Building Systems & Biological Analogies

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Jan 11, 2023 1:51 AM
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Please add to our community thinking by posting a few inspirational analogies of your own between the systems that you typically find in biological organisms and similar systems that we often (or should) find in buildings.

Think creatively about all the systems and features that allow creatures to survive, thrive, and adapt to their environments!

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  1. A system that is found in both biological ecosystems and our own infrastructure is the geometry of the organism’s habitat. Like nests, honeycombs, and other abstract geometric shapes.
Bird’s Nest, China
Bird’s Nest, China

La Bella Vita Tower, Taiwan
La Bella Vita Tower, Taiwan
  1. Building around the environment is survival skills animals have developed but as human we usually either build over it. Infrastructures that allow the environment to mold with the building itself.
Falling Water, USA
Falling Water, USA
The Spiral, Japan
The Spiral, Japan