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Nature as Measure: The Biomimicry Guild
Author(s) -
Peters Terri
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1318
Subject(s) - biomimetics , natural (archaeology) , guild , imitation , genius , engineering , ecology , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychology , art history , art , biology , history , archaeology , social psychology , habitat
The potential for biomimicry lies far beyond the direct imitation of natural forms. Guest‐editor Terri Peters describes how Janine Benyus , the biologist and innovation consultant, is using biomimicry to create performance metrics from natural technologies and processes for assessing aspects of ecological and sustainable design. The Genius of the Place study that she developed with the Biomimicry Guild, for instance, provides designers with a tool for exploring and reporting on the natural and environmental features of a specific site.