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“When we look at what is truly sustainable, the only real model that has worked over long periods of time is the natural world.” -Janine Benyus

Nature has already solved many of the world’s problems through Sustainable living. 

Biomimetic Architecture is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainability in Built environments by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.

After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival. 

Nature has already adopted Engineering principles by considering the impact of built structures on the environment.  Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers advocating Green Architecture whilst maintaining safety and structural integrity.

18 Sketches

Set 1

Structural trunk stability 

Branching to create a network

Emulating nature(Tree) to create space 

Set 2

Structural Underground adaptation 

 underground vs above-ground structure

Layers demonstrating University Hierarchy

Set 3

Emulating Vertebrate creatures

Vertebrate structure acting as Support

Limited Information creating Symmetrical Spaces

Set 4

Buoyancy through uneven weight distribution 

Volumetric Addition of space

Embodied elements creating Space

Set 5

High rising functional spaces

Advocating natures instinct to rise

Nature need to achieve equilibrium 

Set 6

Inconsistency, illustrating natures uniqueness

Natures ability to adapt

Composure to always adapt