The terms resiliency and sustainability, although similar in meaning, refer to different design approaches in the context of architecture and cities. Sustainability involves the preservation of ...

For counterculture architect Eugene Tsui, biomimicry in design, considered the vanguard by some and still unknown to many, is old hat. Tsui has been living, eating, wearing and pushing biomimicry, ...

Let’s talk about elephants for a second. These magnificent mammals have been on this planet for over 55 million years. Many of them live in dry, arid climates, so they’ve learned to stay cool thanks ...

Nature has inspired humans in myriad ways from the beginning of time, but one of the relatively untapped applications of how nature can improve building structures comes in the form of architectural ...

Videos X-POD 138 pavilion structure, currently installed at the Omi International Arts Center in Ghent, New York. Image Courtesy of Haresh Lalvani This article was originally published by Autodesk's ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at biomimicry. Specifically how biomimicry can not only lead to nature-inspired design for architecture and materials, but also for ...

Architects learn from nature and develop ways to design and build homes, schools, and other constructions. It’s called biomimicry. Take a tour with Boise architect Andy Erstad and see biomimicry in ...

Biomimicry — connecting nature's designs to human needs — is the focus of two days of workshops and discussions at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Leaders in biomimicry ...

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HOK and the Biomimicry Guild have forged a first-of-its-kind alliance linking the natural and built environment. This exclusive relationship between one of the world’s largest architectural design ...

The Namib Desert Beetle has a neat trick for slaking its thirst in desert conditions. The beetle’s shell is lined with small bumps that draw and condense atmospheric moisture into droplets of water, ...