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Biomimetic Patterns in Architectural Design
Author(s) -
Vincent Julian
Publication year - 2009
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.982
Subject(s) - biomimetics , architecture , mimicry , biomimetic materials , artificial intelligence , engineering , computer science , nanotechnology , ecology , biology , art , visual arts , materials science
Julian Vincent , Professor of Biomimetics and Director of the Centre for Biomimetics and Natural Technologies within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath, identifies three distinct levels at which patterns can be translated from biology to architecture. Emphasising the importance of pattern recognition in the transfer of the most abstract derivations, he demonstrates that the greatest potential for biomimetics lies in its application for problem solving rather than straightforward mimicry of biological shapes and forms. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.