INTRODUCTION TO LOTUS TEMPLE Location    : New Delhi Total Site area  : 4 acres Climate  : Tropical with great variations in temperature Building Type : Worship Place Architect  : Fariburz Sabha Project year : 1979-1986 Cost of Project : Rs 10 000 000 INSPIRATION:    LOTUS FLOWER  Observing Hindu architecture, you can see that despite the external difference between the various temples, they all show meaningful and sacred symbols common to all of India’s religions. These are symbols which have emerged in other countries and religions. One of these s ..read more

EUGENE TSUI Eugene Tsui is an architect based in California. Tsui is perhaps the first architect/designer in history to profoundly study, analyze and implement the workings of natural phenomena, through an interdisciplinary approach, as a basis for design at all scales including construction materials and methods. Tsui specializes in nature-influenced architecture, preferring shapes and forms inspired by living creatures and natural constructions to standard rectilinear designs.   “OJA DEL SOL YEN” The Oja Del Sol Yen in California is the residence of the Tsui Family, Designed b ..read more

1.ORGANISM LEVEL : • Species of living organisms have typically been evolving for millions of years.  • Those organisms that remain on Earth now have the survival mechanisms that have withstood and adapted to constant changes over time.  • On the organism level, the architecture looks to the organism itself, applying its form and/or functions to a building.  • Functions and responses to a larger context have to be kept in mind too, as organisms are a part of an ecosystem. MATTHEW PARKES’ HYDROLOGICAL CENTER : • Mimicking of the Namibian desert beetle, stenocardia ..read more

Approaches to biomimicry Approaches to biomimicry as a design process typically fall into two categories: 1. Defining a human need or design problem and looking to the ways other organisms or ecosystems solve this, termed here design looking to biology  2. Identifying a particular characteristic, behavior or function in an organism or ecosystem and translating that into human designs, referred to as biology influencing the design 1.Design looking to Biology • The approach where designers look to the living world for solutions requires designers to identify problems and biologi ..read more

What is Biomimicry? Bio-mimicry or bio-mimetic is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. ‘From my designer’s perspective, I ask: Why can’t I design a building like a tree? A building that makes oxygen, fixes nitrogen, sequesters carbon, distils water, builds soil, accrues solar energy as fuel, makes complex sugars and food, creates microclimates, changes colours with the seasons and self replicates. This is using nature as a model and a mentor, not as an inconvenience. It’s a delightful prospect…’ (McDonough and ..read more

ABOUT BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM Location Architect Year of Construction Building type Cost of construction Total area Total weight Materials used : Beijing, China : Herzog & de Meuron Architekten AG : 2002-2008 : National sports venue : 3.5 Billion Yuan (~423 Million USD) : 250,000 Sq.m : 45,000 Tonnes : Concrete steel and ethyl tetrofluoroethylene (ETFE ) panel roofing INSPIRATION : BIRD’S NEST Drawing from  the structural strength and beauty of natural objects is a growing trend as architects and designers today have becom ..read more

INTRODUCTION TO LAVASA TOWNSHIP In India, a new hill resort and a bio-mimetic city named Lavasa has been constructed by HCC Group with the help of an architectural firm, HOK. Spread across 12,000 acres in a Western Ghats valley located outside Pune, the new city has been designed using Bio-mimetic technology. The idea was to restore 70% of the deforested land through detailed landscaping, reforestation and slope greening, reduce 30% of carbon emissions, 65% of potable water consumption, and 95% of waste sent to landfills. The site’s original ecosystem was a moist deciduous forest, which was ..read more

INTRODUCTION TO LOTUS TEMPLE Location    Total Site area  Climate  Building Type Architect  Project year Cost of Project : New Delhi : 4 acres : Tropical with great variations in temperature : Worship Place : Fariburz Sabha : 1979-1986 : Rs 10 000 000 INSPIRATION:    LOTUS FLOWER  Observing Hindu architecture, you can see that despite the external difference between the various temples, they all show meaningful and sacred symbols common to all of India’s religions. These are symbols which have emerged in other countries an ..read more

EUGENE TSUI Eugene Tsui is an architect based in California. Tsui is perhaps the first architect/designer in history to profoundly study, analyze and implement the workings of natural phenomena, through an interdisciplinary approach, as a basis for design at all scales including construction materials and methods. Tsui specializes in nature-influenced architecture, preferring shapes and forms inspired by living creatures and natural constructions to standard rectilinear designs.   “OJA DEL SOL YEN” The Oja Del Sol Yen in California is the residence of the Tsui Family, Designed b ..read more

1.ORGANISM LEVEL : • Species of living organisms have typically been evolving for millions of years.  • Those organisms that remain on Earth now have the survival mechanisms that have withstood and adapted to constant changes over time.  • On the organism level, the architecture looks to the organism itself, applying its form and/or functions to a building.  • Functions and responses to a larger context have to be kept in mind too, as organisms are a part of an ecosystem. MATTHEW PARKES’ HYDROLOGICAL CENTER : • Mimicking of the Namibian desert beetle, stenocardia ..read more