction, orders the field in terms
of technology, and offers a collection of role models. (Nachtigall, W.:
Baubionik, 2005) "Vorbild Natur" discusses general design principles,
focusing on product development. ( Nachtigall, W.: Vorbild Natur, 1997)
5. The Design and Nature conference series by the
Wessex Institute of Technology provides a forum for a diversity of approaches
to this generic topic. ( Brebbia, C.A. (Ed.): Design in Nature series, launched
in 2002)
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