SPRING 2017 COURSE DOCUMENTS
Syllabus Schedule Bibliography
Biomimicry links on Diigo
Pattern and Parametric Design links
BIOMIMICRY
Janine Benyus’ Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature, Ch. 1
AskNature.org database of natural solutions
Biomimicry For Green Design (A How-To) by Jeremy Faludi. Stanford design professor explains biomimicry methods in plain language on the amazing Worldchanging website.
Phyllotaxis: Spiral patterns found in nature
(Wikipedia entry)
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS OF BIOMIMICRY
Petra Gruber’s Biomimetics in Architecture illustrates how architects have applied biomimicry principles to building design for planning, structure, ventilation, skins,etc. Profusely illustrated 2011 volume.
Neal Panchuk’s Thesis on Biomimicry and its Application to Digital Architecture,University of Waterloo,2006. Strong illustrated research
Strange New World of Nanoscience
Award-winning science video
4:49 nanoscale in nature
Michael Fox
“Digital-Biomimetic Architecture” TedxArkitects video and Arte,Arquitectura Y Sociedad Digital. By Lourdes Cirlot. [Barcelona]:Publicacions I Edicions [Universitat De Barcelona,2007. 145-55. Print.
Swackhamer,Marc,and Blair Satterfield. “Houminn – OSWall – Crowd-sourced wall modules.” Houminn – Blog. 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.
INNOVATION
Brilliant Simplicity –inspiring stories of how design research innovation happens,by Susan Szenasy Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis Magazine.
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction. considers Technical innovation &transferability,Social equity,Economic performance &Aesthetics.
Archiprix International –best Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture graduation projects
Winter 2016 Course Documents
Syllabus Schedule (updated 1/19/2016) Bibliography
Winter 2015 Course Documents
